Brief Life History of Nannie
When Nannie Crisp was born on 10 September 1915, in Swain, Washington, North Carolina, United States, her father, William Wesley Crisp, was 38 and her mother, Minnie Etta Cochran, was 28. She married Richard Pearson Irving Welch on 12 September 1931, in Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina, United States. She lived in Swain, North Carolina, United States in 1935 and Charleston Township, Swain, North Carolina, United States in 1940. She died on 2 March 1966, in Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina, United States.
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- Nonnie Welch in household of Richard Welch, "United States Census, 1940"
- Nannie Crisp, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922"
- Nannie Crisp, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1918 · Fort Bragg Established
Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a man with curly hair, from Middle English crisp, crips, scrip, Old English crisp, cryps (from Latin crispus), reinforced in Middle English by an Old French word also from Latin crispus. In some cases this is possibly a nickname from the personal name Crispin .
Americanized form of German Krisp: nickname from Middle High German krisp, krispel ‘curly-haired man’.
Americanized form of German Krisp: from a short form of the medieval personal name Krispin (see Crispin ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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