Nancy Elizabeth Jane Grisham

Nancy Jane Wheeler was the daughter of James C. and Barbara (Julien) Wheeler. She married John Calvin Grisham before 1850. They had 8 children:

• James T. Grisham
• Michael H. Grisham
• Jasper N. Grisham
• William J. Grisham
• Martha Jane Grisham
• Isaac Newton Grisham
• Mary B Grisham
• John Grisham

From the 1850 federal census, Nancy Grisham lived with her husband and three sons in Dade County, Missouri. The family at the time consisted of:

• Head John C Grisham 32
• Wife Nancy Grisham 24
• Son James Grisham 3
• Son Mikel Grisham 2
• Son Jasper Grisham 2 months

From the 1860 federal census, Nancy J. Grisham lived with her husband and children in Polk Township, Dade County, Missouri. The family at the time consisted of:

• Head John C Grisham 44
• Wife Nancy J Grisham 34
• Son James T Grisham 12
• Son Michael H Grisham 11
• Son Jasper N Grisham 10
• Son William J Grisham 8
• Daughter Martha J Grisham 5
• Son Isaac N Grisham 4

From the 1870 federal census, Nancy Grisham lived at Polk Township, Dade County, Missouri with her husband and children. The family at the time consisted of:

• Head John C Grisham 53
• Wife Nancy Grisham 43
• Son M H Grisham 21
• Son Jasper Grisham 20
• Son Wm J Grisham 18
• Daughter Martha Grisham 15
• Son Newton Grisham 13
• Daughter Mary Grisham 7
• Son John Grisham 5

From the 1880 federal census, Nancy Grisham lived in Polk, Dade County, Missouri, with her husband and three children. The family at the time consisted of:

• Head John Grisham 64
• Wife Nancy Grisham 53
• Son Isaac Grisham 23
• Daughter Mary Grisham 16
• Son John Grisham 15

The book, Wheeler Cousins, compiled by Wheeler Cousins, 1984, and printed by Means Lithographers, Aurora, Missouri, includes Nancy Jane (Wheeler) Grisham on Page C-97. There are three pages of her descendants.