Rev. Ab r aham J. Dancy

Abraham J. Danc y (3 Nov 1807 - 30 Sep 1875), wa s born i n h-il kes Coun t y , the

son of Edward and Amelia ' 1illy' Va n noy Dancy . He joine d the Re d d ie s Ri...-er

Baptist Church by exp e r ie nce on t h 2n d Saturday in January 1830 . In 1830, he

marr ied Lucinda Wingle r (about 1810 - b e fore 1845), The Fed r a l Ce n s u of 18-10

show t hat Abrah am c r t ified the ce n sus for the Captain George :-[cNiel Dis t r ic t,

which is now Reddie s Riv e r Tow nship. T he minute s of Red dies Ri ve r Dapt~st Ch u rch

show that on the 2nd Satu r day in Sep tembe r, 1849, he was or d a ine tv the mi nistry

of the Gos pel. On 7 Aug 1865, he was em p owered to ll.dmin Oster ami _s t y oa " s, a nd

was appointed a judge of e lectio n s d urin g t.he first Fe d eral elpctio n follo win g the

surrender of the Confed racy.

Lucinda , Abrah a m's fi l'st wife , was the da ughter of Leonar d an d J y r e Danc y

Wingler. Lucinda join d Reddies River Baptis t Chu rch in May o r Ju ne 1830, an d

married Abraham late r t hat year. Abraham and Lu inda h a d t en cl ildren:

1. Amanda

2. John M. (about 1832 - 3 J an 1865 ). On 26 Feb 1855 h e marri d .5 lsa nah'Susan '

Brown. They had t h ree children , Mary Ann , En o h and 11'1. J o hn enliste d for

s e r v ice in the Confe d e rat e Arm y on 8 Sep 1862 in Ire d e ll Cou n ty , and sen-ed wit

Co G, 18th NC Infantry. Off icia l reco r d s s how he \<:as pre s ent vI ' ; cco u nted for

until he was captured a t Spots y l a nia Co u r t Ho u se , V on 12 ~ l ay 186-L He was

confined at Point Lookout , MD until tran s f e r r ed to El mir a, NY o n:3 ug 1864. He

died at Elmira Pr ison of 'Chronic Dia rr hea '.

3. J oseph H 'Joe ' (ab It 1834 - 1 Jun 186 3). On 29 J an 185 3 li e malTi d france

Harrie t 'Fannie" Wilcoxson, da Ighte r of Da id a d Na ncy \.-; i l"'o_"son. Joe a lso

e n list e d for servic i n the Confede r a t e Ar my o n 8 S p 1862 in h'e d 11 Cou nt, ' .

Officia l r ecords how he was present or accounte d for until h e 'dip d at ho me' . The

cause o f his death i s not r e ported. Fannie later ma r ried Wesle;\' ,-\dams. S h e had

child r n y both n a rriages .

4. J e s e

5. Wilso n 'Dick ' (about 1836 - Dec 1899). Di k co uld not h ea 1' ul' t.alk , b u t \," s a

carpenter. He is bur ied in the Old Red dies Rive r Baptist hurc h Ce me t e r y .

6. Abraham Murph (about 1838 - after _ ov 1862 ). He en liste d for s e r vic in t he

Confederate Al'my on 1 Au g 1862, an d se r ve d \ ith Co H, 23rd Reg i I_n t, -.r C Troops.

This compan y is gene r a ll y on s id e r ed a a Ga s ton County u n it, bu t ",,"e d o not know

where he e n liste d. Officia l r eco rds show h e wa s p rese n t or acco wted f r through

No e mber 1862 , b ut no f u r th r l' ord has b een found of him.

7. Sarah

8. William 'Bill'(abo u t 1840 - 24 19 1863). On 8 ep 1862 h enlL L ,d in Iredell

County fo r s erv i e in the Co n fe d e rat e Army, and s e rved with Co G, 18 Re gime n t , T

State Tr oops. He was ca ptured n ea r Fa lling aters, MD o n or a ou r l-i Ju l 1863 and

die d in the hospita l at Frederic k, /ltD. of 'typhoid fe v e r '. Death record s s how h i

a ge a s 22.

9. Obadia h D. (15 Oct 1842 - 24 /lIa r 1922 ). He enlis ted in As h COI l l tLy fOl' ser v ic

in t h e Confedera t Ar my o n 4 /l1ar 1862 a n d s erve as a mem ber of Co A, 1 Cav R gt,

9th CST throu g h December, 1864. On 14 u g 18 5 he "~'as appvLr t e a Justice of

the Pea ce . He marrie d h i s cou s in, Alva he p h e r d on 5 Nar 1865 . (See Ar ticle on

Obadiah D. Da n y for more det a ils.)

10. Lu cin d a

b raham 's wif e , Lucinda, d ie d p rior to 1-J ct 1845, becal1 'e o n t hat ate h e

marrie d Sa r a h Ann Br ow n (Sep 1823 - 1900/10) a s hi s s e con d fe . Ten hild ren

were bor n to this marriag e :

11. oah (1846 - 1908). He enlisted o n 14 Aug 186-1 a n d sen"cd i n o . A, 9 tl

Re g ime n t, CST. He wa s marrie d abou t 1869 t o Sa r a h Elizabeth Srr ith ( ]8 53- 1903 ).

They a r e bot h buried in the Dancy Famil Cemetery in the Gras ~ : 'eek ection of

As he ounty.

12. Susa n na E 'S i8 '(1 7 De 1847 - 11 p rl 34). S h e mal'r i d Thor nton Stale y on 2-l

Dec 1867. He was the son of am a n d 'an e y Kilb y Staley. T hornlon \~' as bo r n l-l

Feb 1844 and died 2 Jan 1918. Bo t h Sis and Thor nton a r e buri e d at. the 0 1 Re d dies

Rive r Ba p tist Churc h Ceme t e r y .

13. Ed w'ar d Ta y lor (28 Oct 1849 - 13 J u l 1936 ). He fir st ma rried Dia na Stale' (10

Au g 1845 - 3 Ma r 887), a s is t e r of his broth e r- in-la w Thorntoll. Sh is b u r ied in

t he Vis ion Baptis t ' h urc h Ce met e r y in Unio n Towns h ip , \ i lk s Coun ty. On 27 No\"

1887, Taylor marrie d 1a r t ha Elizab t h Kilb, (26 Sep 185') - 29 Dec 1933 ). She as

the d a u ghter of Tho r nto n a nd Sally Yates Kilb y . Ta y lor a nd h is seco nd ""ife a r e

b u ri d in t he Old R ddies Rive r Baptis t Chur h Cemeter y .

14. Thomas 'Tom'{18 52 - ?). I a m told t h at To m s uf f e r e d fr om a co nd ition v. hich

cau . e d convu lsions. f ter pickin g c her r ies o n e d a y , h e went wimmin,g . He had a

conv llsion an d r O' n d. The date of his d ea th is not r ecord d, btl t t h e las t record

I f i n d of him is the 1880 Cen .. I S , " ' h r e his age is li t e d as 28.

15 . Loua n na 'Lo u '( 24 Dec 1854/6 - 22 Ju l 927). The Federal ('e nS\l . o f 1860 show

h e r a g e as 6 year s , so s he was p r obably bo r n in 1854, c:tl t ho ug h he r dea t h

certificate s ho s her date of b ' r h a 2-+ Dec 1856. She m rrie d Ha n! li tOI D Bake r

(1851 - 24 Sep 1929 ) an d lived in Buncombe County. S he is bur ied with h e r

husband in the Ashe v ille Ce me tery ,

16. Sa r ah An n. (12 Dec 1856 - 27 Ju l 1933 ). S h e m rried Sidne ,' S Lo kes \<i' ingler

(18 52-1905 ), the so n of Le onar d Hingler , Jr. and Su sannah 'S u san' Koody. Sarah

Ann is buried in t h e Royal Ceme t r y in n ion Town s h ip, Wilk e CO UI tly. If Stoke

is buried there, he does n 't h a ve a tomb s t one. Estate p apers ' ho ~ h E:: dj _d i 1905.

17. Mes hack Bo yden 'Bu d'. (28 P I' 18~ 9 - 25 t-Iar 1923 ), He fil 'sl married, o n 5

ug 1883, Samanth a J a ne Kil b y (30 Au g 1868 - 21 Jun 1902 ), t h e daugh t e r o f James

and man da Brown Kilb y . Afte r h e r d eath , Bud man'ied his ou s in, elia Vi g inia

Dan c y (31 Mar 1868 - 17 1a r ] 9 4), t h daug hter of J a me s Rufus a nd Franc s

Ma r tha 'Fannie ' Edminston D n y . Bud and his tv 0 wi'.' es are burie d in Pilg r im

Bap tist : ;hurc h C(~ me te l'Y .

18. Millard (1860 - ?). His o' is liste d as 3 months in th 1860 Ce ll s u". He we nt

to wor k o n the railroad an d wa s k ille d in a train a c c ident . I d o not kno w' v.,che n t he

death ocur red, or where he is burie d .

19. Emmeline' mma (about 1863 - afte r 1930). He r first ma r r ia ge ~'as on H Dec

1890 in s he County t o 1. B. Ta . lo r , so n of Susan Taylor. On 22 . e b 1891 sheI

married Joseph Le fler, s on of Henr y a n d ancy inley Le flet' a . her s eco n d

husba nd. Emma was liv in g in a nu r sing home in Johnson Cit , T~ in 1930. I d o not

kno wh e n s he died.

20. James A. 'Jim'(1 8 Fe b 1867 13 Pl' 1929). On 16 May 885 he married ,-ancy

Weave r (31 Jan 1866 - 15 May 1951). S he was born in Grayson Cou ty , ., t he

daughter of James a nd Ma zie Stu r g ill Weaver. Jim was a 'Rev en ue r', Ii Tin in 18-+ 1

on Horse Cree k in Ashe Count y. T he H ilke s Chronicle dated in 1894 pri l t e d a n

article stating t h at Jim was s h ot 78 time s by b lockad 1'8. He d ' d Ii o l die from this

incide nt, but 'arried b u c k shot in his bod y the r emainder of hi s life . He died a t

Bondto \ n , Wi s e Co u nty , V ' . Jim is bu ried a t oe b u r n , Wi e Count y , \".-\ . ~a nc:'o" is

buried in the Union Ba p ti s t h urch Ce l e t r y in - ion Towns hip , h'i lkes ounty .

Sourc s: Pub lic Record s , Ch Ltl'c h ~linu es , Ci il War Rec ord s, To n b tOll ~-:S , a n d Family

Me mbers .

J oyce D. MC0leil

Ro u t e 3, Box 27

Wilkes boro . KC :2 8697

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1849 2nd Sat. Dancy made application to the church for a license to speak in public. Granted. Request was made for his IOlOdiantion. t"5~)

Ordained 2nd Sat. in Sept. 1849 (p.36)