Brief Life History of Emeline Frances
When Emeline Frances Nance was born on 15 February 1836, in Lynchburg, Bedford, Virginia, United States, her father, John Ferdinand Nance, was 45 and her mother, Martha Ann Estes, was 46. She married Jubal James Wright on 29 November 1855, in Bedford, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Osborn, Clinton, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Clinton, Missouri, United States in 1920. She died on 11 February 1924, in Platte Township, Clinton, Missouri, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Lebanon Church Cemetery, Starfield, Clinton, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Emma F Wright in household of Mattie Stelfield, "United States Census, 1900"
- Emma F. Nance, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Emeline Frances Nance Wright, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1828–1872 Male
1836–1924 Female
Children (5)
1857–1925 Female
1858–1938 Male
1863–1939 Male
1864–1953 Male
1867–1954 Female
Parents and Siblings
1790–1846 Male
1790–1848 Female
Siblings (14)
1812–1863 Male
1813–1893 Male
1814–1885 Female
1816–1848 Female
1818–1876 Female
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World Events (8)
1841
Age 5
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
Age 8
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
Age 25
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Nantz .
Cornish: habitational name from any of the places so-named in Lelant, Saint Clement, Illogan, or Saint Martin in Meneage. The placenames derive from Middle Cornish nans ‘valley’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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