Nancy Ellen Coffey

Brief Life History of Nancy Ellen

Nancy Ellen Coffey was born in 1813, in Wayne, Kentucky, United States as the daughter of Coffey and Nancy Phelps. She married William Perry Meadows on 15 March 1831, in Barren, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Township of Floyd, Warren, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Berwick, Warren, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died on 14 December 1888, in Warren, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Meridian Cemetery, Berwick, Warren, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Perry Meadows
1811–1870
Nancy Ellen Coffey
1813–1888
Marriage: 15 March 1831
Elizabeth Jane Meadows
1830–1922
Margaret Jane Meadows
1833–1924
Martha Meadows
1836–1899
Nancy Ellen Meadows
1837–1859
Elijah J. Meadows
1837–1927
Jacob Meadows
1841–
William Harrison Meadows
1844–
Ann Jemima Meadows
1849–1870
George Washington Meadows
1852–1934

Sources (10)

  • Nancy Meadows in household of George Meadows, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Nancy Coffey, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Nancy Coffey Meadows, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1818 · Jackson Purchase

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.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Irish:

shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cathbhadha ‘descendant of Cathbhadh’, a byname meaning ‘battle tent’, Ó Cathbhuadhaigh ‘descendant of Cathbhuadhach’ (‘battle victorious’), or Ó Cathmhogha ‘descendant of Cathmhugh’ (‘battle slave’).

shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cobhthaigh ‘descendant of Cobhthach’, a byname meaning ‘victorious’.

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

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