N. B. Nash was born 2 Jul 1838 in San Augustine, Republic of Texas, son of William and Louisa Nash.  Like his brothers Herbert, Lewellyn and Charles, his schooling was minimal as an adolescent, learning more from frontier life than from books.  All his life he was called "Minky" by family and friends.

   In 1852 he relocated with his family from the forests of east Texas to the prairie of Kaufman County.  He married 4 May 1859 to Texana Morrow.

Children of Minky & Texana Nash

More details on his children can be seen on Texana's page.

N B Nash was a Merchant.  He had a mercantile in Kaufman with his brother CC Nash from 1857 until just after the civil war.  He also farmed and raised cattle.

1860 Kaufman Co TX Census -  HH # 53 / 53

He listed his real property value at $1500.00 that year.

Records show he served in the 1st Partisan Rangers during the Civil War for a period of less than a year.  He was discharged for health reasons.  Evidently he suffered from consumption (tuberculosis).

In 1870 he was living next to his brother

1870 Kaufman County TX Census - HH# 99 / 108

Minky Nash died a young man on 18 Feb 1871, probably from tuberculosis.  He is buried at Kaufman City Cemetery.

**Compiled by K K Hunt, from information obtained from the Marie Reasonover Collection in the Kaufman County Library, from info submitted by Chandra Martin, Linda Harwell, Justin Sanders & Charles Richardson