Tenth Generation

333. Nancy J. SEBOURN was born in 1851 in Kentucky. She died on 4 June 1896 at the age of 45 in Arkansas.

Married first a Murdock, then a Smith. There is a marriage record, Sioux City, Woodbury Co, Iowa for James Murdick to Nancy J. Siborn, married 3 Jul 1868. A newspaper article re a family reunion stated that she was married to John Murdock and after his death she married John Smith. Said buried Chester, AR with John Smith.

Re: Gabbard Family
TVAinArkansas Posted: 2 Sep 2001 9:28AM; Gabbard Message Board; Ancestry.com
Hi Terry,
I don't have much information on Nancy, and what little I have came from distant relatives.
I have her listed as Nancy Jane Sebourn. She was born on December 22, 1850, supposedly in Madison Country. KY. I have her listed as dying on June 4, 1896, in Arkansas. I am told that she is buried at Wright (Becky) Cemetery at Chester, Crawford County, Arkansas (not too far from me - less than 30 miles).
I have her husband James Murdock listed as being buried at the same location. I have no information on her Smith husband.
I only have two children listed for her, a son Bob Murdock, and an unknown daughter.

Re: Gabbard Family
Linda (Garrison) Smith Posted: 11 May 2003 3:42PM
Classification: Query
Surnames: Smith, Sebourn, Gabbard, Bowles
My husband's (Benny Smith) Grandmother was Nancy Sebourn and Grandfather John Robert Smith according to a delayed birth certificate of his father, Hugh Franklin Smith of Chester, AR (b) 3-28-1886 (d) 2-14-1957, buried in Castle Cemetery, Okfuskee, OK. This information was confirmed by Nancy Sebourn's brother, L. M. Sebourn in 1951 and list his age as 84 at the time.
I would like to have any additional information on Nancy Sebourns husband(s) and her children if any of you might have this information. I do have the 1880 census of her and J. R. Smith living in Chester, AR. I am mainly interested in finding out more details and her husband's, John Robert Smith, family.
Thank you,
Benny and Linda (Garrison) Smith
Earlsboro, OK

Some claim this as Nancy: 1870 Census. Omadi, Dakota Co, Nebraska, Hh 191. Since the husband's name and data seems wrong, this is likely a very different family.
John Murdick, 29, b. Canada
Nancy, 19, b. KY
Charley, 1, b. NE

Marriage record, Woodbury Co, Iowa, 4 July 1876. John R. Smith, age 20 to Mrs. Nancy J. Murdick, age 22.

1880 Census. Brush, Monroe, KY, Hh 109
Anderson Murdock, 40, Millwright, b. NC
Nancy, 30, wife, b. KY

1880 Census. Mountain Twp, Crawford, AR, Hh 104
J. R. Smith, age 23, farm laborer, b, IL
Nancy, wife, 26, b. IL
Johnny, son 10. Robert, son, 7. (some say these were Murdock sons - and they were born in Iowa - as was Mary)
Mary, dau, 5, b. Iowa.
Seretha, dau 2, b. AR. Elizabeth, dau, 9 months - born Aug 1879, AR.

Nancy J. SEBOURN and John Robert SMITH were married on 4 July 1876 in Woodbury County, Iowa. John Robert SMITH was born in 1857 in Illinois. He died on 30 July 1910 at the age of 53.

Possibly served in the Civil War. Pension File Card. Company A, 112th USC Infantry and Company I, 113th USC Infantry. Applied for his Invalid Penion, 6 Dec 1890, from Ark. Name given as John Smith (aka Roberts Smith). Widow Nancy A. Smith filed June 1914, Arkansas.

Nancy J. SEBOURN and John Robert SMITH had the following children:

Nancy J. SEBOURN and James Anderson MURDOCK were married on 3 July 1868 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. James Anderson MURDOCK was born about 1838. He died after 1880 at the age of 42.