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Nancy Hannah Land 1856–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 29, 1856

Birth Location: Brush Creek, Perry County, Tennessee

Death Date: February 24, 1939

Death Location: Centerville, Hickman County, Tennessee

Father: Elkanah Land

Mother: Nancy Barber

Spouse(s): Thomas Downey

Children(s): William Downey, Laura Downey, Nancy Downey, Cora Downey, James Downey, Sallie Downey, Mary Downey

In 1856, Nancy Hannah Land entered the world in Brush Creek, Perry County, Tennessee, born to Elkanah Anderson Land And Nancy B Barber. Nancy Hannah Land married Thomas James Downey, and had children including Cora Daisy Downey, James Richard Downey, Laura Eugenia Downey, Mary Ethel Downey, Nancy America Downey, Sallie Matt Downey, William Lee Anderson Downey. Nancy Hannah Land passed away in 1939 in Centerville, Hickman County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Nancy Hannah Land entered the world in Brush Creek, Perry County, Tennessee, born to Elkanah Anderson Land And Nancy B Barber.
  • Nancy Hannah Land married Thomas James Downey, and had children including Cora Daisy Downey, James Richard Downey, Laura Eugenia Downey, Mary Ethel Downey, Nancy America Downey, Sallie Matt Downey, William Lee Anderson Downey.
  • Nancy Hannah Land passed away in 1939 in Centerville, Hickman County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elkanah Land
1827–1916
Birth Location: Cane Creek, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
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Nancy Barber
1830–1907
Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee
NB

Spouses(s)

Thomas Downey
1852–1917
Birth Location: Lewis, Tennessee, United States
TD

Children(s)

William Downey
1872–1954
Birth Location: Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA
WD
Laura Downey
1874–1967
Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA
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Nancy Downey
1878–1959
Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA
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Cora Downey
1880–1965
Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA
CD
James Downey
1884–1967
Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA
JD
Sallie Downey
1886–1969
Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA
SD
Mary Downey
1889–
Birth Location: –
MD

Nancy Land's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Land
1856–1939
Birth Place: Brush Creek, Perry County, Tennessee
Parents
Elkanah Anderson Land
1827–1916
Cane Creek, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (B.) Barber
1830–1907
Perry County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Cooper (Bennett) Land
1806–1892
South Harper River, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
Hannah (Nancy) Anderson
1802–1868
Barren, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elkanah Anderson
1774–1815
Sarah Murray
1777–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1750–1817
Rebecca Maxwell
1753–1824

Nancy Land's Descendants

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Nancy (Hannah) Land (January 29, 1856–February 24, 1939) m. Thomas (James) Downey (28 Jan 1852–26 Aug 1917)
  1. 1. William (Lee Anderson) Downey 1872–1954 m. Minnie (Ozias) Little 1875– m. Sarah (Margaret "Maggie") Roberts 1886–1962
    1. 1. Mary (Ava) Downey 1908–2006
    2. 2. Fred (McEwen Downey) Sr 1906–1994 m. Lorraine (C) Beasley 1909–1988
      1. 1. Fred (McEwen Downey) Jr 1935–1970
    3. 3. Richard (Owen Downey) Sr 1904–1989
    4. 4. Eva (Pearl) Downey 1902–1991 m. Lawrence (Lafayette) Bennett 1895–1979
      1. 1. Minnie (Dean) Bennett 1928–2021
    5. 5. Olive (Irene) Downey 1900–1987
    6. 6. Edith (Imogene) Downey 1898–1971
    7. 7. Paul (Anderson) Downey 1910–1998 m. Ella (B) Nichols 1913–1977
      1. 1. Ava (Marilyn) Downey 1933–2016
    8. 8. Minnie (Allene) Downey 1914–1996 m. Aubrey (Kermit Black) Sr 1912–1990
    9. 9. Grady (Lee) Downey 1912–1996 m. Emma Wilburn 1911–1999
    10. 10. Marjorie (Wylodean) Downey 1925–2018
  2. 2. Laura (Eugenia) Downey 1874–1967 m. Jesse (Richardson) DUNCAN 1866–1925
    1. 1. Pearl (Estilee) DUNCAN 1891–1982
    2. 2. Charles (Finley) DUNCAN 1894–1984
    3. 3. Lula (Mae) DUNCAN 1896–1998
    4. 4. William ('WILLIE') Duncan 1897–1939 m. Lettie (Virginia) Garner 1897–1993
      1. 1. Karl (Kent) Duncan 1921–2002
    5. 5. Etha (Gertrude) DUNCAN 1899–1991
    6. 6. Lena (Earline) DUNCAN 1901–1992
    7. 7. Earl DUNCAN 1905–1991
    8. 8. Ernest (Hunter) DUNCAN 1907–1964
    9. 9. Howard (Brown) DUNCAN 1909–1973
    10. 10. Harold (Downey) DUNCAN 1910–2000
    11. 11. Olivia (Ann) DUNCAN 1903–1903
    12. 12. Ezra (Patterson) DUNCAN 1892–1971
  3. 3. Nancy (America) Downey 1878–1959
  4. 4. Cora (Daisy) Downey 1880–1965 m. Arch (W) Ashton 1889– m. Meredith (Henry "Meridy") Warren 1869–1915 m. Montgomery (G) Bell 1870–1939
    1. 1. Era (Mae) Warren 1905–1993
    2. 2. Jane (Lillian) Warren 1899–1979
    3. 3. Moncy (Earl) Warren 1898–1976
    4. 4. Thomas (Ervin) Warren 1912–1992
    5. 5. Mergile (Crafton Bell) Sr. 1921–1990
  5. 5. James (Richard) Downey 1884–1967
  6. 6. Sallie (Matt) Downey 1886–1969
  7. 7. Mary (Ethel) Downey 1889–

Nancy Land's Timeline

2 Records

1856
January 29, 1856
Birth of Nancy Hannah Land in Brush Creek, Perry County, Tennessee
Brush Creek, Perry County, Tennessee
1939
February 24, 1939
Age 83
Death of Nancy Hannah Land in Centerville, Hickman County, Tennessee
Centerville, Hickman County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 29, 1856
    Event Place: Brush Creek, Perry County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 24, 1939
    Event Place: Centerville, Hickman County, Tennessee
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