Nancy J. Wilson

Brief Life History of Nancy J.

Nancy J. Wilson was born on 26 February 1804, in North Carolina, United States. She married Jonathan Bodenhamer about 1823, in Davidson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States in 1860 and Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States in 1880. She died in 1884, in Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Bodenhamer
1794–1861
Nancy J. Wilson
1804–1884
Marriage: about 1823
Frank Bodenhamer
1824–1880
Andrew Jackson Bodenhamer
1826–1863
David H. Bodenhamer
1828–1849
Christian Lewis Bodenhamer
1830–1863
Lucinda Melvina Bodenhamer
1832–1904
Phoebe Augustus Bodenhamer
1834–1859
Elizabeth Emeline Bodenhamer
1836–1901
Jonathan M. Bodenhamer
1838–1838
Eliza Jane Bodenhamer
1839–1863
Eli P. Bodenhamer
1840–
Mary E. Bodenhamer
1845–1845
William A. Bodenhamer
1845–1876

Sources (3)

  • Nancy Boderhamer in household of Jonathan Boderhamer, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Nancy J. Miller Bodenhamer, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Nancy Bodenhamer in household of Jonathan Bodenhamer, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

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

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Life Sketch of Nancy Wilson (1804-1874)

When Nancy Wilson was born on 26 February 1804, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Edward Wilson II, was 44 and her mother, Charity Godwin, was 36. She married Jonathan Bodenhamer about 182 …

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