Brief Life History of Nancy M
When Nancy M Elkins was born in 1805, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States, her father, James Elkins, was 20 and her mother, Mary Polly Layne, was 21. She married William G. McBrayer. She died in 1849, in Pike, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 44.
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Family Time Line
James Mullins
1778–1867
Nancy M Elkins
1805–1849
Booker Elkins
1848–1929
Sources (4)
- Nancy Elkins, "United States Census, 1840"
- Nancy Elkins in entry for Booker Elkins, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
- Nancy Mullins in entry for J. M. Moore and Martha Mullins, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
1785–1816 Male
1784–1813 Female
Siblings (5)
1798–1887 Female
1805–1849 Female
1805–1849 Female
1810–1878 Female
1810– Male
World Events (7)
1808
Age 3
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
Age 7
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
1818 · Jackson Purchase
Age 13
The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
Name Meaning
English (Wiltshire): variant of Elkin , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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