Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Yates was born on 12 December 1813, in Bullitt, Kentucky, United States, her father, Isaac Yates, was 23 and her mother, Rachel Collings, was 15. She married Thomas Gunter on 5 June 1830, in Putnam, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Medicine Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. She died on 15 April 1906, in Mercer, Missouri, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Brantley Cemetery, Ravanna Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States.
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- Nancy Gunter in household of Richard Brantty, "United States Census, 1900"
- Nancy Gates, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Nancy Yates Gunter, "Find A Grave Index"
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1818 · Jackson Purchase
The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1845
Historical Boundaries 1845: Mercer, Missouri, United States
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English yates ‘gates’, plural of yate, Old English geat ‘gate’, hence a topographic or occupational name for someone who lived by the gates of a town or castle and who probably acted as the gatekeeper or porter. Compare Gates . Alternatively, a variant of the singular form Yate, with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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