Brief Life History of Melvina Olephetina
When Melvina Olephetina Nicely was born in 1810, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States, her father, Jonas Kniseley Or Nicely Sr, was 41 and her mother, Catherine Grub, was 27. She married John Brock on 3 May 1839, in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Elk Horn Township, McDonald, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Erie, McDonald, Missouri, United States in 1880. She died in 1880, in Missouri, United States, at the age of 70.
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- Meluna Brock, "United States Census, 1880"
- Melvena Nicely, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Albatine Brock in household of John Brock, "United States Census, 1850"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Variant of Knisley , a surname of Swiss German origin. Compare Knicely 1.
In some cases also a variant of Nissley , a surname of Swiss German or German origin. Compare Knicely 2.
In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of South German Neissl or Nissle (see Nuessle 2).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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