Nancy Smith

Nancy Smith, firstborn child of Thomas Smith, Jr. and Rose (Getty), was born in April 1843 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. When Nancy was 7 years old her family emigrated from Ireland to the United States on the British ship Thomas Fielden. They left from Liverpool and arrived at the Port of New Orleans, District of Mississippi, on February 7, 1851. The family continued on to Illinois where they settled in St. Clair County.

On September 6, 1866, Nancy married James W. Green in St. Clair County, Illinois. James was a farmer until his death on March 27, 1877. Nancy and James had 4 known children:

• Anna J. - born September 28, 1867 in St. Clair County, Illinois; died May 30, 1922, Union County, Illinois. Married Nathan Alexander Evans December 3, 1891 in St. Clair County. Buried in Marissa Cemetery.
  
• Sara Elizabeth - born September 13, 1869 and died August 26, 1876 in St. Clair County, Illinois. Buried in Marissa Cemetery.
• George Theron - born August 1872 in St. Clair County, died 1916. Married Margaret J. Burgadhing on February 1, 1893 in St. Clair County. Buried in Marissa Cemetery.
• Mary Abbey - born about November 1876 and died about June 12, 1877 in St. Clair County, Illinois. Buried in Marissa Cemetery.

After James Green's death, Nancy married about 1880 to a Mr. Hendron (first name unknown). I could find no record of the place of this marriage; however, the 1900 census gives her name as Nancy Hendron with number of years of present marriage as 20. Also the name on her burial record is listed as Nancy Green Hendron.

Nancy (Smith) Green Hendron died on August 3, 1904 in St. Clair County, Illinois. Both Nancy and James are buried in Marissa Cemetery, in Section A, Lot 36.