Nancy Jane Boykin Webber Wiggington

Wife of Samuel W Webber, II
She did NOT marry Seth Ward Webber.
Confusion was caused by a transcription error.
See https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/hansbrough/73/ as noted below

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Biography

Nancy Jane Boykin Webber Wiggington (Hansbrow?) was born circa 1845 in Illinois, United States.
The marriage records for her give maiden name have been transcribed variously: Handsbraw,Hansbrau,Hansbrow, Hausfraw,Hansbraw
Hausfrau is German for housewife. Sources for Hansbrow needed. Seen as daughter of John Hansbrow in public trees.
Nancy married three times. She was widowed the first two times.

Nancy married George Mills Boykin in 1862 in Jefferson County, IL, United States. Together they had the following children:

1. Mills Allen Boykin;
2. Mary Emmaline Hunt (Boykin).

Nancy married Elias Wiggington on November 17, 1868 in Jefferson County, IL, United States. Together they had a daughter:

1. Sarah E. Wigginton.

Nancy married Samuel W Webber, II on April 7, 1871 in Illinois, United States. Together they had the following children:

1. Dithuley Webber;
2. John T Webber;
3. Minnie Webber;
4. Arminty A Webber;
5. Marthula J. Wigginton (Webber).

She died in 1892 in Illinois, United States.

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• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 14 2020, 17:52:20 UTC

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• Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
• Name Nancy J. Hansbrau
• Gender Female
• Marriage Date 1862
• Marriage Place Jefferson, Illinois, USA
• Spouse George M. Boykin
• Film Number 001004738

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• Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
• Name Hodbra
• Gender Female
• Spouse S. W. Webber
• Child Minnie B. Webber
• Film Number 001004739

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Nancy J. Hausfraw
in the Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
Name: Nancy J. Hausfraw
Gender: Female
Spouse: Samuel W. Webber
Child: Minnie Bell Wiggins

• https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1500412253:61370?...

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Handsbraw
in the Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
Name: Handsbraw
Gender: Female
Spouse: S. W. Webber
Child: John Thomas Webler

• https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1200612293:61370?...

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https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HS44-9WPZ

Nancy Jane Boyken mentioned in the record of Elias Wigginton
Name: Nancy Jane Boyken
Sex: Female
Husband: Elias Wigginton
Other information in the record of Elias Wigginton
from Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935

Name: Elias Wigginton
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 23 Nov 1868
Event Place: Jefferson, Illinois, United States
Event Place (Original): Jefferson, County, Illinois, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Nancy Jane Boyken
Spouse's Sex: Female

Citation
"Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HS44-9WPZ : 14 February 2020), Nancy Jane Boyken in entry for Elias Wigginton, 1868.

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• Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
• Name Nancy J Wigginton
• Gender Female
• Marriage Date 7 Apr 1871
• Marriage Place Jefferson, Illinois, USA
• Spouse Name S W Webber (A different clerk later wrote Seth above S W but was in error)

This error has led many to make the mistake in their trees which the descendant has requested correction here:

Subj: Correction on Seth W. Webber genealogy
Date: 9/25/2007 2:27:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time
From: OnTheRanch@@hughes.net
To: brendreed@@aol.com
I'm Jan Patterson and I descend from Nancy Jane Hansbrow and her first marriage with George M. Boykin.
Over the years I have believed, as many others have, that the S. W. Webber that Nancy married last was Seth W. Webber.
However, in documenting my files--with the help of others, I discovered that the S.W. that married Nancy Jane Hansbrow was not Seth, but his cousin Samuel W Webber, II Samuel s/o Samuel Webber and Sarah (Burke) Webber.
We, the other researchers and I, believe that the groom filled out the bottom of paperwork S. W. and at a later time a clerk put the Seth W. on the top because there were so many Seth Webbers in the area.
It is, I am told, definitely two different hand writings.
That coupled with the following makes me certain Samuel, not Seth was Nancy's husband:
1. Seth would have had two families going at once in two different areas if they were married.
2. Petition of BELLE WIGGINS in the matter of the estate of SAMUEL W. WEBBER, deceased for Letters of Administration . . . respectfully represents that SAMUEL W. WEBBER late of the County of Jefferson aforesaid, departed this life at his late residence in said County, on or about the 15th day of May, 1898. . . . .
That said deceased left surviving him NO widow and JOHN T. WEBBER, THULE WIGGINTON, BELLE WIGGINS, ALBERT WEBBER AND JULIUS WEBBER his children as heirs.
That your petitioner being the daughter of said deceased . . . by virtue of her right under the Statute she therefore prays that your Honor will grant Letters of Administration to JOHN T. WESTBROOK.
This document was signed by BELLE WIGGINS June 16, 1898.
All of the other papers in the Estate file say Samuel W. Webber.
Note: part of these children are from Nancy's Wigginton marriage and part from their marriage

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3. There is a monument for Samuel W. Webber at Mt. Zion Cemetery, in the plot with member of the Boykin family.
It identified his Civil War Company as Co H, IL INF, no dates.
Nancy married first my gg grandfather George M. Boykin,
I believe Nancy is probably buried there in an unmarked grave as well.
4. Info from the Civil War Rosters online at Illinois Archives Samuel W. Webber PVT Co H 32 IL US INF age 18 when enlisted 10/21/1864, born Jefferson Co., IL so dob about 1846.
We found a Civil War Pension card for Samuel W. Webber Co. H, 32 IL INF, with Pressley P. Bond, Guardian.
George M. Boykin's mother, Mary Ann Holt, was first married to James B. Bond, Pressley P. Bond was her nephew.
Since Nancy married first George M. Boykin and had children by him it would make sense her nephew would be appointed guardian.
Because of all of this I have added a post'em to your rootsweb online tree that says:
Further investigation of the marriage record between S. W. Webber and Nancy Jane (Hansbrow)Boykin Wigginton Webber reveal that the Seth W was put in by someone other than the groom, SAMUEL W. Webber, not Seth, is the groom.
A petition against the will of Samuel W. Webber lists his children as those attributd to Seth and Nancy in most online trees, as well as a bequeath to Nancy's Wigginton children.
Nancy had preceeded him in death.
I also believe I might have figured out Nancy Jane's ancestry if you are interested in it. If you have anything on Nancy Jane I would be most interested in it as well. Jan who is still trying to find all she can on her gg grandmother in OK

per NOTES by JAN PATTERSON at https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/110177/I29143/sethward-webber/individual

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