Nancy (The Widow) Oliver

Notes:

On the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census, Nancy Oliver can be found in the following household:

23-23
Nancy Oliver 63 f NC $500
James C. Woods 22 m Miss

She owned six slaves. She is said to be the mother of Ananias Oliver, age 28 and born in Tennessee, lived in household #151 with his wife and two young children.

She was still living alone in 1860. The Sabine County census lists her as follows:

51-51 Nancy Oliver 75 f NC farmer $4,300 $9,680

An Eldridge M. Oliver was a member of the First Regiment of Hood's Texas Brigade. (Schluter, 1860 Census of Sabine County, Texas with Civil War Records, c 1983, pages 64-65). It is not known if he is related to Nancy Oliver. The 1870 Sabine County census has a household headed by Samuel Oliver, born ca 1830 in Mississippi (#510-510). It is not known if he is related to Nancy either.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Annanias Oliver was born in 1822 in Tennessee; died before 1860.