Nancy Caroline Roark

Brief Life History of Nancy Caroline

When Nancy Caroline Roark was born on 1 May 1867, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, her father, Jonathan Roark, was 23 and her mother, Elizabeth Vanover, was 23. She married Steven Alexander Osborne in 1883, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in United States in 1949 and Carter, Carter, Tennessee, United States in 1950. She died on 10 February 1956, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Ashe, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Sherman H Osborne
1870–1931
Nancy Caroline Roark
1867–1956
Marriage: 4 May 1899
Glenna Brumble Osborne
1900–2000
Millie Clara Osborne
1902–
Olna Osborne
1903–1904
Queenie V. Osborne
1908–1925
Eva A Osborne
1908–2001

Sources (16)

  • Callie Osborne, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Callie Osborne, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Callie Roark Osborne, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1877 · Last Troops Leave

In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Irish: shortened and altered form of O'Rourke .

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

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