Nancy Jane Howser ^{2 3 4 5}

   Another name for Nancy was Nancy Jane Houser.^{1 6 7}

  General Notes:

The 1909 obituary for Nancy Jane Houser's mother, Elizabeth Hawes, indicated that one of the surviving children was "Mrs. N. J. Eddy of Weldon, Iowa.
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  Death Notes:

"Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-25DV : Sun Mar 10 20:40:22 UTC 2024), Entry for Nancy J Eddy and Aaron Howser, 03 Apr 1931.

Name: Nancy J Eddy
Sex: Female
Age: 93 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1838
Father's Name: Aaron Howser
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Hawes
Spouse's Name: John W Eddy
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 3 April 1931
Event Place: Osceola, Clarke, Iowa, United States
Certificate Number2034
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  Burial Notes:

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14132687/nancy_jane-eddy: accessed March 18, 2025), memorial page for Nancy Jane Howser Eddy (7 Apr 1837\'963 Apr 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14132687, citing Maple Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by 46620252 (contributor 46620252).
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  Noted events in her life were:

1. 1840 US Census, June 1840, Logan, Illinois, United States. ⁸ 1840 US Census
Page 246, Roll 63
Logan County, Illinois
Females
under 5: 1 = (Nancy, daughter, age 3)

(Living with parents.)

2. 1850 US Census, 1 November 1850, Logan, Illinois, United States. ⁶ 1850 US Census
Page 224A, Dwelling 773, Family 782, Roll 116
Logan County, Illinois
Nancy J. Houser..13..IL

(Living with parents.)

3. 1870 US Census, 2 July 1870, Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States. ⁷ 1870 US Census
Page 28 & 29, Dwelling 192, Family 199
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
Nancy J. Eddy..33..IL..Keeps House

(Living with husband, 4 children, and 1st cousin, William J. Howser and his family.)

4. 1880 US Census, 19 June 1880, Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 248D, District 48, Dwelling 227, Family 233, Roll 227
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
Nancy J. Eddy..Wife..43..IL..Keeping House

(Living with husband, 7 children from 2nd marriage, and 1 son from 1st marriage.)

5. 1900 US Census, 15 June 1900, Franklin Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Page 7B, District 45, Dwelling 139, Family 144
Franklin Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
Nancy J. Eddy..Head..63..Apr 1837..Illinois..Widowed..Keeping House..12 children, 9 living
Rilla Eddy..Daughter..32..May 1868..Illinois..School Teacher
Winifred Eddy..Daughter..28..May 1872..Illinois

(Living with 2 daughters.)

6. 1920 US Census, 7 January 1920, Osceola, Clarke, Iowa, United States. ³ 1920 US Census
Page 4A, District 45, Dwelling 100, Family 110
Osceola, Clarke, Iowa, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
Nancy J. Eddy..Head..82..Illinois..Widowed
Burilla Eddy..Daughter..51..Illinois

(Living with 1 daughter. Her married son, James W. Eddy, and his family lived next door.)

7. 1930 US Census, 7 April 1930, Osceola, Clarke, Iowa, United States. ⁴ 1930 US Census
Page 5B, District 20-12, Dwelling 130, Family 136
Osceola, Clarke, Iowa, United States
314 South Adams Street, Home owned, $4000
Nancy J. Eddy..Head..92..Illinois..Widowed
Burilla Eddy..Daughter..62..Illinois
Winifred H. Chaney..Daughter..57..Illinois..Widowed

(Living with 2 daughters.)

Nancy married Hugh B. Gardner on 28 November 1853 in Logan, Illinois, United States. (Hugh B. Gardner was born about 1832, died on 26 December 1859 ⁹ and was buried after 26 December 1859 ⁹.)

Nancy next married John William Eddy, son of James G. Eddy and Burilla Moody, on 14 October 1861 in Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, United States.^{1 2} (John William Eddy was born on 22 November 1836 in Kentucky, United States,^{1 10} died on 22 January 1894 ¹⁰ and was buried after 22 January 1894 in Osceola, Clarke, Iowa, United States ¹⁰.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1870 US Census, 2 July 1870, Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States. ⁷ 1870 US Census
Page 28 & 29, Dwelling 192, Family 199
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
John Eddy..34..KY..Farmer
Nancy J. Eddy..33..IL..Keeps House
Mary Gardner..12..IL
Hugh Gardner..10..IL
James Eddy..8..IL
William Eddy..6..IL
Burila Eddy..2..IL
Mary Miller..43..IN..Keeps House
Shelby Eddy..3m..IL
William Howser..37..KY..Farmer
Laura Howser..25..KY..Keeps House
Frank Howser.6..IL
Walter Howser..4m..IL

NOTE - I believe that the enumerator made a mistake in not showing the William Howsers as a separate family even though Nancy, the wife of John Eddy, was a Howser. I can not tell if they all lived in one household or not. Maybe it was one big happy family. They had three adult females who were "keeping house" for the clan. I have no idea who Mary and Hugh Gardner were even though they were the oldest and listed first. There was a Mary Houser who married into the Gardner family. I also have no idea who Mary Miller was even though she was listed just before the youngest son, Shelby. She may have been a previously married sister of Laura or John. William Howser was a 1st cousin to Nancy J. Houser.
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2. 1880 US Census, 19 June 1880, Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 248D, District 48, Dwelling 227, Family 233, Roll 227
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
John W. Eddy..Head..43..Kentucky..Farmer
Nancy J. Eddy..Wife..43..Illinois..Keeping House
James Eddy..Son..16..Illinois..Farm Laborer
Willie Eddy..Son..14..Illinois..Farm Laborer
Burilla Eddy..Daughter..12..Illinois..At Home
Shelby M. Eddy..Son..10..Illinois..At Home
Winnie Eddy..Daughter..8..Illinois..At Home
Florence Eddy..Daughter..4..Illinois..At Home
Clarence Eddy..Son..2..Illinois..At Home
Hugh Gardner..Step-son..20..Illinois..Farm Laborer
Jacob Gardner..---..84..Ohio..At Home

  Marriage Notes:

The presence of a Hugh Gardner indicated as a step-son on the 1880 US Census suggests that Nancy Jane Houser was probably first married to a Garnder prior to her marriage to John W. Eddy. No documentation of the marriage has yet been found as of Sep 2017 to prove the marriage. There is a marriage certificate for their son, Hugh B. Gardner, who was married in 1897 in Weldon, Decatur County, Iowa that lists his mother's name as Nancy Jane Howser and his father's name as Hugh B. Gardner.
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