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Lewis Melville Nance 1827–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1827

Birth Location: Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Aft. 28 May 1898

Death Location: Woodward, Dallas County, Iowa, USA

Father: George Nance

Mother: Elizabeth Martin

Spouse(s): Harriet Hornbuckle

Children(s): Minerva Nance, Thomas Nance, Mary Nance, Laura Nance, Eldora Nance

In 1827, Lewis Melville Nance entered the world in Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA, born to George Washington Nance And Elizabeth Betsy Martin. In 1856, Lewis Melville Nance resided in Boone, Iowa, USA. In 1860, Lewis Melville Nance resided in Cass, Prarie Hill, Boone, Iowa, USA. Lewis Melville Nance married Harriet Malinda Hornbuckle, and had children including Eldora Officer Nance, Laura A Nance, Mary Lydia Nance, Minerva Ellen Nance, Thomas Franklin Nance. Lewis Melville Nance passed away in 1898 in Woodward, Dallas County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1827, Lewis Melville Nance entered the world in Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA, born to George Washington Nance And Elizabeth Betsy Martin.
  • In 1856, Lewis Melville Nance resided in Boone, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1860, Lewis Melville Nance resided in Cass, Prarie Hill, Boone, Iowa, USA.
  • Lewis Melville Nance married Harriet Malinda Hornbuckle, and had children including Eldora Officer Nance, Laura A Nance, Mary Lydia Nance, Minerva Ellen Nance, Thomas Franklin Nance.
  • Lewis Melville Nance passed away in 1898 in Woodward, Dallas County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Nance
1798–1889
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Martin
1799–1881
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Hornbuckle
1832–1912
Birth Location: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Minerva Nance
1855–1939
Birth Location: Boone, Iowa, USA
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Thomas Nance
1858–1926
Birth Location: Cass Twp, Boone, Iowa, USA
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Mary Nance
1861–1870
Birth Location: Boone, Iowa, USA
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Laura Nance
1874–1945
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Eldora Nance
1866–1938
Birth Location: Peoples, Boone, Iowa, USA
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Lewis Nance's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Nance
1827–1898
Birth Place: Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA
Parents
George Washington Nance
1798–1889
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Martin
1799–1881
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Zachariah (Henry) Nance
1760–1835
Charles City County, Virginia Colony
Elizabeth (Bingley) Morris
1771–1850
James City, Virginia, United States
Hartwell (Martin) Sr.
1750–1825
Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Sallie Porter
1782–1800
, , Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah I
1729–1771
Susanna Sherman
1734–1780
James Wilkins
1734–1781
Ann Calloway
1740–1805
Joseph Jr.
1715–1805
Sarah Porter
1720–1805
Edward Porter
1728–1771
Mary Travers
1732–1810
2nd-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
Richard (Capt.)
1665–1745
Sarah Hix
1675–1745
Capt. IV
1696–1749
Hannah Povall
1702–1750
John Porter
1695–1756
Ann
1695–1752
John Travers
1710–1809
Elizabeth Wilson
1715–1813

Lewis Nance's Descendants

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Lewis (Melville) Nance (18 May 1827–Aft. 28 May 1898) m. Harriet (Malinda) Hornbuckle (20 Jun 1832–Aft. 02 Jun 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

Lewis Nance's Timeline

12 Records

1827
18 May 1827
Birth of Lewis Melville Nance in Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA
Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA
1856
1856
Age 29
Lewis Melville Nance resided here in Boone, Iowa, USA
Boone, Iowa, USA
1860
1860
Age 33
Lewis Melville Nance resided here in Cass, Prarie Hill, Boone, Iowa, USA
Cass, Prarie Hill, Boone, Iowa, USA
1870
1870
Age 43
Lewis Melville Nance resided here in Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA
Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 53
Lewis Melville Nance resided here in Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA
Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA
1885
1885
Age 58
Lewis Melville Nance resided here in Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA
Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA
1895
1895
Age 68
Lewis Melville Nance resided here in Woodward, Dallas Iowa, Iowa
Woodward, Dallas Iowa, Iowa
1896
1896
Age 69
Lewis Melville Nance resided here in Peoples; Cass, Boone, Iowa
Peoples; Cass, Boone, Iowa
1898
28 May 1898
Age 71
Death of Lewis Melville Nance in Woodward, Dallas, Iowa, USA
Woodward, Dallas, Iowa, USA
1898
Aft. 28 May 1898
Age 71
Burial of Lewis Melville Nance in Woodward, Dallas County, Iowa, USA
Woodward, Dallas County, Iowa, USA
1898
28 May 1898
Age 71
Lewis Melville Nance - Probate in Boone, Iowa, USA
Boone, Iowa, USA
1899
16 Feb 1899
Age 72
Lewis Melville Nance - Probate in Boone, Iowa, USA
Boone, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1827
    Event Place: Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] Iowa, State Census
    [3] OneWorldTree
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Iowa, Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904; Reference: 18-1280_us-Ia_19

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection
    [2] Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cass, Prarie Hill, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Non-population Census Schedules for Iowa, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Woodward, Dallas Iowa, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Peoples; Cass, Boone, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Collection Number: G&M_79; Roll Number: 79

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1898
    Event Place: Woodward, Dallas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1865-1941; Author: Iowa. Circuit Court (Boone County); Probate Place: Boone, Iowa
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Iowa, Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904; Reference: 18-1280_us-Ia_19
    [4] bfeltz.ftw

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aft. 28 May 1898
    Event Place: Woodward, Dallas County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 28 May 1898
    Event Place: Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1865-1941; Author: Iowa. Circuit Court (Boone County); Probate Place: Boone, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1899
    Event Place: Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1865-1941; Author: Iowa. Circuit Court (Boone County); Probate Place: Boone, Iowa
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