Allen Fender &
Nancy Edwards

Allen Fender, son of John FENDER & Martha "Patsy" TOLIVER, was born Apr. 8, 1815, in Ashe Co., NC, and died May 5, 1894, in Alleghany Co., NC. He married Nancy Edwards, daughter of William EDWARDS & Nancy CARTER, Mar. 19, 1835. She was born Apr. 16, 1815, in Orange or Ashe Co., NC, and died Jan. 11, 1902, in Alleghany Co., NC. Allen and Nancy are buried at the Hiram Edwards Cemetery on Road 1162, Bledsoe Creek, Alleghany Co., NC.

Children of Allen Fender & Nancy Edwards:

1. +Martha J. Fender, b. Feb. 17, 1838, Ashe Co., NC; d. Feb. 28, 1920, Alleghany Co., NC; m. (1) William REYNOLDS, b. abt. 1832; d. July 1, 1862, in Richmond, VA (Civil War); m. (2) Francis Bryan CHEEK, son of Henderson CHEEK & Lucy BRYAN, Sept. 26, 1868, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Apr. 20, 1841; d. Feb. 27, 1934); bur. Hiram Edwards Cemetery, Rd. 1162, Alleghany Co., NC.
2. John Fender, b. June 17, 1840, Ashe Co., NC; d. Apr. 8, 1925, Alleghany Co., NC.
3. William Fender, b. abt. 1843, Ashe Co., NC; d. Dec. 7, 1862 [per family records] or Dec. 10, 1862 [per military records], Alleghany Co., NC, of wounds received at Battle of Shepherdstown, VA.
4. Solomon Fender, b. abt. 1846, Ashe Co., NC; d. July 2, 1902, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Elizabeth "Bettie" WILLEY, daughter of Levi WILLEY & Nancy BILLINGS, Nov. 2, 1865, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Aug. 10, 1844; d. July 30, 1898); bur. Levi Willey Cemetery, Rd. 1417, Alleghany Co., NC. Children: Levi Monroe "Lee" Fender (1866), Nancy Leonis "Ina" Fender (1869), Sallie E. Fender (1872), Thomas M. Fender (c.1877), William Isom Fender (1885) m. Myrtle EDWARDS.
5. +Isom Fender, b. May 25, 1848, Ashe Co., NC; d. Dec. 12, 1944, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Phoebe CHEEK, daughter of Henderson CHEEK & Lucy BRYAN, Oct. 1, 1867, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Jan. 4, 1848; d. Jan. 20, 1929); bur. Union Primitive Baptist Church, Whitehead, Alleghany Co., NC.
6. +Nancy Caroline Fender, b. Apr. 2, 1853, Ashe Co., NC; d. Jan. 12, 1942, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Tyrrell Robert CAUDILL, son of Jesse P. CAUDILL & Biddie BLEDSOE, Mar. 7, 1869, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Nov. 20, 1850; d. Oct. 24, 1918); bur. Union Primitive Baptist Church, Whitehead, Alleghany Co., NC.
7. Thomas Allen Fender, b. Jan. 4, 1856, Ashe Co., NC; d. Feb. 23, 1948, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Sarah Alice WAGONER, daughter of Isom B. WAGONER & Susanna J. CHEEK, Jan. 7, 1877, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Aug. 20, 1859; d. Dec. 2, 1940); bur. Union Primitive Baptist Church, Whitehead, Alleghany Co., NC. Children: William Arthur Fender (1877), John Walter Fender (1883), Myrtie J. Fender (1887), Ethel Fender (1898).
8. Rosa Emeline Fender, b. Mar. 6, 1858, Ashe Co., NC; d. Sept. 13, 1946; m. Morgan Winfield SPICER, son of Samuel F. SPICER & Elizabeth BRYAN, Oct. 28, 1876, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Oct. 4, 1853; d. Aug. 25, 1907); bur. Union Primitive Baptist Church, Whitehead, Alleghany Co., NC. Children: Samuel Allen Spicer (c.1880), Eudea E. Spicer (1884), Sarah M. Spicer (1887), Joseph Spicer (1890).

Notes

llen Fender was the second child and eldest son of John and Nancy (Toliver) Fender.  Allen Fender's birthdate, Apr. 8, 1815, is recorded in the Jesse Toliver family Bible. Allen Edwards and his wife Nancy lived on the Little River and Peach Bottom Mountain, a part of which is now called Fender Mountain.  They are buried at the Hiram Edwards Cemetery, Road 1162, Bledsoe Creek, Alleghany Co., NC.  (See Alleghany Cemeteries Through 1986 pub. by the Alleghany Co. Hist.-Gen. Society.)

1840 Census, Ashe Co., NC, p.2: ALLEN FENDER
(also an identical entry on page 10)

2 w/m under 5	1 w/f under 5
1 w/m 20-29	1 w/f 15-19
	1 w/f 20-29

1850 Census, Ashe Co., NC, p.261 (HH#351):
ALLEN FENDER, 35, farmer, 1077, NC

-- Nancy, 35, NC

-- Martha, 12, NC

-- John, 10, NC

-- Wm, 7, NC

-- Solomon, 4, NC

-- Isom, 2, NC

1860 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Glade Creek Twp., p.410 (HH#466):
ALLEN FENDER, 45, farmer, $2500, $1575, NC

-- Nancy, 45, NC

-- John, 20, NC

-- Caroline, 21, NCv

-- William, 17, NC

-- Solomon, 14, NC

-- Isom, 12, NC

-- Caroline, 10, NC

-- Thomas, 4, NC

-- Emaline, 2, NC

1860 Census, Agricultural Schedule, Alleghany Co., NC: A. FENDER, 100 acres improved land, 330 acres unimproved land, value of farm $2,500, value of farm implements $100, 4 horses, 0 asses/mules, 0 milch cows, 2 working oxen, 13 other cattle, 17 sheep, 60 swine, value of livestock $1,175. (Source: New River Notes.)

Civil War: Allen FENDER served in Co. B, 5th NC Senior Reserves. Enlisted July 13, 1864 at Flint Hill, Ashe Co., NC. AWOL on Feb. 28, 1865. (Source: "Ashe and Alleghany County in the Civil War" by Jeff Weaver.)

1870 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Gap Civil Twp. (HH#47): ALLEN FENDER, 54, farmer, NC

-- Nancy, 54, NC

-- Thomas, 14, NC

-- Emeline, 12, NC

-- Nancy, 4, NC

-- Allen, 4, NC

REYNOLDS, Isom, 16, NC

-- Allen, 10, NC

1880 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Gap Civil Twp. (HH#148):
ALLEN FENDER, 65, farmer, NC NC NC

-- Nancy, 65, wife, " " "

REYNOLDS, Allen, 19, grandson, " " "

BLEDSOE, Biddie, 20, servant, " " "

SPICER, Morgan, 26, son-in-law, " " "

-- Emaline, 21, dau, " " "

-- Allen S., 2 mos., b. May 1880, grandson, " " "

1900 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Whitehead Twp., Dist. 6 (Morgan W. SPICER & Rosa E. SPICER, HH#115): Nancy FENDER, mother-in-law, age 85, widow, 10 children born, 7 living, NC NC NC.

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