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John Wright Nance 1862–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1862

Birth Location: Henry County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 2 Feb 1938

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

Father: John Nance

Mother: Melissa Carr

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Children(s):

In 1862, John Wright Nance entered the world in Henry County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Bunyon Nance And Melissa Dekalb Carr. John Wright Nance passed away in 1938 in Puryear, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1862, John Wright Nance entered the world in Henry County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Bunyon Nance And Melissa Dekalb Carr.
  • John Wright Nance passed away in 1938 in Puryear, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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John Nance's Ancestors

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John Nance
1862–1938
Birth Place: Henry County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Bunyon Nance
1823–1907
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Melissa (Dekalb) Carr
1833–1906
Henry County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Clement (C.) Nance
1799–1849
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Frances Berry
1800–1855
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Nance
1770–1850
Agnes Burchett
1775–1808
William Berry
1765–1822
Annie Moore
1778–1804
2nd-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

John Nance's Timeline

2 Records

1862
31 Jan 1862
Birth of John Wright Nance in Henry County, Tennessee, USA
Henry County, Tennessee, USA
1938
2 Feb 1938
Age 76
Death of John Wright Nance in Henry County, Tennessee, USA
Henry County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1862
    Event Place: Henry County, Tennessee, 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: 2 Feb 1938
    Event Place: Henry County, 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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