- Harrison Co., Ohio to Union Co., OH -
Nancy was born 30 Mar 1822 in North twp, Harrison Co, and moved to Union Co. about 1838 with her parents.
She married Andrew P Heminger, a cousin of Catherine Heminger, on 21 Nov 1821 in Union Co. They were near neighbors of Zach McIlroy in Liberty twp, Union Co. Andrew served in the 66th OVI as did Zach McIlroy's brother, James Merriman and son, John Marion.
All of Nancy's seven children were born in Union Co., OH
- Union Co., Ohio to Blackford Co., IN -
In 1866, The family moved to Blackford Co., IN, about 80 miles west of Union Co., OH and adjacent to Jay Co., IN where her sister, Hester McIlroy Bisel, was living. Based on the birth dates & locations of their grandchildren, they were in Blackford Co. as late as 1875.
Blackford Co., IN to Lincoln Co., KS
Nancy's son, Zachariah, was with them in Blackford Co., IN and Lincoln Co., KS. His son, George, was born April 1875 in IN. His son, Frederick, was born Apr 1878 in KS. That would indicate the move from IN to KS was between 1875 and 1878.
Nancy was still in Lincoln Co. in 1885, but had moved to the home of a son, in Oklahoma before her death in 1899. Nancy & Andrew are buried in the Hammer cemetery, just south of their farm in Lincoln Co., KS. The cemetery is about 4 miles SSE of Lincoln, KS.
Her headstone notes death as 5 Aug 1899 at 78y 10m 13d. Birth determined from this data.
- Obituary -
Lincoln Beacon, Aug. 24, 1899:
Nancy Heminger
Tuesday, Aug. 8, the children of Mrs. Nancy Heminger brought the remains of their dear old mother to be buried in the Hammer cemetery. She had died at the home of her son, who lives at Tuscarawas, Okla. During her last days she became very feeble and blind and lost her speech.
When she came to Lincoln county, Kan., in 1873, she was strong and active and belonged at that time to the United Brethren church. Her husband, who had been a soldier in the Union army, died in 1878. She was born in Medford, Ohio, and was nearly 80 years old at the time of her death. Her maiden name was McElroy. "Strangers and pilgrims on the earth," was the text chosen by Rev. H.C. Bradbury for her funeral discourse at Pleasant Dale church.
Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zack Hemminger, three of her sons and many neighbors were at the funeral.
[No Medford, OH has been located, nor was it mentioned in Harrison Co., OH history. There is a Medford, OK in Grant Co., where she was visiting. Sons, Allen, Warren or both lived in Grant Co., OK at the time. Her husband was born in Tuscarawas Co., OH. ]