Person:Nancy Spruiell (1)

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Some say that she had polio when she was a child and it caused her to becrippled but her daughter, Naomi, told me that she was run over by awagon when around 10 years old and it crippled her for life. One leg wasshorter than the other and she walked with one crossed over the other.

Aunt Ruth told us that she was operated on by Dr. Woods but it didn'thelp.

My memories of her are when she stayed with granny, Naomi, in Kirbyville,Texas. She had a bell that she would ring when she wanted something andshe had candy that she gave you when you helped her. Anita Cones

She was a member of Dover Methodist Church at Hubbard, Texas.

Spruiell/Spruill family may have been of German origin long years ago,but the family came from England.

Her family were wealthy and either of Royal blood or at least were "blueblood". They were cotton brokers before the Civil War, but lost theirmoney in the aftermath of the war. ....research fromAlta Derryberry

Buried at Cold Corner, Dover, Cemetery - Hubbard,Texas[HesterAnnSpeer.FTW]

Nancy was married in her father's home. Nancy was a cripple andfamilysays she may have had polio when she was a child and that it causedher to be crippled. One leg seemed to be shorter than the other.Otherssay she fell out of a buggy when small and that is waht causedthecrippling.

When Nancy and Jack were ma rried they lived for a time in alabama inthePell City area. About 1896 or so t hey moved to Texas in a coveredwagonwith several children. They returned to A labama for a fewyears, butreturned to Texas and settled permanently in Hill Co unty,near Hubbard.About 1903 they purchased the farm where they lived and raised theirfamily. This farm is currently owned by Alta Derryberry(1999).

Nancy loved to lie on her feather bed and read dime novels.AltaDerryberry does not know much about her, but does remember thateventhough she was crippled she wou ld see the dust of somebody'swagoncoming up the hill, go into the yard with a handful of feed andcall"Here Chickie, Here Chickie" a few times, snatch up a c ouple offathens, wring their necks, dip them in boiling water, de-feather them,cut them up and have them floured and in the frying pan beforethecompany arri ved. There was always pie and cake or both in the piesafeand grandkids were fr ee to help themselves. There might also be acold biscuit and sausage that could appease the hunger of a child orgrandchild.

She died at the home of her da ughter, Mrs. Lee Emmons of Hubbard,Texasas stated in the funeral notice. She w as 92 years old. She wasburied inthe Dover Cemetery about 2 1\2 miles southeas t of Hubbard,Hill County,Texas. on State highway 171. Take the first road nort h oftheHill-Freestone County line going north east to the first roadintersection, take the right fork and immediately after crossing thenorth fork ofPinoak creek it will be on the right. N31 49"36' W 9643".

Alta Derryberry indicated that she may have died in Corsiciana, NavarroCounty, Texas.[Holloway file.FTW]

1. ↑ Online World Wide Web, World Family Tree number 5 (From Patsy Holloway, Kinston, TN).
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Wade Edward Speer, John1.FTW (July 2000).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} HesterAnnSpeer.FTW.

   Date of Import: Feb 27, 2002

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Holloway file.FTW.

   Date of Import: Mar 20, 2002

5. ↑ Name: Nancy Elizabeth Lola SPRUIELL
   Surname: Spruiell
   Given Name: Nancy Elizabeth Lola
   Sex: F
   Birth: 23 Jan 1868 in Georgia
   Death: 20 Aug 1960
   
   
   Father: William Robert SPRUIELL b: 8 Dec 1843 in ,Coweta County,Georgia
   
   
   Mother: Hester Ann Taylor SPEER b: 14 Sep 1848 in Fayette County,Georgia
   
   Marriage 1 William Jackson DUNLAP
   
   Children
   
   1. Naomi DUNLAP b: 14 Jan 1903
   2. Lucy Ann DUNLAP
   
   source:
   http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mpuckett&id=I2237
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   # Name: Nancy Elizabeth Lola SPRUIELL 1
   # Sex: F
   # Birth: 23 JAN 1868 in Ga 1
   # Death: 20 AUG 1960 in Hubbard, Hill Co., Tx 2 1
   
   Father: William Robert SPRUIELL b: 8 DEC 1843 in Coweta Co., Ga
   Mother: Hester Ann Taylor SPEER b: 14 SEP 1848 in Fayette Co., Ga
   
   Marriage 1 William Jackson "Jack" DUNLAP b: Private
   
   * Married: Private
   * Marriage fact: Private
   * Marriage Beginning Status: Private
   * Marriage Ending Status: Private
   
   Children
   
   1. Hampton Marcus DUNLAP b: WFT Est 1887-1997
   2. Naomi DUNLAP b: WFT Est 1887-1997
   3. Bessie Florence DUNLAP b: 1888
   4. Hester Jane "Jennie" DUNLAP b: 1890
   5. Della Valerie DUNLAP b: 1894
   6. Lucy Ann DUNLAP b: 2 MAR 1896
   7. Mary DUNLAP b: 23 APR 1898 in Al
   8. Walter W. DUNLAP b: 1900
   9. Ruth DUNLAP b: Private
   
   
   Sources:
   
   1. Title: World Family Tree Vol. 27, Ed. 1
   Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc.
   Publication: Release date: September 15, 1998
   Note: Customer pedigree.
   Repository:
   Call Number:
   Media: Family Archive CD
   Page: Tree #1889
   Text: Date of Import: Feb 22, 2000
   2. Title: World Family Tree #5
   
   source Page:
   http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2654198&id=I4337
   
   db owner:
   Archie McRimmon (amcrimmon@elmore.rr.net)