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John Bunyon Nance 1823–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1823

Birth Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1907

Death Location: Puryear, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Clement Nance

Mother: Frances Berry

Spouse(s): Melissa Carr

Children(s): Leona Nance, Mary Nance, Elizabeth Nance, William Nance, Clement Nance, James Nance, John Nance, LeRoy Nance, Dola Nance, Minnie Nance

In 1823, John Bunyon Nance entered the world in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA, born to Clement C Nance And Frances Berry. John Bunyon Nance married Melissa Dekalb Carr, and had children including Clement Wayne Nance, Dola Jane Nance, Elizabeth Mae Nance, James Franklin Nance, John Wright Nance, Leona Ella Nance, Leroy Lafayette Nance, Mary Christina Nance, Minnie D Nance, William Carr Nance. John Bunyon Nance passed away in 1907 in Puryear, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1823, John Bunyon Nance entered the world in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA, born to Clement C Nance And Frances Berry.
  • John Bunyon Nance married Melissa Dekalb Carr, and had children including Clement Wayne Nance, Dola Jane Nance, Elizabeth Mae Nance, James Franklin Nance, John Wright Nance, Leona Ella Nance, Leroy Lafayette Nance, Mary Christina Nance, Minnie D Nance, William Carr Nance.
  • John Bunyon Nance passed away in 1907 in Puryear, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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John Nance's Ancestors

Self
John Nance
1823–1907
Birth Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Clement C. Nance
1799–1849
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Frances Berry
1800–1855
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Frederick (Woodson) Nance
1770–1850
Double Bridges, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Agnes ((Aggy)) Burchett
1775–1808
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
William Berry
1765–1822
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Annie (Amy) Moore
1778–1804
Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Nance
1726–1790
Mary Mourning
1726–1801
John Berry
1742–1786
Hannah Morton
1746–1790
William Moore
1758–1844
Olivia Ferree
1756–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Berry
1718–1799
Mary Buchanan
1718–1755
John Morton
1724–1777
Anne Justis
1726–1799
William Moore
1736–1792
Amelia Ashley
1738–1792
Isaac Ferree
1725–1782
Elizabeth Forbush
1736–1815

John Nance's Descendants

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John (Bunyon) Nance (20 May 1823–15 Mar 1907) m. Melissa (Dekalb) Carr (1 Mar 1833–25 Jul 1906)
  1. 1. Leona (Ella) Nance 1872–1942
  2. 2. Mary (Christina) Nance 1857–1941 m. Thomas (Whitfield) Nance 1854–1933
    1. 1. Grace (Milissa) Nance 1880–1957
    2. 2. Arthur (Aughtman) Nance 1884–1959 m. Ida (May) Key 1890–1957
      1. 1. Elona Nance 1911–1997
      2. 2. Louise (Beuton) Nance 1923–1995
      3. 3. Owen (Edison) Nance 1917–1994
    3. 3. Gilbert (Arthur) Nance 1883–1970 m. Eliza (Jane) Smith 1900–1953
      1. 1. Carl Deskins 1930–1993 m. Lula (Belle) McGlothin 1945–1991
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Mae) Nance 1865–1950
  4. 4. William (Carr) Nance 1852–1931
  5. 5. Clement (Wayne) Nance 1870–1944
  6. 6. James (Franklin) Nance 1853–1941
  7. 7. John (Wright) Nance 1862–1938
  8. 8. LeRoy (LaFayette) Nance 1859–1926 m. Britanna (Geraldine) Story 1865–1931
  9. 9. Dola (Jane) Nance 1874–1968
  10. 10. Minnie (D.) Nance 1867–1897

John Nance's Timeline

2 Records

1823
20 May 1823
Birth of John Bunyon Nance in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
1907
15 Mar 1907
Age 84
Death of John Bunyon Nance in Puryear, Henry, Tennessee, USA
Puryear, Henry, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1823
    Event Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1907
    Event Place: Puryear, Henry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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