Nancy was born to parents, William Jenkins and Mary Williams in 1801. At age 16, she married Evan Stewart. Evan and Nancy Stewart, were both reared in Tennessee, where they remained until 1836, then came to the state of Missouri. Nancy and Evan followed tilling the soil all their lives. Her husband was a soldier of 1812 and was a Democrat in his political views. They accumulated a large fortune before the war, but during that stirring period lost lands, stock, etc. Nancy was a member of the Bolivar Baptist Church, and was the mother of eleven children, nine sons and two daughters. Six of the sons enlisted in the Confederate army. Her father, William Jenkins, served in the Revolutionary War. Family lore tells that Nancy died and was buried by beloved family slaves in an unmarked grave on the family farm in Polk County, Bolivar, MO after the homestead was attacked and burned down by the Missouri Home Guard during the Civil War. Missouri was a border state during the war and tensions ran high between those known to be "Southern Sympathizers" and "The Union".
Mary and her husband, Evan's migration into 1830's Missouri, are featured in the historical fiction book, "Crossing The Mason-Dixon Line" by David Anderson, Copyright 2011.
Mary and her husband, Evan's migration into 1830's Missouri, are featured in the historical fiction book, "Crossing The Mason-Dixon Line" by David Anderson, Copyright 2011.
Nancy was born to parents, William Jenkins and Mary Williams in 1801. At age 16, she married Evan Stewart. Evan and Nancy Stewart, were both reared in Tennessee, where they remained until 1836, then came to the state of Missouri. Nancy and Evan followed tilling the soil all their lives. Her husband was a soldier of 1812 and was a Democrat in his political views. They accumulated a large fortune before the war, but during that stirring period lost lands, stock, etc. Nancy was a member of the Bolivar Baptist Church, and was the mother of eleven children, nine sons and two daughters. Six of the sons enlisted in the Confederate army. Her father, William Jenkins, served in the Revolutionary War. Family lore tells that Nancy died and was buried by beloved family slaves in an unmarked grave on the family farm in Polk County, Bolivar, MO after the homestead was attacked and burned down by the Missouri Home Guard during the Civil War. Missouri was a border state during the war and tensions ran high between those known to be "Southern Sympathizers" and "The Union".
Mary and her husband, Evan's migration into 1830's Missouri, are featured in the historical fiction book, "Crossing The Mason-Dixon Line" by David Anderson, Copyright 2011.
Mary and her husband, Evan's migration into 1830's Missouri, are featured in the historical fiction book, "Crossing The Mason-Dixon Line" by David Anderson, Copyright 2011.
Gravesite Details
Buried in an unmarked grave to avoid grave desecration by Union sympathizers.
Family Members
Spouse
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