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Nancy Gardner James 1821–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 September 1821

Birth Location: Whippoorwill, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: August 1875

Death Location: Adairville, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John James

Mother: Mary Gardener

Spouse(s): George Hite, Bennett Shanks

Children(s): Clarence Hite, Henry Hite, John Hite, Luther Hite, Robert Hite, Lucy Hite, Mary Tully, Nancy Hite

In 1821, Nancy Gardner James entered the world in Whippoorwill, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to John Martin James And Mary Gardener. Nancy Gardner James married Bennett Shanks, George Burns Hite, and had children including Clarence Browder Hite, Henry Clay Hite, John William Hite, Lucy Hite, Luther W Hite, Mary E Tully, Nancy Cornelia Hite, Robert Woodson Wood Hite. Nancy Gardner James passed away in 1875 in Adairville, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1821, Nancy Gardner James entered the world in Whippoorwill, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to John Martin James And Mary Gardener.
  • Nancy Gardner James married Bennett Shanks, George Burns Hite, and had children including Clarence Browder Hite, Henry Clay Hite, John William Hite, Lucy Hite, Luther W Hite, Mary E Tully, Nancy Cornelia Hite, Robert Woodson Wood Hite.
  • Nancy Gardner James passed away in 1875 in Adairville, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy James's Ancestors

Self
Nancy James
1821–1875
Birth Place: Whippoorwill, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
John Martin James
1775–1827
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Mary Gardener
1790–1827
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (John) James
1755–1805
Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire, England
Mary (Nancy) Hines
1755–1824
Kings Stanley, Lasboro, Gloucestershire, England
Robert (Cornet) Poor
1763–1801
Hanover, Virginia
Elizabeth Mims
1769–1823
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John James
1709–1778
Dinah Allen
1716–1800
John Hines
1713–1771
Elizabeth Gross
1715–1770
Abraham Poore
1725–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas James
1674–1726
Sarah Mason
1668–1726
Margaret Waggoneer
1672–1743
William Sr
1677–1741
William Hines
1690–1760
Elizabeth Hines
1692–1759
Thomas Poore
1700–1754
Susannah Estes
1706–1749

Nancy James's Descendants

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Nancy (Gardner) James (13 September 1821–August 1875) m. George (Burns) Hite (29 January 1825–24 November 1891) m. Bennett Shanks (29 July 1852–13 August 1909)
  1. 1. Clarence (Browder) Hite 1861–1883
  2. 2. Henry (Clay) Hite 1855–
  3. 3. John (William) Hite 1848–1916
  4. 4. Luther (W) Hite 1855–
  5. 5. Robert (Woodson Wood) Hite 1850–1881
  6. 6. Lucy Hite 1859–
  7. 7. Mary (E.) Tully 1842–1921
  8. 8. Nancy (Cornelia) Hite 1853–1886

Nancy James's Timeline

3 Records

1821
13 September 1821
Birth of Nancy Gardner James in Whippoorwill, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Whippoorwill, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America
1872
27 June 1872
Age 51
Nancy Gardner James was married in Webster, Kentucky, USA
Webster, Kentucky, USA
1875
August 1875
Age 54
Death of Nancy Gardner James in Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 September 1821
    Event Place: Whippoorwill, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 June 1872
    Event Place: Webster, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Logan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911, Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1875
    Event Place: Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Adairville, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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