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George Washington Nance 1798–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1798

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Aft. 20 Mar 1889

Death Location: Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, USA

Father: Zachariah Nance

Mother: Elizabeth Morris

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Martin

Children(s): Nancy Nance, William Nance, Otway Nance, Joshua Nance, Jane Nance, Henry Nance, George Nance, Sarah Nance, James Nance, Lewis Nance, Abraham Nance, John Nance, Mary Nance

In 1798, George Washington Nance entered the world in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA, born to Zachariah Henry Nance And Elizabeth Bingley Morris. In 1840, George Washington Nance resided in Menard, Illinois, USA. In 1850, George Washington Nance resided in Menard, Illinois, USA. George Washington Nance married Elizabeth Betsy Martin, and had children including Abraham L Nance, George W Nance, Henry Nance, James Nance, Jane Nance, John Nance, Joshua Nance, Lewis Melville Nance, Mary Ann Nance, Nancy Nance, Otway Nance, Sarah Nance, William Nance. George Washington Nance passed away in 1889 in Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1798, George Washington Nance entered the world in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA, born to Zachariah Henry Nance And Elizabeth Bingley Morris.
  • In 1840, George Washington Nance resided in Menard, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1850, George Washington Nance resided in Menard, Illinois, USA.
  • George Washington Nance married Elizabeth Betsy Martin, and had children including Abraham L Nance, George W Nance, Henry Nance, James Nance, Jane Nance, John Nance, Joshua Nance, Lewis Melville Nance, Mary Ann Nance, Nancy Nance, Otway Nance, Sarah Nance, William Nance.
  • George Washington Nance passed away in 1889 in Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zachariah Nance
1760–1835
Birth Location: Charles City County, Virginia Colony
ZN
Elizabeth Morris
1771–1850
Birth Location: James City, Virginia, United States
EM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Martin
1799–1881
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
EM

Children(s)

Nancy Nance
1819–1893
Birth Location: Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA
NN
William Nance
1821–1900
Birth Location: Green, Kentucky, USA
WN
Otway Nance
1823–1891
Birth Location: Green, Kentucky, USA
ON
Joshua Nance
1826–1876
Birth Location: Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA
JN
Jane Nance
1828–
Birth Location: Green, Kentucky, USA
JN
Henry Nance
1823–1900
Birth Location: Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA
HN
George Nance
1824–1906
Birth Location: River, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
GN
Sarah Nance
1834–1899
Birth Location: Green, Kentucky, USA
SN
James Nance
1836–1859
Birth Location: Green, Kentucky, USA
JN
Lewis Nance
1827–1898
Birth Location: Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA
LN
Abraham Nance
1843–1913
Birth Location: Menard, Illinois, USA
AN
John Nance
1841–
Birth Location: Menard, Illinois, USA
JN
Mary Nance
1832–1917
Birth Location: Menard, Illinois, USA
MN

George Nance's Ancestors

Self
George Nance
1798–1889
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Parents
Zachariah Henry Nance
1760–1835
Charles City County, Virginia Colony
Elizabeth (Bingley) Morris
1771–1850
James City, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Zachariah (Nance) I
1729–1771
Charles City County, Virginia Colony
Susanna (Duke) Sherman
1734–1780
Charles City County, Virginia Colony
James Wilkins
1734–1781
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Ann Calloway
1740–1805
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
James Nance
1680–1745
Elizabeth Msy
1687–1796
Thomas Duke
1704–1729
Elizabeth Marston
1672–1729
John Wilkins
1692–
Jane Peglar
1696–
Thomas Calloway
1712–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Nance
1648–1727
Tinsley
1654–1727
Henry Duke
1640–1714
Elizabeth Soane
1650–1679

George Nance's Descendants

1.
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George (Washington) Nance (29 Mar 1798–Aft. 20 Mar 1889) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Martin (ABT 1799–Aft. 14 Apr 1881)
  1. 1. Nancy Nance 1819–1893 m. Peyton Elmore 1816–1877
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Elmore 1847–1877
    2. 2. Harriet (A.) Elmore 1839–1875
    3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Elmore 1844–1900
    4. 4. Parthenia Elmore 1840–1931
  2. 2. William Nance 1821–1900 m. Hannah Watkins 1826–1864
    1. 1. Elias Nance 1845–
    2. 2. Lucinda Nance 1849–
    3. 3. Joseph Nance 1847–
  3. 3. Otway Nance 1823–1891 m. Elizabeth Jenkins 1840–1898
    1. 1. Willis (T) Nance 1868–1923
    2. 2. Stonewall (Jackson) Nance 1870–1914
    3. 3. Cora (Agnes) Nance 1873–1944
    4. 4. Lydia (A) Nance 1860–
    5. 5. Joseph (L) Nance 1875–
  4. 4. Joshua Nance 1826–1876 m. Harriet Jones 1828–
    1. 1. Matilda Nance 1860–
    2. 2. Charles Nance 1864–
    3. 3. Boy Nance 1866–
    4. 4. Martha Nance 1856–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Nance 1862–
    6. 6. Mary (Jane) Nance 1854–
    7. 7. Henry Nance 1861–
    8. 8. Nance 1869–
  5. 5. Jane Nance 1828– m. William (D) Wilson 1825–1880
    1. 1. Frank Wilson 1873–
    2. 2. George Wilson 1864–
  6. 6. Henry Nance 1823–1900
  7. 7. George (W.) Nance 1824–1906 m. Mary Shastid 1821–1900
    1. 1. Ellen (Zilpa) Nance 1863–1930
    2. 2. Scott Nance 1866–
    3. 3. Hiram (Stamper) Nance 1870–1958
    4. 4. Rebecca Nance 1850–1907
    5. 5. Frank Nance 1854–1942
    6. 6. Byrd Nance 1858–1920
    7. 7. Ellen Nance 1856–
    8. 8. Scott Nance 1858–
    9. 9. James (T) Nance 1854–
    10. 10. George (Washington) Nance 1857–
  8. 8. Sarah Nance 1834–1899
  9. 9. James Nance 1836–1859
  10. 10. Lewis (Melville) Nance 1827–1898 m. Harriet (Malinda) Hornbuckle 1832–1912
    1. 1. Minerva (Ellen) Nance 1855–1939 m. John (Nelson) Herdman 1852–1884 m. William Storm 1841–1903
      1. 1. Lloyd Herdman 1880–1931
      2. 2. Abbie Herdman 1885–1964 m. George (Horace) Wyckoff 1882–1959
        1. 1. George (Thomas) Wyckoff 1913–1964 m. Mildred (Katherine Kipp) Quill 1925– m. Pauline 1911–
        2. 2. Robert (J.) Wyckoff 1923–
      3. 3. Alma (Esther) Storm 1895–1993 m. Floyd (Gilbert) Cooper 1893–1954
        1. 1. Thomas (Ashton) Cooper 1922–2006 m. Evelyn (Colleen) Armour 1920–2020
        2. 2. Floyd (Joseph) Cooper 1930–1985
    2. 2. Thomas (Franklin) Nance 1858–1926 m. Mary (Elsie) Hopkins 1859–1922
      1. 1. Infant (Daughter) Nance 1884–1884
      2. 2. Mary (Ethel) Nance 1885–1890
    3. 3. Mary (Lydia) Nance 1861–1870
    4. 4. Laura (A.) Nance 1874–1945 m. Hans (Mickel) Weishaar 1873–1940 m. Louis Clark 1870–1945
      1. 1. Lewis (Randall) Clark 1903–1971 m. Zerelda (Janet) Hon 1909–1989
        1. 1. Janet (Dolores) Clark 1928–1999 m. Harry (Ross) Cunningham 1927–1987
        2. 2. Richard (Michael) Clark 1945–2019
        3. 3. Randall Clark 1932–2008
    5. 5. Eldora (Officer) Nance 1866–1938 m. George (Calder) Thomas 1850–1905
      1. 1. George (Wayne (Shug)) Thomas 1892–1941 m. Minnie (Inez Lavinia) Frantz 1895–1971
        1. 1. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Thomas 1924–2000 m. Jamie (W) Stepp 1919–2004 m. Erwin (Arthur) Feltz 1924–1970
  11. 11. Abraham (L.) Nance 1843–1913 m. Emma (J) Stone 1862–
    1. 1. Eveline Nance 1883–1942
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Cora) Nance 1881–1944
    3. 3. George (Cleveland) Nance 1885–1908
    4. 4. Frances Nance 1882–
  12. 12. John Nance 1841–
  13. 13. Mary (Ann) Nance 1832–1917 m. Pleasant Armstrong 1832–
    1. 1. George (P) Armstrong 1874–
    2. 2. Ora Armstrong 1879–
    3. 3. Emma Armstrong 1863–
    4. 4. Martha Armstrong 1866–
    5. 5. Cynthia Armstrong 1868–
    6. 6. Pleasant Armstrong 1870–
    7. 7. Nora Armstrong 1873–
    8. 8. Laura Armstrong 1860–

George Nance's Timeline

10 Records

1798
29 Mar 1798
Birth of George Washington Nance in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 42
George Washington Nance resided here in Menard, Illinois, USA
Menard, Illinois, USA
1850
1850
Age 52
George Washington Nance resided here in Menard, Illinois, USA
Menard, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 62
George Washington Nance resided here in Township 19 Range 7, Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA
Township 19 Range 7, Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA
1865
3 Jul 1865
Age 67
George Washington Nance resided here in Sweet Water, Menard, Illinois, USA
Sweet Water, Menard, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 72
George Washington Nance resided here in Township 19 Range 7, Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA
Township 19 Range 7, Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 82
George Washington Nance resided here in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA
Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA
1889
20 Mar 1889
Age 91
Death of George Washington Nance in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA
Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA
1889
Aft. 20 Mar 1889
Age 91
Burial of George Washington Nance in Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, USA
Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, USA
1889
26 Mar 1889
Age 91
George Washington Nance - Probate in Menard, Illinois, USA
Menard, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1798
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 19 Range 7, Menard, Illinois; Roll: M653_205; Page: 818; Family History
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Menard, Illinois; Roll: 120; Page: 311b
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Weekly Pantagraph; Publication Date: 22 Mar 1889; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.6202898,0.9582673,0.7496051&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Menard, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Menard, Illinois; Roll: 65; Page: 295; Family History Library Film: 0007643

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Menard, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Menard, Illinois; Roll: 120; Page: 311b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 19 Range 7, Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 19 Range 7, Menard, Illinois; Roll: M653_205; Page: 818; Family History

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1865
    Event Place: Sweet Water, Menard, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., State Census Collection, 1825-1865, Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1865; Archive Collection Number: 103.010; Roll Number: 2180; Line: 22

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 19 Range 7, Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Illinois, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1889
    Event Place: Bloomington, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Weekly Pantagraph - 22 Mar 1889 - 5, Obituary for G W Nance 22 Mar 1889

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Thi County
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Weekly Pantagraph; Publication Date: 22 Mar 1889; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.6202898,0.9582673,0.7496051&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1889
    Event Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records; Author: Illinois. County Court (Menard County); Probate Place: Menard, Illinois
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Weekly Pantagraph; Publication Date: 22 Mar 1889; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.6202898,0.9582673,0.7496051&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aft. 20 Mar 1889
    Event Place: Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1889
    Event Place: Menard, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records; Author: Illinois. County Court (Menard County); Probate Place: Menard, Illinois
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