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Giles Jackson Nance 1844–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 March 1844

Birth Location: La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 11 September 1916

Death Location: Thornton, Limestone County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Nance

Mother: Rose Reed

Spouse(s): Sarah Nance

Children(s): Emma Jones, Sidney Nance, Mary Nance, Robert Nance, Walter Nance, Wilma Hardy, Martha Nance, Edgar Nance, Ella Harris

Giles Jackson Nance was born in 1844 in La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Nance And Rose Anna Reed. Giles Jackson Nance married Sarah T Davis Nance, and had children including Edgar Nance, Ella Jane Harris, Emma Adeline Jones, Martha Ellen Nance, Mary Mellville Nance, Robert Lee Nance, Sidney Johnson Nance, Walter Franklin Nance, Wilma Bee Hardy. Giles Jackson Nance passed away in 1916 in Thornton, Limestone County, Texas, United States of America.

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  • Giles Jackson Nance was born in 1844 in La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Nance And Rose Anna Reed.
  • Giles Jackson Nance married Sarah T Davis Nance, and had children including Edgar Nance, Ella Jane Harris, Emma Adeline Jones, Martha Ellen Nance, Mary Mellville Nance, Robert Lee Nance, Sidney Johnson Nance, Walter Franklin Nance, Wilma Bee Hardy.
  • Giles Jackson Nance passed away in 1916 in Thornton, Limestone County, Texas, United States of America.

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Giles Nance's Ancestors

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Giles Nance
1844–1916
Birth Place: La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
John Wesley Nance
1820–1895
Hancock, Hancock, Illinois, USA
Rose (Anna) Reed
1826–1895
Maine, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Giles Nance's Descendants

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Giles (Jackson) Nance (1 March 1844–11 September 1916) m. Sarah (T Davis) Nance (28 May 1845–17 Mar 1928)
  1. 1. Emma (Adeline) Jones 1874–1965
  2. 2. Sidney (Johnson) Nance 1872–1945 m. Mattie (V) Hogue 1878–1918
    1. 1. Irbie (Gerome) Nance 1896–1963
    2. 2. Louis (D) Nance 1900–1980
    3. 3. Pearl Nance 1904–
    4. 4. Robbie (Glynn) Nance 1909–1979
    5. 5. H (Chester) Nance 1917–
    6. 6. Chester (Hogue) Nance 1916–1995
    7. 7. Pearl Loughlin 1903–1981
  3. 3. Mary (Mellville) Nance 1871–1964 m. Cullen (William) Doughtie 1870–1915 m. George (Lafayette) O'Neal 1860–1936
    1. 1. Albert (Lafett) O'Neal 1887–1966
    2. 2. Cora (A O) Neal 1891–
    3. 3. John (V O) Neal 1892–
    4. 4. Beulah (B O) Neal 1894–
    5. 5. Georgia (I O) Neal 1906–
    6. 6. William (L O) Neal 1909–
  4. 4. Robert (Lee) Nance 1887–1947 m. Mable (Jeanette) Nance 1888–1964
    1. 1. Wilma (M) Nance 1909–1994
    2. 2. Bonnie (Lee) Nance 1911–2001
    3. 3. Mary (Dell) Nance 1913–2003
    4. 4. John (R) Nance 1919–
    5. 5. John (Roderick) Nance 1918–2009
  5. 5. Walter (Franklin) Nance 1876–1957 m. Vesta (V) Nance 1876–1953
    1. 1. M (Erdillo) Nance 1912–
    2. 2. R (Wilma) Nance 1914–
  6. 6. Wilma (Bee) Hardy 1881–1944 m. William (Rutherford) Hardy 1863–1936
    1. 1. Jackson (L) Hardy 1905–1973
    2. 2. WILLIAM (RUTHERFORD) HARDY 1906–
    3. 3. Richard Hardy 1912–1972
  7. 7. Martha (Ellen) Nance 1867–1923 m. Elbert (Franklin) Baker 1857–1932
    1. 1. Ralph (Monroe) Baker 1899–1965
    2. 2. Mason Baker 1903–1988
    3. 3. Elsie (Mae) Baker 1906–1906
    4. 4. Eula (Lee) Baker 1893–1980
    5. 5. Aaron (Drinkard) Baker 1896–1983
    6. 6. Earl Baker 1889–
    7. 7. Ruth (Inez) Baker 1891–1892
  8. 8. Edgar Nance 1878–1879
  9. 9. Ella (Jane) Harris 1866–1909 m. James (Henry) Harris 1859–1938
    1. 1. Minnie (Beatrice) Harris 1891–1983
    2. 2. Berthie (May Harris) Lee 1886–1920
    3. 3. James (Douglas) Harris 1896–1910
    4. 4. Joseph (Roy) Harris 1889–1957
    5. 5. Henry (Archer) Harris 1898–1958

Giles Nance's Timeline

2 Records

1844
1 March 1844
Birth of Giles Jackson Nance in La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America
La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America
1916
11 September 1916
Age 72
Death of Giles Jackson Nance in Thornton, Limestone County, Texas, United States of America
Thornton, Limestone County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 March 1844
    Event Place: La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 September 1916
    Event Place: Thornton, Limestone County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thornton, Limestone County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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