NEVADA
Census and tax records of NANCE/NANTZ,/NANTS and other
various spellings of the surnames NANCE
that I have been able to find.
PLEASE bear with me I am doing the best I can with
deciphering some of the handwriting on some of these
census'.
These transcriptions may
contain human errors. As always, confirm these, as
you would any other source material.
In census before 1850 I am trying to
put names where it only list the # of males and female.
Those records I have marked with a
Flashing 
Ball. I have
copies of the records and this is MY interpretation.
Eventually I will be adding these next to the records.
Some are there already; hover them to see them full-sized.
Those records I have marked with a
I have seen copies of the
records and this is MY interpretation
The additions in this color "green may include (name, SURNAME,
middle name, age and birth date)" and are MY
inclusions.
Nevada was admitted as the
36th state October 31, 1864.
1870 NV CENSUS
Schedule I - Inhabitants in
Proche City in the County of Lincoln State of Nevada
enumerated by me on the 14 day of Aug, 1870. J.
Rillegurrigle? Ass't Marshall
Post Office: Proche City, PAGE NO: 206b written 28
33 464 40 Thos NANCE, 34, M,
W, Mining, NC
34 464 40 R. GLOVER, 33, M, W, Mining, Prussia, Parents
Foreign Born
35 464 40 A. PARLOW, 33, M, W, Mining, NY
NYE COUNTY
Nye, Nevada, 10
38 18 John W Nance, 36, M,
Miner, Indiana
1880 NV CENSUS
Eureka, Roll: T9_758; Page: 186C;
Enumeration District: 16;
W J Mc Cormick Self
M 40 Canada
M F Mc Cormick Wife
F 34 United
States
Mary S Mc Cormick Daughter
F 11
California
P J Mc Cormick Son
M 8
California
Amos Tibbett Other
M 25, Cornwall,
Cornwall, Cornwall
John NANCE, W, M, 31, Miner,
Other, Single, Cornwall,
Cornwall, Cornwall
1880 Monitor Valley, Nye, Nevada; Roll:
T9_759; Page: 6C; Enumeration District: 33;
28 18 18 J(ohn) Wesley NANCE(**), M, W, 44, <1836>,
Miner, IN, TN, KY
(**Son of William Joseph NANCE and
Elizabeth COMPTON)
1880 Reno, Washoe, Nevada; Roll: 759;
Page: 268D; Enumeration District: 51;
15 45 48 John WILSON, Self, M, W, 49, Marr., Ohio
20 45 48 James M(adison) NANCE(**), Lodger, M, W, 48,
<1832>, Marr., Stock Dealer, KY, TN, TN
(**Son of Thomas Jefferson NANCE and
Sarah A. STEPP)
(Wife is living in Yuba, California)
1910 NV CENSUS
WHITE PINE COUNTY
1910 Riepetown, White Pine, Nevada 4A
36 126 126 Carl B(ryant) NANCE(**), Head, M, W, 27,
Single, TN, TN, TN
37 126 126 Frank E ARTHUR, Partner, M, W, 25, Single,
Indiana, KY, VA
38 126 126 Edgar E BARKER, Partner, M, W, 26, California,
NH, MN
(**Son of Samuel Lafayette NANCE and
2nd wife Hazeltine MITCHELL)
1920 NV CENSUS
1920 Lovelock, Pershing, Nevada Roll: T625_1005; Page: 7B
77 190 210 Jessie MCCLENDON, Head, F, W, 39, Widow, NC, Canada, CA, Hotel Keeper
78 190 210 John H MCCLENDON, Son, M, W, 17, Single, OR, OR, NV
97 190 210 William D(ouglas) NANCE(**), Lodger, M, W, 44, Single, TN
(**Son of James Blanton NANCE and Drucilla "Drucey" SAMPSON)
WHITE PINE COUNTY
1920 Ruth, White Pine, Nevada 16B
80 98 Carl B(ryant)
NANCE(**), Head, M,
W, 37, Marr., TN, TN, TN
81 98 Fanny T(helma (MATTHEWS))
NANCE, Wife, F, W, 27, Marr., England
(**Son of Samuel Lafayette NANCE and
2nd wife Hazeltine MITCHELL)
1930 NV CENSUS
1930 Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA
25 228 100 131 William D(ouglas) NANCE(**), Head, M, W, 53, Marr., TN, TN, TN
26 228 100 131 (Olive) Ardena C (CHARLTON) NANCE, Wife, F, W, 33, Marr., OR, OR, OR
27 228 100 131 Donna D(ale) NANCE, Dau., F, W, 6, Single, NV, TN, OR
28 228 100 131 Bertha (KIRK-CHARLTON) AMSDEN, Mother-in-law, F, W, 56, Widow, OR, MO, IA
(**Son of James Blanton NANCE and Drucilla "Drucey" SAMPSON)
1940 NV CENSUS
1940 Tonopah, Nye, Nevada, Sheet Number: 1A
26 12 R 5 William L(ee) Nance, Head, W, M, 61, Marr., North Carolina, Cook, Gold Mining Co.
(Son of William Hamilton "Hamlin" NANCE and Amanda Fatine BALL)
(Wife Sarah is in Tooele, Tooele, Utah)
LINCOLN COUNTY
1940 Pioche, Lincoln, Nevada, Sheet Number: 5A
Edgar L Nores Head M 61 Louisiana
Vertie P Nores Wife F 65 Virginia
Richard H Nores Son M 36 Louisiana
34 114 0 Gilbert L Nance, Lodger, M, W, 54, Marr., ---
(**Son of General Francis Marion "Jake" NANCE and Ary Melvina BALL)
(Counted twice see 1940 Kaysville, Davis, Utah)
WASHOE COUNTY
1940 Reno, Washoe, Nevada
12 164 231 O 10000 Catherine Nance, Head, F, W, 60, Widow, Iowa
(Not sure who this is)
1940 Ward 1, Reno City, Reno Township, Washoe, Nevada, 12A
22287 Miller BUSHMAN, Head, M, W, 52, Marr., Missouri
23 287 Ardena Olive (CHARLTON-NANCE**) BUSHMAN, Wife, F, W, 43, Marr., Oregon
24 287 Donna Dale NANCE(**), Dau., F, W, 16, Single, Nevada
25 287 Patricia BUSHMAN, Dau., F, W, 5, Single, Nevada
26 287 Joe Jack BUSHMAN, Brother, M, W, 53, Missouri
27 287 Bertha (KIRK) CHARLTON, Mother-in-law, F, W, 66, Widow, Oregon
(**1st husband and father of Donna was William D. NANCE, son of James Blanton NANCE and Drucilla "Drucey" SAMPSON)
The material on this site © 1997-2022 by Sonia NANCE-ROBERTS,
If anyone would like to contribute material to this site that could be used to help other people in
researching of their NANCE family histories, please feel free to e-mail me at zoomastr@yahoo.com.
This page last updated: