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Peter Theodore Nimmo 1820–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1820

Birth Location: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1891

Death Location: Illinois

Father: James Nimmo

Mother: Elizabeth Frasier

Spouse(s): Frances Laurence, Mary Osborn, Mary Stuttle

Children(s): William Nimmo, George Nimmo, Sarah Nimmo, Elizabeth Horsely, Eliza Nimmo, James Nimmo

The story of Peter Theodore Nimmo began in 1820 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. In 1850, Peter Theodore Nimmo resided in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois. Peter Theodore Nimmo married Frances Laurence, Mary J Stuttle, Mary Mae Jane Osborn, and had children including Eliza A Nimmo, Elizabeth Ada Lizzie Nimmo Horsely, George Washington Nimmo, James Spence Nimmo, Sarah Nimmo, William Henry Nimmo. Peter Theodore Nimmo passed away in 1891 in Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Theodore Nimmo began in 1820 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • In 1850, Peter Theodore Nimmo resided in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois.
  • Peter Theodore Nimmo married Frances Laurence, Mary J Stuttle, Mary Mae Jane Osborn, and had children including Eliza A Nimmo, Elizabeth Ada Lizzie Nimmo Horsely, George Washington Nimmo, James Spence Nimmo, Sarah Nimmo, William Henry Nimmo.
  • Peter Theodore Nimmo passed away in 1891 in Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Nimmo
1790–1841
Birth Location: Scotland
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Elizabeth Frasier
1785–1861
Birth Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England
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Spouses(s)

Frances Laurence
1829–1869
Birth Location: Southwark, Middlesex, England
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Mary Osborn
1869–1911
Birth Location: Kansas
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Mary Stuttle
1865–1912
Birth Location: Illinois
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Children(s)

William Nimmo
1850–1933
Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
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George Nimmo
1860–1941
Birth Location: Waggoner, Illinois
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Sarah Nimmo
1857–1935
Birth Location: Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States
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Elizabeth Horsely
1852–1935
Birth Location: Alton, Ill
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Eliza Nimmo
1863–1890
Birth Location: Illinois
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James Nimmo
1869–1895
Birth Location: St. Louis, Missouri
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Peter Nimmo's Ancestors

Self
Peter Nimmo
1820–1891
Birth Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James Nimmo
1790–1841
Scotland
Elizabeth Frasier
1785–1861
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Thos Fraser
1756–1820
Inverness, Highlands, Scotland
Ann (Loughton) Fraser
1767–1835
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Nimmo's Descendants

1.
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Peter (Theodore) Nimmo (31 Mar 1820–1891) m. Frances Laurence (5 Jun 1829–30 Dec 1869) m. Mary (“Mae” Jane) Osborn (Jul 1869–6 Mar 1911) m. Mary (J) Stuttle (Abt 1865–1912)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Nimmo 1850–1933 m. Pauline(a) (Christine(a)) Kanzleiter 1864–1944
    1. 1. Edward (C) Nimmo 1899–1974 m. Opal (Irene) Davis 1902–1999
      1. 1. Gerald (Edwin) Nimmo 1921–2007 m. Carolyn (Jean Gardner Harvey) Nimmo 1933–2013
      2. 2. Shirley (Jean) Nimmo 1932–2018 m. James (Arthur) Young 1931–1987 m. Byron (Jeary) Nimmons 1926–1987
      3. 3. Bernadine (Eileen) Owens 1918–2004 m. Lee (Mercer) Owens 1914–1998
    2. 2. Sadie (A) Nimmo 1897–1988 m. William (Rogers) Lewis 1888–1947
      1. 1. James (Rogers) Lewis 1931–2013 m. Wilma (Gayle) Jackson 1924–2016
      2. 2. William (Van) Lewis 1913–1986 m. Betty (D.) Davis 1922–2020
      3. 3. Geo (Richard “Dick”) Lewis 1918– m. June ((Farquhar)) Lewis 1918–
      4. 4. John (Wesley) Lewis 1916–1999 m. Betty (J.) Bitter 1920–2016
    3. 3. William (Henry) Nimmo 1889–1962
    4. 4. Eva (Mae) Nimmo 1894–1955 m. Jerome ("Rome" Edgar) Vignos 1891–1984
      1. 1. Chester (Eugene) Vignos 1919–1920
      2. 2. Joseph (Evans) Vignos 1927–2010
      3. 3. Robert (Lee) Vignos 1923–1925
      4. 4. Shirley (Pauline) Vignos 1929–1930
      5. 5. Jerome (Willard "Kelly") Vignos 1915–1980 m. Helen Blanding 1921–1984
      6. 6. Mary (Lou (Vignos)) Schmitt 1931–2022 m. Kenneth (Edward) Schmitt 1925–2012
    5. 5. Christina ("Tena" P) Nimmo 1890–1911
    6. 6. Mabel (E (Twins)) Nimmo 1894–1894
    7. 7. Edith (Norine) Nimmo 1888–1970 m. Raymond Buchanan 1887–1958
      1. 1. Juanita (Verona) Buchanan 1910–2006 m. Walter (Glenn) Webb 1905–1995 m. Walter (Glenn) Webb 1905–1995
        1. 1. Donald (Eugene) Webb 1931–2009 m. Shirley (Jeanne) Pratt 1932–2004
        2. 2. Robert (D. Webb) Sr 1928–2015
        3. 3. Robert Webb 1928–2015
        4. 4. Donald (Eugene) Webb 1931–2009 m. Shirley (Jeanne) Pratt 1932–2004
        5. 5. Bruce (Leroy) Webb 1935–2022 m. Phyllis (Ann) Dunkel 1935–1998
        6. 6. Roger (Glenn) Webb 1944–2000
        7. 7. Roger (Glenn) Webb 1944–2000
      2. 2. Forrest (Raeburn) Buchanan 1914–1970 m. Mary (Letitia) Devine 1917–2003
      3. 3. Bernice (Rae) Buchanan 1918–2013 m. James (H.) Sims 1918–1989
        1. 1. Charlene (Rae) Sims 1941–2008
    8. 8. Lawrence Nimmo 1897–1899
  2. 2. George (Washington) Nimmo 1860–1941 m. Martha (Jane (Jennie) Inman) Nimmo 1868–1956
    1. 1. Frances (Iona) Nimmo 1890–1984 m. Harry (Clinton) Rule 1891–1942
      1. 1. Frances (Harriett) Rule 1915–1980 m. Lester (“Jack” Raymond) Haskell 1906–1970
      2. 2. George (Edwin) Rule 1920–2013
    2. 2. Leslie (Worchester) Nimmo 1905–2003 m. Elizabeth (Barbara) Price 1914–2000
      1. 1. Bruce (Douglas) Nimmo 1947–2008
    3. 3. George (Garfield) Nimmo 1888–1979 m. Nona (Edythe) Frey 1882–1958
  3. 3. Sarah Nimmo 1857–1935 m. Edwin (L) Shelly 1860–1931
    1. 1. Blanche (E) Shelly 1891–1972 m. Ross (Mayo) Kline 1890–1964
      1. 1. Anita (Ross) Kline 1919–1982 m. William (Westwood) Conner 1916–1964
      2. 2. Infant Kline –1915
    2. 2. Laura (G) Shelly 1896–1902
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Ada "Lizzie" Nimmo) Horsely 1852–1935 m. Peter (Goodman "Hiram") Horsley 1849–1936 m. John (Washington) Carnes 1836–1880
    1. 1. Grace (G) Horsley 1892–1986 m. Charles (Wilson) Stewart 1878–1974
    2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Horsley 1889–1918 m. John (H) Mcclellan 1881–1966
      1. 1. Vaughn (Dean) Mcclellan 1912–2006 m. Florence (L) Baucom 1924–2006
    3. 3. Warrenton Carnes 1880–
    4. 4. Coates (Lyon) Carnes 1877–1920 m. Mary (B) Bolen 1888–
    5. 5. Edith Carnes 1875–1909 m. Frank (L) Roach 1878–
  5. 5. Eliza (A) Nimmo 1863–1890 m. George (A) Montgomery 1865–
  6. 6. James (Spence) Nimmo 1869–1895 m. Rosa Richardson 1876–1901
    1. 1. Adele (Nimmo Harvey Kelly) Klopp 1894–1966 m. Henry Klopp 1889–1965 m. Dudley ('Dudd") Harvey 1893–1935
      1. 1. Evelyn (Marie) Tilotta 1913–1996 m. Joseph (Jean Tilotta) Sr. 1910–1996
        1. 1. Joseph (Jean Tilotta) Jr 1932–2014
        2. 2. Charles (Conrad Tilotta) Sr 1935–2015
      2. 2. Dudley (Harvey) Jr 1916–1997 m. Gladys (Rae) Vick 1919–2003
        1. 1. Geraldine ("Gerri" Harvey) Browning 1941–2009
      3. 3. Adeline ("Addie" Lucille) Harvey 1919– m. Edward (John) Sustala 1913–1991
        1. 1. Joyce (Marie) Sustala 1943–2013
      4. 4. Evelyn (Marie Harvey) Tilotta 1913–1996 m. Joseph (Jean Tilotta) Sr. 1910–1996
        1. 1. Charles (Conrad) Tilotta 1935–2015
        2. 2. Joseph (Jean Tilotta) Jr 1932–2014
      5. 5. Ora (Lee Harvey) Bowerman 1922–2018 m. Arthur (Lee Bowerman) Jr 1916–1998
        1. 1. Don (Lloyd) Bowerman 1950–1996
        2. 2. Michael (Larry) Bowerman 1944–2003
        3. 3. David (Lee) Bowerman 1941–2021
      6. 6. Ferne (Lillie) Harvey 1920–1998 m. Lester (Melvin) Swank 1917–1960 m. John (Allen) Swank 1915–1994
        1. 1. Jerry (Lynn) Swank 1943–1967

Peter Nimmo's Timeline

8 Records

1820
31 Mar 1820
Birth of Peter Theodore Nimmo in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1849
April 1849
Age 29
Peter Theodore Nimmo was married in Poplar, London
Poplar, London
1850
1850
Age 30
Peter Theodore Nimmo resided here in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
1860
1860
Age 40
Peter Theodore Nimmo resided here in Township 11 N Range 5 W, Montgomery, Illinois
Township 11 N Range 5 W, Montgomery, Illinois
1863
1 July 1863
Age 43
Peter Theodore Nimmo resided here in Zanesville, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
Zanesville, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
1865
3 Jul 1865
Age 45
Peter Theodore Nimmo resided here in Zanesville, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
Zanesville, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Age 60
Peter Theodore Nimmo resided here in Pitman, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Pitman, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
1891
1891
Age 71
Death of Peter Theodore Nimmo in Illinois
Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1820
    Event Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pitman, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: 237; Family History Film: 1254237; Page: 279C; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 0558
    [4] Passenger List, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; Series: M259; Roll #: 32
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 11 N Range 5 W, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: M653_214; Page: 356; Family History Library Film: 803214
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: M432_127; Page: 80B; Image: 168
    [7] Illinois, County Marriages
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1849
    Event Place: Poplar, London

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: M432_127; Page: 80B; Image: 168

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1850
    Event Place: New Orleans, Louisiana
    Record Source: Passenger List, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; Series: M259; Roll #: 32

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 11 N Range 5 W, Montgomery, Illinois
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 11 N Range 5 W, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: M653_214; Page: 356; Family History Library Film: 803214

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Zanesville, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1865
    Event Place: Zanesville, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Illinois, State Census Collection, Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1865; Archive Collection Number: 103.010; Roll Number: 2181; Line: 10

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pitman, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pitman, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: 237; Family History Film: 1254237; Page: 279C; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 0558

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: Passenger List, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; Series: M259; Roll #: 32

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Illinois
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