Nancy Alaline Kimes

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Nancy Evalyn Elkins was born the 15th of November, 1838 in Wayne County, Virginia (now West Virginia) to Darby Kelly Elkins and Lydia Evaline Adkins. Nancy married 1)John P. Reed. He was born about 1842 to Samuel Reed and Mary Ann Burnett. In 1860 Nancy (Elkins) Reed was listed as living in the household of Samuel Reed during the Crawford County census. John Reed died of disease in the Union 1st Arkansas Cavalry the 19th of February 1864. He served with other Reed brothers, David G. Kimes, and a few Elkins, and Adkins.

Nancy then married 2)David G. Kimes the 22nd of August, 1867 in the home of her parents in Arkansas. They were married by Elder Joseph H. Lane. Their witnesses were Furibin Elkins and James M. Kimes. David G. Kimes was born the 8th of March, 1844 in Wayne County, Missouri, the second son of Valentine Kimes, Jr. and Martha Stell. His middle name may have been Griggs.

David and Nancy had nine children all born in Crawford County, Arkansas: James Elsworth born in 1868, Joseph Leander born in 1869, Viana Eveline born in 1871, William Furibin born in 1873, Nancy Viola born in 1874, Henry Valentine born in 1875, Charles Louis born in 1877, David Francis born in 1880, and Jacob Kelley born in 1884.

David and Nancy's homestead was near his parent's property, about seven miles from Chester, Arkansas, between Chester and Armada. It included a 40 acre parcel that Samuel and Mary Ann Reed sold to David in 1869 for 300 dollars in "money trade and a note." It was the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 14, in Township No.12, North of Range 31, West in the District of Lands formerly subject to sale at Fayetteville, later Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas.

Nancy died the 27th of January, 1899 in Armada, Crawford County, Arkansas. She is buried in the Kimes Cemetery (also known as Westview Cemetery), Crawford County, Arkansas.

Written by Susan Kimes Burgess