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James B. Nance 1883–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1883

Birth Location: Calhoun County, Alabama

Death Date: 22 Aug 1955

Death Location: Ohatchee, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Thomas Nance

Mother: Emma Nance

Spouse(s): Mary Barker, Dee Nance

Children(s): Lyda Jennings, Travis Nance, Ross Nance, Oscar Nance, John Nance, Nellie Nance, Arvie Nance, W. Nance

In 1883, James B. Nance entered the world in Calhoun County, Alabama, born to Thomas Jefferson Nance And Emma Nance. James B. Nance married Dee Nance, Mary Emma Barker, and had children including Arvie Z Nance, John Thomas Nance, Lyda Ruth Nance Jennings, Nellie Corene Nance, Oscar W Jack Nance, Ross Earl Nance, Travis William Nance, W Q Nance. James B. Nance passed away in 1955 in Ohatchee, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1883, James B. Nance entered the world in Calhoun County, Alabama, born to Thomas Jefferson Nance And Emma Nance.
  • James B. Nance married Dee Nance, Mary Emma Barker, and had children including Arvie Z Nance, John Thomas Nance, Lyda Ruth Nance Jennings, Nellie Corene Nance, Oscar W Jack Nance, Ross Earl Nance, Travis William Nance, W Q Nance.
  • James B. Nance passed away in 1955 in Ohatchee, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Nance's Ancestors

Self
James Nance
1883–1955
Birth Place: Calhoun County, Alabama
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Nance
1854–1931
Union (Union), South Carolina
Emma Nance
1862–1932
Ohatchee (Calhoun), Alabama
Grandparents
James (Allen) Nance
1830–1903
Union (Union), South Carolina
Sarah (Elizabeth) James
1835–1906
Jefferson County, Alabama
Mason (Newton) Coker
1838–1918
Middleton, Calhoun Co., AL
Elizabeth ("Eliza" Jane) Formby
1841–1894
Chambers, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nance
1800–1889
Nancy Lancaster
1806–1889
Larkin Coker
1809–1886
Susan Appling
1814–1871
John Formby
1811–1891
Harriett Cheney
1815–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Nance's Descendants

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James (B.) Nance (28 Feb 1883–22 Aug 1955) m. Mary (Emma) Barker (25 Sep 1882–30 Jan 1941) m. Dee Nance (25 December 1871–14 September 1963)
  1. 1. Lyda (Ruth Nance) Jennings 1919–1975
  2. 2. Travis (William) Nance 1915–2000
  3. 3. Ross (Earl) Nance 1909–1992 m. Nettie (Bea) Scott 1911–1993
    1. 1. Bobbie (Jo) Nance 1934–2007 m. James (Charles) Thompson –1967
  4. 4. Oscar (W. "Jack") Nance 1910–1993 m. Velma (Loney) Goher 1909–1992
  5. 5. John (Thomas) Nance 1906–1975 m. Effie (Louvilla) Bolton 1909–2001
    1. 1. Marcell Nance 1927–2009
    2. 2. James (Buford) Nance 1929–1949
    3. 3. Infant (Son) Nance 1926–1926
  6. 6. Nellie (Corene) Nance 1913–1988
  7. 7. Arvie (Z.) Nance 1905–1939
  8. 8. W. (Q.) Nance 1900–

James Nance's Timeline

2 Records

1883
28 Feb 1883
Birth of James B. Nance in Calhoun County, Alabama
Calhoun County, Alabama
1955
22 Aug 1955
Age 72
Death of James B. Nance in Ohatchee (Calhoun), Alabama
Ohatchee (Calhoun), Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1883
    Event Place: Calhoun County, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1955
    Event Place: Ohatchee (Calhoun), Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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