Brief Life History of Peyton Walker
When Peyton Walker Nance was born on 12 March 1829, in Monroe, Kentucky, United States, his father, Peyton Skipper Nance, was 34 and his mother, Ellinor Simms, was 34. He married Amaryllis Bomar Earle on 1 February 1857, in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Trigg, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States in 1870. He died on 5 February 1878, at the age of 48, and was buried in Trigg, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Peyton Nunce, "United States Census, 1870"
- Peyton W Nance, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Peyton W. Nance, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1829–1878 Male
1837– Female
Children (2)
1861– Female
1880–1956 Male
Parents and Siblings
1795–1856 Male
1795–1881 Female
Siblings (13)
1817–1865 Male
1819–1853 Female
1820–1854 Female
1821–1877 Female
1822–1864 Female
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 1
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
Age 1
1846
Age 17
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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