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 11 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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Family Time Line
Sources (20)
- Nancy Gunter in household of Richard Brantty, "United States Census, 1900"
- Nancy Gates in entry for Thomas Gunter, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Nancy Yates in entry for Marion Gunter, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
Spouse and Children
1808–1877 Male
1813–1906 Female
Children (14)
1831–1873 Female
1832–1860 Male
1835– Male
1836– Female
1838–1904 Male
+9 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1790–1867 Male
1798–1840 Female
Siblings (15)
1813–1906 Female
1815–1851 Male
1818–1858 Female
1820– Male
1822–1887 Female
+10 More Children
World Events (8)
1818 · Jackson Purchase
Age 5
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 6
1843
Age 30
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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