Henry Frank DANCY b. Sep 1877 McDowell Co. WV d. 20 Sep 1934 Lewis Co. WV: Appalachian Aristocracy

1877 - 1934 (~ 57 years)

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Name	Henry Frank DANCY
Born	Sep 1877	McDowell Co. WV
Gender	Male
_UID	177D2417265547CCA742F68A909C6FC42579
Died	20 Sep 1934	Lewis Co. WV
Buried	End of Trail Cemetery, Greenbrier Co. WV
Notes	1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 773. Big Creek District, page 015. Listed as Henry F. Dancy, age 3, in household of father, James M. Dancy. Greenbrier Co. WV Marriage Register, 1895, p.125, line 124. He is listed as 18 years old, born in McDowell Co. WV. 1900 Census Nicholas Co.WV, Henry is renting a farm. He is 22 years old and has been married 4 years. In household 247 is his wife Alley, age 27, and his niece July Ann Coleman, age 3, and William Nelson, age 17. July (Julie) Coleman is likely the daughter of Mary Coleman, age 26, listed in the household of her parents James and Sarah Dancy in Greenbrier Co. WV 1900 census. Mary indicates she has 4 living children, but none of them are with her. William Nelson's mother was born in NC, so he could be the son of Amanda, Mary, or Margaret, Catherine or Sarah Emeline Nelson. In the 1880 Census for McDowell Co. WV, Catherine and Sarah used the surname Dancy, but this was not their real father's name. So it is possible they began to use the last name of Nelson as did their older sisters. 1910 Census, Greenbrier Co. WV, household 142, he is a farmer age 32, married for 14 years, no children. With him are his wife Allie, age 37, and his niece Julia Coleman, age 13, and nephew William Dancy, age 10. William is the son of George Dancy and Alice Hamrick. George and his second wife live just 2 farms down from Henry. Julia must be the daughter of Mary Coleman listed in the 1900 census with her parents James and Sarah Dancy. She has 4 living children, but they are not living with her. Nicholas Co. WV Marriage Register, 1911, page 212, Henry F. Dancy age 28, born in McDowell Co. WV license to wed 4 Apr. 1911. Married 12 April 1911 by S. L. Walker. Register of deaths, Lewis Co. WV, p. 39 line 3, lists Henry F. Dancy, married, a coal miner dying at the State Hospital on 20 Sep 1934 of melacholia and attempted suicide by cutting his throat, age 56. Grave location: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35616421
Person ID	I1848	Master File
Last Modified	21 Aug 2011

Father	James Marion DANCY, b. 1844, North Carolina , d. Bef 1910, OK (Age < 66 years)
Mother	Sarah Emeline GARRETT, b. Jun 1833, Virginia , d. 7 Feb 1903, Greenbrier Co. WV (Age ~ 69 years)
Family ID	F374	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Allie HAMRICK, b. Nov 1872

Married 25 Dec 1895 Greenbrier Co. WV

Children

	1. Julia A. COLEMAN, b. 1 Jan 1897, West Virginia
	2. Ida M. DANCY, b. 6 Sep 1896, Greenbrier Co. WV , d. 19 Oct 1896, Greenbrier Co. WV (Age 0 years)

Family ID F717 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Mary Susan BUTCHER, b. 16 Jul 1891, WV , d. 04 Oct 1955, Scioto Co. OH (Age 64 years)

Married 12 Apr 1911 Nicholas Co. WV

Children

	1. Elmer Harrison DANCY, b. 11 Feb 1912, d. 15 Feb 1954 (Age 42 years)
	2. Hearold Clarence DANCY, b. 16 Jun 1913, WV , d. 21 Feb 1993, San Joaquin Co. CA (Age 79 years)
	3. Julia Mabel DANCY, b. 19 Aug 1918, McDowell Co. WV , d. 23 Jun 1990, Portsmouth Scioto Co. OH (Age 71 years)

Last Modified 21 Aug 2011

Family ID F2236 Group Sheet | Family Chart