“Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County,” published:  
Chicago;  The Lewis Publishing Company, 1892.


SAMUEL H. NANCE,  farmer was born in Cass county, Illinois, May 21, 1849, son of 
O.B. and Sarah B. Nance, natives of Virginia who moved to Kentucky, where they were 
married, and in 1839 to Illinois.  In the fall of 1851 the father came to Texas and bought a 
section of wild land, which he at once proceeded to improve.  He added to his original 
purchase until he had at the time of his death, in 1874, about 2,000 acres, all good land.  
Of his ten children eight are still living – six of them in this county, one in Illinois and 
one in California.

Mr. Nance, whose name heads this sketch, completed his school days at Marvin College, 
in Waxahachie.  After he became of age he continued work on the farm.  He now has a 
fine farm of 340 acres, all improved, 140 acres being in a fine state of cultivation.

He was married January 12, 1876, to Miss Lila Pugh, a native of Mississippi and 
daughter of J.M. Pugh.  By this marriage there were two children, both of whom died in 
infancy.  November 22, 1882, Mr. Nance was married a second time, on this occasion 
wedding Miss R.L. Pogue, a native of Virginia and a daughter of James and Edna Pogue, 
also natives of the Old Dominion.  By this marriage there is one son, Olin B.

Submitted By:  L.Pingel