Narcissa B. Mitchell1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 22200, (abt 1818 - 1868)
FatherJames P. Mitchell4,5 (9 Jan 1794 - 26 May 1871)
MotherSarah Hamner (19 Dec 1794 - 26 Oct 1865)

Key Events:

Birth: about 1818, Kentucky6,7
Marriage: 26 Dec 1840, Mercer Co., Kentucky, Col. Beverly Dickerson Williams (4 Jul 1822 - 22 Feb 1907)8,9
Death: 1868, Crab Orchard, Kentucky5

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Narrative:

     Narcissa B. Mitchell was born about 1818 in Kentucky.6,7
     Narcissa married Col. Beverly Dickerson Williams, son of William S. Williams and Harriet Dickerson, on 26 Dec 1840 in Mercer Co., Kentucky.8,9
     Narcissa and Beverly settled in Boyle Co. after their marriage. They appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Boyle Co., Kentucky, enumerated 29 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $3,000. Their children Parthernia, Harriet, Hammond and Emma were listed as living with them, as were Lapsley Y. Green, a 22- year old student, and M. J. Durham, a 27-year old lawyer. There were also four slaves listed, a 70-year old male, a 50-year old female, an 18-year old female, and a one-year old male.10,11
     In 1853 Beverly went to Louisville and engaged in business there, remaining there three years. It appears the family did not move to Louisville with him.12 He went to Denver to organize a stage business there in 1859, and remained there some years, active in political affairs with the formation of a new Territory. There is no indication that the family was there with him.12
     Narcissa and Beverly appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Boyle Co., Kentucky, enumerated 19 Jun 1860, though it is questionable whether he was actually present with the family. They reported that she had real estate valued at $3,000 and personal estate of $2,000. Their children Parthernia, Harriet, Hammond and Emma were listed as living with them.13
     It seems clear that Beverly moved to Memphis about 1865, and there are some indications that Narcissa joined him there.
     Narcissa died in 1868 in Crab Orchard, Kentucky.5

Children:
     Children with Col. Beverly Dickerson Williams:

  • Parthernia B. Williams14,15,4 (abt 1842 - btn 1889 - 1907)
  • Harriet D. Williams14,15,16 (20 Jun 1843 - 14 Jun 1924)
  • Hammond Orne Williams14,15,4 (12 Oct 1845 - 7 Mar 1892)
  • Emma Williams14,15,5 (17 Mar 1849 - 1 Jun 1903)

Citations

  1. [S8896] Marriage Bonds, Mercer Co., Kentucky, Beverly D. Williams and Narcissa B. Mitchell.
  2. [S8895] Beverly D. Williams household, 1850 U.S. Census, Boyle Co., Kentucky, shows name as Narcissa B. Williams.
  3. [S8898] Biographical and Historical Memoirs: Arkansas, pg 519, shows name as Narcissa B. Mitchell.
  4. [S8915] Wills, Boyle Co., Kentucky, 2:88-91, will of James P. Mitchell, 5 Jul 1871.
  5. [S8898] Biographical and Historical Memoirs: Arkansas, pg 519.
  6. [S8895] Beverly D. Williams household, 1850 U.S. Census, Boyle Co., Kentucky, shows age 32 and state.
  7. [S8897] B. D. Williams household, 1860 U.S. Census, Boyle Co., Kentucky, shows age 38 and state.
  8. [S8896] Marriage Bonds, Mercer Co., Kentucky, Beverly D. Williams and Narcissa B. Michell, shows bond date.
  9. [S8895] Beverly D. Williams household, 1850 U.S. Census, Boyle Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. [S8895] Beverly D. Williams household, 1850 U.S. Census, Boyle Co., Kentucky.
  11. [S8904] Beverly D. Williams, owner, 1850 U.S. Census, Boyle Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  12. [S8898] Biographical and Historical Memoirs: Arkansas, pg 520.
  13. [S8897] B. D. Williams household, 1860 U.S. Census, Boyle Co., Kentucky.
  14. [S8895] Beverly D. Williams household, 1850 U.S. Census, Boyle Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  15. [S8897] B. D. Williams household, 1860 U.S. Census, Boyle Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  16. [S8909] Harriett Williams Batterton, Certificate of Death.