Nancy J. Warden, was born September 12, 1822, probably in Montgomery County, Virginia. She married William Decatur Carper on December 8, 1853, in Sweenysburg, Raleigh County. William D. Carper (1832-1924) is the son of Joseph Carper and Virginia Shumate of Grandview, Raleigh County. They were divorced before 1871. Nancy J. Warden lived with her parents after her divorce. She died of fever on March 26, 1886 (sic), and is probably buried in the Thomas Warden Cemetery. Nancy and W. D. Carper's children: John Henry Carper, Martha Jane "Mattie" Carper Woods, Margaret Ann Carper Quesenberry, Nancy Ellen Carper Simms, Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Carper Moore, Emily A. Carper Carter, and Sarah E. "Sallie" Carper Warden (wife of Jeff Warden). Information courtesy of Some Descendants of Thomas Warden
By Thomas A. Warden
NOTE: Nancy Jane Warden Carper died around Feb 1890, her will was probated 21 Feb 1890.
The Nancy Warden that this death date is for is Nancy the w/o Robert Warden, the brother of this Nancy Warden Carper. Find A Grave Memorial# 119996895.
Information courtesy of Cindy Akers (#47405168)
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1853
Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1929

Name: William D. Carper
Spouse: Nancy Warden
Marriage Date: 8 Dec 1853
County: Raleigh
State: VA
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1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Nancy Carper
Age in 1870: 45
Birth Year: abt 1825
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Shady Spring, Raleigh, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Marsh Fork
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel H Carper 33
Margaret A Carper 19
Nancy Carper 45
Martha Carper 14
Margaret Carper 12
Nancy Carper 10
Mary Carper 8
Emila Carper 6
Sarah Carper 4
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1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Nancy Carper
Age: 57
Birth Year: abt 1823
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Town, Raleigh, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Divorced
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeping House
Cannot read/write:
Blind:
Deaf and dumb:
Otherwise disabled:
Idiotic or insane:
Household Members:
Name Age
Nancy Carper 57
Sallie Carper 13
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1890

Name: Nancy J Carper
Probate Date: 21 Feb 1890
Probate Place: Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1890
Inferred Death Place: West Virginia, USA
Item Description: Bonds, Guardian, Vol 1, 1880-1905