Nancy Ann Poland

1842–16 February 1877 (Age 35)
Nash, North Carolina, United States

The Life Summary of Nancy Ann

When Nancy Ann Poland was born in 1842, in Nash, North Carolina, United States, her father, Joseph Poland, was 42 and her mother, Elizabeth Vick, was 37. She married Edwin D. Sherrod on 5 May 1860, in Nash, North Carolina, United States. She lived in Coopers Township, Nash, North Carolina, United States in 1880. She died on 16 February 1877, at the age of 35.

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Family Time Line

Orren Hillsman Joyner
1836–1918
Nancy Ann Poland
1842–1877
Marriage: 2 March 1866
Nicodemus Joyner
1866–1942
Mollie Joyner
1868–
Exodus Lee Joyner
1868–1951
Noah Joyner
1871–
Dudley Rodbush Dutton Joyner
1871–1879
Amanda May Joyner
1874–1962
Joseph James Nathaniel Joyner
1876–1938

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 March 1866Nash, North Carolina, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1846
    Age 4
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1853 · First State Fair
    Age 11
    The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
    1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
    Age 20
    On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from a place in Hampshire called Poland, which probably derives from Old English Pōling or Pulling ‘pool place’. Alternatively, it may be a variant of any of the similar (like-sounding) English surnames, such as Pulham and Pullen , altered by folk etymology to conform to the name of the country in central Europe.Irish (County Offaly, also Armagh and Down): variant of Polin . Compare Polan .German: ethnic name from Middle High German Polan ‘Poland’ + excrescent -d, denoting an ethnic Pole or someone with Polish connections.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Poling
    Polland
    Pulham
    Pollins

    Sources (20)

    • Nancy Joyner in household of Hillman Joyner, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Nancy Joyner in entry for Nick D Joyner and Lizzie Doss, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
    • Mamie Poland in entry for Joseph James Joyner, "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994"

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