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Nancy Ann Dowell 1823–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 APR 1823

Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1865

Death Location: Maury, Tennessee, USA

Father: Benjamin Dowell

Mother: Elizabeth Desha

Spouse(s): Green Chaffin

Children(s): Elizabeth Chaffin, Franklin Chaffin, William Chaffin, Louise Chaffin, Sarah Chaffin

The story of Nancy Ann Dowell began in 1823 in Maury, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Nancy Ann Dowell resided in Maury, Tennessee, USA. Nancy Ann Dowell married Green Thomas Chaffin, and had children including Elizabeth P Chaffin, Franklin Desha Chaffin, Louise Chaffin, Sarah J Chaffin, William Thomas Chaffin. Nancy Ann Dowell passed away in 1865 in Maury, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nancy Ann Dowell began in 1823 in Maury, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Nancy Ann Dowell resided in Maury, Tennessee, USA.
  • Nancy Ann Dowell married Green Thomas Chaffin, and had children including Elizabeth P Chaffin, Franklin Desha Chaffin, Louise Chaffin, Sarah J Chaffin, William Thomas Chaffin.
  • Nancy Ann Dowell passed away in 1865 in Maury, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy Dowell's Ancestors

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Nancy Dowell
1823–1865
Birth Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Dowell
1784–1843
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Desha
1793–1876
Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Isaac Desha) II
1738–1816
Buck Hill Falls, Monroe, Pennsylvania, USA
Eleanor Wheeler
1740–1816
Bloomsbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph II
1726–1797
Maria Holms
1733–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jr.
1706–1731
Petronella Schoonmaker
1695–1766
Samuel Holmes
1704–1760
En Hobbeson
1707–

Nancy Dowell's Descendants

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Nancy (Ann) Dowell (3 APR 1823–1865) m. Green (Thomas) Chaffin (1825–15 SEP 1893)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (P) Chaffin 1853–1923
  2. 2. Franklin (Desha) Chaffin 1852–1934
  3. 3. William (Thomas) Chaffin 1851–1915 m. Florence (E) Partee 1861–1937
    1. 1. Theddie Chaffin 1893–1940 m. Willian (Leslie) Herring 1894–1940
      1. 1. Joseph Herring 1927–1927
      2. 2. Jack (Davenport) Herring 1931–1993
      3. 3. Mamie (Elizabeth) Herring 1927–2016
      4. 4. Charles (Sherriell) Herring 1924–2008
      5. 5. Florence (Eloise) Herring 1920–2012
      6. 6. William (L Herring) Jr 1918–2001
    2. 2. Louise (Hamilton) Chaffin 1886–1954 m. Percy (Dake) Biddle 1883–1976
      1. 1. Mary (Monroe) Biddle 1911–1997
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Louise) Biddle 1909–2002 m. Baker (Adams) Mitchell 1908–1984
    3. 3. Walter (Woldrige) Chaffin 1892–1920
    4. 4. Mamie (Desha) Chaffin 1891–1939
    5. 5. Oscar (William) Chaffin 1883–1931 m. Lillian (Josephine) Huckaby 1890–1987
      1. 1. William (Thomas) Chaffin 1911–1963 m. Willie (Mae Orietta) Cooper 1901–1986
    6. 6. William (Thomas) Chaffin 1883–1964
    7. 7. Nellie (F) Chaffin 1889–1954 m. Jonathan (Joseph) Foley 1896–1967
      1. 1. Foley 1925–1925
      2. 2. Jonathan (Joseph) Foley 1919–1994
  4. 4. Louise Chaffin 1855–1885 m. William (James) Rushton 1846–1922
    1. 1. James (Franklin) Rushton 1875–1927
    2. 2. Louise Rushton 1882–1942
  5. 5. Sarah (J) Chaffin 1852–

Nancy Dowell's Timeline

3 Records

1823
3 APR 1823
Birth of Nancy Ann Dowell in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 37
Nancy Ann Dowell resided here in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA
1865
1865
Age 42
Death of Nancy Ann Dowell in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 APR 1823
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Citation Text: Record for Green Thomas Chaffin
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Citation Text: Record for Green Thomas Chaffin
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

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