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William S Nance 1914–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1914

Birth Location: Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois

Death Date: 23 Feb 1999

Death Location: Athens, Menard County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Soloman Jr

Mother: Sarah Hutchinson

Spouse(s): Sylvia Nance

Children(s): Donald Sr., Sally Nance, John Sr, Roy Nance

In 1914, William S Nance entered the world in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, born to Soloman Elson Nance Jr And Sarah Emma Hutchinson. In 1950, William S Nance resided in Athens, Menard, Illinois, USA. William S Nance married Sylvia Aretta Nance, and had children including Donald Edward Nance Sr, Janette R Nance, John Thomas Nance Sr, Roy Arthur Nance, Sally Ann Nance. William S Nance passed away in 1999 in Athens, Menard County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1914, William S Nance entered the world in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, born to Soloman Elson Nance Jr And Sarah Emma Hutchinson.
  • In 1950, William S Nance resided in Athens, Menard, Illinois, USA.
  • William S Nance married Sylvia Aretta Nance, and had children including Donald Edward Nance Sr, Janette R Nance, John Thomas Nance Sr, Roy Arthur Nance, Sally Ann Nance.
  • William S Nance passed away in 1999 in Athens, Menard County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Nance's Ancestors

Self
William Nance
1914–1999
Birth Place: Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois
Parents
Soloman Elson Nance Jr
1893–1984
little egypt, Fayette County, Illinois, USA
Sarah (Emma) Hutchinson
1895–1979
Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Solomon (Elson Nance) Sr
1848–1923
Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Margaret) Otstatt
1858–1951
Ivesdale, Piatt, Illinois, USA
William (Baker) Hutchinson
1862–1945
Farnham, Yorkshire, England
Ann Newborn
1865–1941
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Nance
1821–1860
Rebecca Cody
1825–1848
Joseph Otstatt
1812–1895
Ann Boggs
1826–1876
John Hutchinson
1829–1911
Hannah Hutchinson
1831–1912
Thomas Newborn
1832–1917
Mary Wilkes
1836–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Nance
1789–1843
Zelpha Faulk
1790–1875
Templeton Cody
1786–1839
Elizabeth Laughlin
1786–1890
Johann Otstatt
1766–1830
Catharine Schoenberger
1766–1838
Alexander Boggs
1777–1856
Magdalena Shaeffer
1783–1889
Thomas Hutchinson
1798–1870
Louisa Hanks\Hutchinson
1792–1865
Charles Newborn
1793–1866
Mary Slater
1795–1879
Thomas Wilkes
1807–1851
Nancy Price
1808–1861

William Nance's Descendants

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William (S) Nance (27 May 1914–23 Feb 1999) m. Sylvia (Aretta) Nance (7 March 1910–31 December 1987)
  1. 1. Donald (Edward Nance) Sr. 1935–2003 m. Ruby (Joyce) Reilly 1941–2006
  2. 2. Sally (Ann) Nance 1946–1998
  3. 3. John (Thomas Nance) Sr 1939–2012
  4. 4. Roy (Arthur) Nance 1937–1999

William Nance's Timeline

3 Records

1914
27 May 1914
Birth of William S Nance in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois
Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois
1950
1950
Age 36
William S Nance resided here in Athens, Menard, Illinois, USA
Athens, Menard, Illinois, USA
1999
23 Feb 1999
Age 85
Death of William S Nance in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1914
    Event Place: Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Athens, Menard, Illinois; Roll: 840; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 65-2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Athens, Menard, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Athens, Menard, Illinois; Roll: 840; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 65-2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1999
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Athens, Menard County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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