Nancy Otis Parks

Brief Life History of Nancy Otis

When Nancy Otis Parks was born in 1805, in Bath, Kentucky, United States, her father, Amos Park, was 28 and her mother, Sarah French, was 26. She married David Thompson on 9 April 1836, in Bath, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1885, in Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

David Thompson
1795–1860
Nancy Otis Parks
1805–1885
Marriage: 9 April 1836
Malinda Thompson
1837–1890
Jackson J. Thompson
1844–1916
John W. Thompson
1846–
Mason Thompson
1847–1927

Sources (10)

  • Nancy Thompson, "United States, Census, 1870"
  • Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964 for J J Thompson
  • Nancy Parks in entry for J. J. Thompson, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"

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World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1811 · Bath County Established

Bath County was established in 1811 from land given by Montgomery County, Kentucky. Its name is derived from natural springs said to have medicinal qualities.

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

English:

variant of Park 1 with genitival, plural, or post-medieval excrescent -s.

variant of Perk , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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