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Benjamin Franklin Nance 1834–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1834

Birth Location: , Pike, In

Death Date: 25 Aug 1869

Death Location: Rutherford Co, Tennessee-buried in Nance Cemetery, Rutherford Co, Tennessee

Father: Richard Sr.

Mother: Mary Hill

Spouse(s): Nannie Hight

Children(s): Tabitha Nance

Benjamin Franklin Nance was born in 1834 in , Pike, In, the child of Richard Leonidas Dick Nance Sr And Mary Elizabeth Betty Hill. Benjamin Franklin Nance married Nannie Hight, and had children including Tabitha Estella Nance. Benjamin Franklin Nance passed away in 1869 in Rutherford Co, Tennessee-buried in Nance Cemetery, Rutherford Co, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Nance was born in 1834 in , Pike, In, the child of Richard Leonidas Dick Nance Sr And Mary Elizabeth Betty Hill.
  • Benjamin Franklin Nance married Nannie Hight, and had children including Tabitha Estella Nance.
  • Benjamin Franklin Nance passed away in 1869 in Rutherford Co, Tennessee-buried in Nance Cemetery, Rutherford Co, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Sr.
1810–1883
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
RS
Mary Hill
1814–1878
Birth Location: Davidson, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
MH

Spouses(s)

Nannie Hight
1841–1929
Birth Location: TN
NH

Children(s)

Tabitha Nance
1864–1949
Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
TN

Benjamin Nance's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Nance
1834–1869
Birth Place: , Pike, In
Parents
Richard Leonidas "Dick" Nance Sr.
1810–1883
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Elizabeth "Betty") Hill
1814–1878
Davidson, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Frederick (Woodson) Nance
1770–1840
Double Bridges, Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States
Rachel Leathers
1782–1860
Granville, North Carolina, United States
J. (Benjamin) HILL
1795–1818
Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Catherine) Mallard
1794–1873
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Nance
1726–1790
Mary Mourning
1726–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Nance's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Nance (18 Sep 1834–25 Aug 1869) m. Nannie Hight (14 Nov 1841–1929)
  1. 1. Tabitha (Estella) Nance 1864–1949 m. Minos (Benager) Carlton 1855–1930
    1. 1. Irvin (Lee) Carlton 1892–1968 m. Eula (Josephine) Maxwell 1889–1970
      1. 1. Leila (May) Carlton 1927–2021 m. Oscar Kennedy 1924–1977
    2. 2. Leila (Estella) Carlton 1884–1909
    3. 3. Buleah (Mae) Carlton 1886–1950
    4. 4. Ira (Earnest Sr Bud) Carlton 1888–1974
    5. 5. Nannie (Vera) Carlton 1897–1919
    6. 6. Minos (Benager Carlton) Jr 1904–1988
    7. 7. Mary (Walker) Carlton 1907–1992

Benjamin Nance's Timeline

2 Records

1834
18 Sep 1834
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Nance in , Pike, In
, Pike, In
1869
25 Aug 1869
Age 35
Death of Benjamin Franklin Nance in Rutherford Co, Tennessee-buried in Nance Cemetery, Rutherford Co, Tennessee
Rutherford Co, Tennessee-buried in Nance Cemetery, Rutherford Co, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1834
    Event Place: , Pike, In

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1869
    Event Place: Rutherford Co, Tennessee-buried in Nance Cemetery, Rutherford Co, Tennessee
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