Nancy Jane Calhoun

1842-1919

Nancy Jane Calhoun was born on 19 May 1842 in Breathitt County, Kentucky. She was the daughter of James Calhoun and Mary "Polly" Hogg. About 1860 Nancy Calhoun married Jacob Weddington Hargis 1828-1915. Jacob was a farmer by trade and a veteran of the American Civil War on the side of the Confederacy. Nancy and Jacob relocated to Rowan County, Kentucky between 1860 and 1870 where they farmed and raised their family. Nancy died on  25 May 1919 and was buried in the Hargis Family Cemetery. When the Licking River dam was built creating Cave Run Lake, the Hargis Cemetery was relocated to Alfrey Cemetery, a composit of several family cemeteries moved to one location. Jacob Hargis is also buried in Alfrey Cemetery.

Nancy Jane (Calhoun) Hargis, Alfrey Cemetery, Rowan County, Kentucky