Keep in mind Nancy Hart's grave marker was placed many, many years after her death - I believe it was purchased by monies raised by school children. .. I believe the death date on the marker to be incorrect. ... Thre are lots of storys regarding Nancy but few facts.

1900 Census Webster Co WV Glade #512 Joshua Douglas b. June 1841/age 58 m. 36 yrs b. WV Father b. WV Mother b. WV; Nancy b. July 1843/age 56 children born 5/living 2 b. Va parents b. NC; George b. Jan 1870/age 30 b.VaFather b. WV Mother b. Va son/single; Keenes M. b. July 1866/age 33 m. 0 (less than one year) son b. Ky-WV-Va; Hailey b. Dec 1877/age 22 ch: 1 born/1 living daughter in law b. WV-Va-Va; Clayton Brown b. Dec 1897/age 2 step grandson b. WV-WV-WV (this is a s/o of Mahalia Baldwin and C. H. Brown)

Keenas Douglas 33 b. Lawrence Co Ky m. 4-3-1900 Greenbrier Co WV Mahala Baldwin age 24 b. Greenbrier Co WV

Joshua Douglas b. 5-24-1838 d. 10-25-1907 .. from stone in Richwood Cemetery, Nicholas Co WV

1910 Claquato Pct Lewis Co Washington#23 Kenes M. Douglas age 43 m. 10 yrs b. Ky; Mahala age 32 Ch: 8 born/5 living b. WV; Ruby G 9 dau b. WV; Moppie F 8 dau b. WV; Joshua 2 son b. WV; Mable 2 mos dau b. Washington; NANCY B. age 66 mother Ch: 6 born/2 living b. Va parents b. NC

#24 George T Douglas age 39 m. 4 yrs b.Va parents b. WV; Bertha B age 20 b. Pa Ch: 1/1; May M. 9 dau b. WV; Jessie 2 dau b. WV

The 1910 Washington State census proves she was alive in 1910 ... but I have never located proof of death/date.

Millie in Richwood

Remark Nellie Bell: You are right about the new marker it was purchased by the 4th Grade Class of Beaver Grade School 1986-1987 Craigsville, WV. The scuttle butt that I have been told, the dates on the new marker came from the original old stone grave marker of Nancy Hart bearing her name and the dates.
My questions:
You are right about Joshua Douglas being buried in the Richwood cemetery, Nicholas Co. WV. but my question is the dates doesn't match up with the
1900 Census Webster Co WV Glade #512; Joshua Douglas Date of birth June 1841
from stone in Richwood Cemetery, WV,     Joshua Douglas Date of birth May 1838
We believe they are two different individuals.
Now my second question: By the 1900 Census Webster Co WV Joshua Douglas was married in 1863 (if I did the math right) and if you go with the Cemetery stone date which we believe is right. Date of birth, May 1838, and the 1900 Census Webster Co. Joshua Douglas m. 36 yrs he was married in 1860 before the civil war 1861/1865 so with these dates it's seem very unlikely he was married to Nancy Hart of Roane county.
Where did you find the info that Nancy B. Douglas Surname was Nancy Hart. I need to know if you got your information from a newspaper or the county courthouse records dealing with Nancy B. Douglas Surname.
Thank you:
Nellie Bell

     Census provides the following data: name of head of household was listed first and the 2nd person was the spouse, followed by the oldest child, next oldest, and so on until all the children were counted. Other family members, and tenants were listed last.
Now check the 1860 Census Roane County, West Virginia, you will see John and Rebecca Heart is listed head of household and spouse but no Heart children listed......Only Duff is listed......Leah,John,Nancy (would be a Duff, not a Heart....by the Roane County 1860 census),Joseph, and Mary Duff. This clearly shows their was only one Nancy Hart in Roane County, in 1860......
Sincerely
Mary Claybourn

Remark Nellie Bell:     Photocopies: We are getting alot of feedback on the 1860 census of Roane County, W. Va, but " we still have a long way to go ". What we need are photocopies of Stephen and Mary Hart and John and Rebecca Heart handwritten census records from the microfilm. So that everyone can see them here.

Nov 26, 1862 Cold Knob Mountain - Greenbrier or Nicholas County side of Cold Knob. The confederates camps of the the 14th Rebel Virginia Cavalry Regiment was one of two Confederate camps in the area of Cold Knob Mountain, some two miles apart and around Sinking Creek Valley at the foot of Cold Knob Mountain. After a brief struggle the Confederates surrender and some of the prisoners either walked away or were excused and Nancy was one of those prisoners.
Pat Davis
Greenbrier, West Virginia

Remark Nellie Bell: This is one of those Nancy stories that turn up so often or perhaps Nancy could had been one of those prisoners. Has anyone had any knowledge about the Sinking Creek affair at Cold Knob Mountain, Nov 26, 1862. Email Us!

Nellie
     My name is Stephen (Steve) Lester Harold, Jr. My paternal grandmother was Salina (Hart) Harold born on April or, 1855 and died on January 06, 1934. She was the second wife of Daniel Harold; their marriage date was July 17, 1866. Salina was the 11th child of Stephen Hart (b.Abt 1809; d. Oct. 04, 1896) and Mary Jane (Ferrell) Hart (b. Nov. 1810; d. Jan 12, 1888). Among Salina's siblings were a Nancy Hart (6th child of Stephen and Mary) (b. abt. 1846; d. Apr. 23, 1913), a James Hart (2nd Child of Stephen and Mary) (b. abt 1837; d. May 09,1864 in action in the battle of Cloyd's Mountain in VA.) and a Kelly Hart (5th child of Stephen and Mary) (b. abt. 1843; d. Unknown) Kelly also was a Union Soldier in the Civil War. (Please note that Daniel and Salina's grave stones in the Cottrell Cemetery in Calhoun County WV show their last name as Harrold, not Harold. My father explained that his dad had added a second "r" to the spelling of his surname to differentiate himself from those "rebel" Harold's that were fighting for the south.
     Now to my question. I have long believed that Salina's sister Nancy was the "famous" Civil War Spy. Recently, however, I have been advised and nearly convinced that this belief was in error; that there was another "Nancy Hart" the daughter of a John and Rebecca Hart that was also residing in Rhone county at the same time as Stephen and Mary Hart were living in there. This Nancy is purported to be the "real Civil war spy". (See website www.nkclifton.com/nancy.html ).
     Now to my question. Your web site supports my original belief that "my Nancy" was the Rebel spy. What is your opinion of this new information allegation? I don't really know what to believe now. Please note that while I am mentioned in the above website as agreeing with this "new" revelation, that my sole participation was to agree that the census records listed a John and Rebecca Hart and a daughter Nancy.
Please help me clear up my confusion on this issue if you can.
Sincerely
Steve Harold

Remark Nellie Bell: Mr. Steve, I need to check the website out..... before answser your questions. The only thing I know for certain about the (1860 CENSUS ROANE CO., WEST VIRGINIA) their was only one Hart family with the same spelling of Nancy Hart name and the family was Stephen and Mary Hart and Nancy Hart age:14 born abt. 1846 and her father was born: in North Carolina. The other Nancy was the daughter of John and Rebecca Heart and she was born abt. 1843 Age: 17.
My questions:
( #1 ) (6th child of Stephen and Mary) (b. abt. 1846; d. Apr. 23, 1913), I need to know if you got your information from a newspaper or the county courthouse records dealing with Nancy Hart death of (Apr. 23, 1913)
( #2) Mary Jane (Ferrell) Hart (b. Nov. 1810; d. Jan 12, 1888). I got Mary Surname as Plumley b.1812, could you give me more info on Ferrell......
Thanks
Email Us!


Nellie
     I have two sources for Mary Jane's surname being FERREL or FERRELL. First, the most authoritave source. I have a copy of an Oath or Declaration signed by Stephen Hart on the 7th of March 1891 attendant to his application for a federal pension from the US Government as the dependent father of his son James Hart who was killed on the 9th day of May 1864 in the Civil War at the battle of Cloyd's mountain in Virginia. In this Oath/Declaration he "declares that he was married to Mary Ferrel on the 10th day of April 1831 in Russell County Virginia and that his wife the said Mary (Ferrel) Hart died on the 12th day of January, 1888 in Rhone Co., W. Va" The Oath/Declaration was certified by Justice of Peace J. N. Ross on 7 March 1891. The second source was from a Geological Report researched and published on 4 September 1993 by a distant cousin, James L. Brannon. His report is largely based on records that he researched at the Rhone County courthouse in Spencer, WV. We had a chance meeting when I was also researching Harold family at the courthouse. In his report he lists Mary Jane's surname as Ferrell. I have not fully resolved the different spelling of the surname (use of a 2nd "l"). I chose to use two "l's" in my file as many other researchers on RootsWeb.com spell the surname of Mary and her parents William and Jane. Further, in a letter to my niece, an uncle states that his grandmothers name was Ferrell and that their family was originally from Ireland and that the name was originally O'Farrel.

I do not have good documentation in hand on the death of Nancy in 1913. I believe that I took this information from the website that I gave you in my original Email. I stand ready to be corrected if this is in error

Remark Nellie Bell:           Mr. Steve, if Salina Hart and Daniel Harold marriage date was July 17, 1866. Salina would be abt. 11 years old which seems a bit young .... Daniel Harold would be abt. 24  (if I did the math right)......   The marriage date July 17, 1866 is this the Correct Marriage Date for Salina Hart and Daniel Harold?

Back to your original question about the website.
     The memorial at her gravesite (http://www.nkclifton.com/nancyh.grave.html) point to her birth date of 1846 and the date of death as 1902. According to the Roane County 1860 census records, Nancy Hart ( daughter of Stephen and Mary Hart ) was born abt. 1846, depending when the census was taken before or after her birthday, this would make her about 14 or 15 on the 1860 Roame census report. Further, this would be the exact birth date the memorial at her gravesite point to. According to census records, John and Rebecca Heart daughter was born July 1843. So if, this is the location of Nancy Hart’s confederate spy Grave, her gravesite point to Stephen and Mary Hart daughter b.1846, d.1902. So all of those historical societies over the past 40 years might be right about Nancy Hart's parents.
     At http://www.nkclifton.com/salinaht.html the webpage of Salina Hart, daughter of Stephen Hart, she was born 1845.  According to my database and your, Salina Hart, daughter of Stephen Hart wasn't born until 1855.  So, the date 1845 clearly shows that this couldn't be Stephen and Mary Hart daughter, she was born 1855.   On the other hand the webmaster probably made an error on the date......
     My personal opinion the website is not consistent with what the facts was actually showing.

Nellie
     Oops, I reviewed my original Email to you and I made a goof on Salina and Daniel's marriage date- - -it was 7-17-1886 not 1866. This had to be a typo error!! Salina was 31 at the time of her marriage and Daniel was 44. Daniel's birth date is 4-4-1842. Sorry for the mis-information.
     You might be interested in the circumstances of Salina's and Daniel's having met. Salina became the "Caretaker" for Daniel's first wife Mary Jane Vaughn during a prolonged illness after the birth of her 9th child Daniel Jr. who was born on 9-20-1884. Mary Jane died 4-7-1885. Daniel and Mary Jane were married 8-30-1866. Daniel married Salina a little over a year after Mary's death.
     Thanks for your information regarding Nancy. I think as you do that those historical societies are probably correct. The 1845 date of birth for Salina is definitely wrong. As you surmise it must be a typo- - -just like mine above!!! The 1860 Census clearly shows Salina as 5 years old!!
Steve Harold

Just found this article on the Richwood site and found it very interesting. I am very interested in Nancy Hart as she was married to my ggUncle Joshua Douglas. There are records of her sons, George and Kenos, in Greenbrier County. We know that she lived in Trout, we know that she lived on the head of Spring Creek. Her son, Kenos, was born in Ky. Her son, George, was born in Virginia. We know she lived in Webster County, we know that she lived in Washington State. Census records tell us she had 7 kids, only have records of 2 surviving. We know this information is true as we have looked at the various records. We "think" she died in 1912, but cannot prove this. There is a death certificate in Greenbrier County of a N.R. Douglas who died in 1912. We know there were no Douglass in Greenbrier County in 1910.
If you use this information, please acknowledge your source.
Paul and Genelle Douglas Flippin

Remark Nellie Bell: You indicate Nancy was still alive in 1912. The memorial at her grave site point to her date of death as 1902 so who is buried at Mannings Knob, near Richwood.
I have searched the death index from the 1900s onwards but have found no record of her death.

My name is Judith Hollandsworth Shifflett. I am the great great grandaughter of Nancy Hart. I was raised by my Grandmother, who was Nancy Harts Grandaughter. My Grandmother was raised by Nancy Hart. My Grandmother was at Nancy Harts Burial on Mannings Knob. The Year was 1913. I know this for a fact.

Remark Nellie Bell: You indicate Nancy died in 1913. The memorial at her grave site on Mannings Knob point to her date of death as 1902 and the grave is in the cemetery where the Mannings family buried their slaves.
I have searched the death index from the 1900s onwards but have found no record of her death.