Grace Neola Burch

1908 - 1985  (76 years)

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• Name	Grace Neola Burch
  Born	13 Aug 1908	Goodman, McDonald County, Missouri, United States of America
  Gender	Female
  Died	10 Aug 1985	Yuba City, Sutter County, California, United States of America
  Buried	13 Aug 1985	Sierra View Memorial Park, Olivehurst, Yuba County, California, United States of America   [1]
  Notes	[Hugh B.FTW] !PER:This is a short story about my Grandmother, Grace Neola Burch. She wasborn 13 Aug 1908 in Goodman Missouri, the daughter of John S. and Ada Tennessee (Cooper) Burch. The day after Grace's 8th birthday, her mother died. Grace's father did not like the responsibility of children. He had already left two children from a previous marriage with his parents to raise, so with the death of his second wife he once again abandon his children. This time he chose to leave them with the Indian Tribe to which his natural father John S. House, had been a member. When Grace was 14 years old, with the consent of her father, she married my Grandfather Roy Lee Nance, who was 23 years old. He purchased her from the Chief of the Chickasaw Indian tribe off the reservation for $50, a tidy sum of money in 1923 in the Osark region of Missouri. He made a home for her in a small cabin outside Goodman Missouri.She still played with dolls and so spent time with Roy's younger sisters who were more her age. A short 9 months and 10 days after they were married Grace and Roy were blessed with the birth of their first child, my mother Helen Grace Nance. She was born 5 Aug 1924 in that cabin in Goodman. At the time of Helen's birth Grace was home by herself. Roy had gone to town to try and find the Doctor or Midwife to assist with the birth. With no luck at finding either he settled for the local Vet which under the circumstances was better than no help at all. You see he was worried about the birth because Grace was so young, he had no need to worry. Much to the suprise of both Roy and the Vet, by the time they returned to the house Helen had been born. Grace had dressed her in some of her doll's clothes and had her wrapped in a blanket in a wooden shoe box setting on the door of the oven. There were no traces of the birth anywhere in the house. The really remarkable thing about this birth is that my mother, Helen, weighed only 3 pounds at birth. Grace's next child was also a daughter, Mildred Arlene, born 24 Apr 1927. Her's was another unusual birth. Midge, as she is called, was one of a set of twins, nothing unusual about twins you say. Not true. You see Midges' twin sister had died about 6 months through the pregnancy. Grandma carried both babies to term, delivering one still born and the other a healthy daughter. It seems impossible even in these times. The last child born to Grace and Roy was a son, Bobby Gene. He was the only child born without any unusual circumstances. However, he developed Polio in his childhood, but was not permanently bothered by it. At the time of Bobby's birth Grandma and Grandpa lived in a cabin in an apple orchard in McDonald County Missouri. !DEATH:Social Security Death Index; 1994 Edition; Version 1.23; Individual Records; SSN/499-22-0278. !BIRTH:Social Security Death Index; 1994 Edition; Version 1.23; Individual Records. !MARRIAGE:Marriage License issued State of Missouri; County of Newton; Neoho City; G.H. Huddleston Justice of the Peace; Permision was given by John S. Burch for his daughter to marry, she was 14 at the time. !DEATH:Certificate of Death; State of California; Certificate #000292; Registration Dist# 3-85-58; issued 13 Aug 1985; copy in possession of Janet Johns, Napavine WA.
  Person ID	I1351	Anderson | Anderson & Kitchen Families, Kitchen & Sparks Families, McRae Families, Sparks & McRae Families
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2012

  
  

  Family	Roy Lee Nance           b. 19 May 1900, McDonald County, Missouri, United States of America           d. 6 Sep 1985, Yuba City, Sutter County, California, United States of America  (Age 85 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1923	Neosho, Newton County, Missouri, United States of America
  Age at Marriage	She was 15 years and 2 months - He was 23 years and 5 months
  Children	3 children
  + 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2011
  Family ID	F528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 13 Aug 1908 - Goodman, McDonald County, Missouri, United States of America Married - 26 Oct 1923 - Neosho, Newton County, Missouri, United States of America Died - 10 Aug 1985 - Yuba City, Sutter County, California, United States of America Buried - 13 Aug 1985 - Sierra View Memorial Park, Olivehurst, Yuba County, California, United States of America  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S01625] Hugh B.FTW. Date of Import: 8 Apr 1999