Family Profile
of

NANCY (SHOULTES) NIEFER

WRITTEN BY:
Terrell Wayne Shoultes
17582 123rd Terrace
Jupiter, Florida 33478

Source: This information was contibuted by Terrell Wayne Shoultes, the owner of the original receipt.

Copyright 1997 Terrell Wayne Shoultes

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Nancy Shoultes was born on November 17, 1859 near the village of Newark Valley (Tioga County), New York. She was the fourth child of Ira Jacob Shoultes (21Nov1827-18Apr1905) and Lana Snapp (14Aug1830-11Aug1894) and grew up on the Shoultes homestead located in the region known as East Newark.

Her siblings were:
1. Jacob Henry (2Sep1849-5Nov1851);
2. Emma D. (16Aug1856-4Nov1924) who married Alonzo Baldwin;
3. Frederick Charles (3May1858-23Apr1930) who married Mary L. Dodge;
4. Charles Henry (10Aug1863-11Oct1934) who married Henrietta E. Zimmer;
5. Mary Elizabeth (18Dec1866-11Nov1943) who married Henry W. Stevens;
6. Ella C. (18Mar1868-12Sep1944) who married Frank Westfall;
7. Chauncey (12Aug1870-12Apr1927) who married 1) Kate Zimmer and 2) Mary Brick.

According to census records, Nancy attended the local schools during the 1870-1880 period. The extent of her education is not known.

Nancy Shoultes united in marriage with John Niefer (????-????). It is believed that John Niefer was born in Newark Valley as the name is quite prominent in these regions during this period. It is believed that they lived their married life near the village of Endicott (Broome County), New York. There is no record of children being born to them.

She is mentioned in her father's last Will and Testament published in 1898 as follows:

Second, I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter, Nancy Niefer, one undivided fourth of all my household goods, and also one hundred dollars in money.

Nancy Shoultes Niefer died of heart disease on July 6, 1916 at the age of 56 years. She is buried in Riverhurst Cemetery in the village of Endicott (Broome County), New York.

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