Nancy Elizabeth Curtis (1876–1918) • FamilySearch

Nancy Elizabeth Curtis

24 February 1876–1 December 1918 (Age 42)
Hardin, Tennessee, United States

The Life of Nancy Elizabeth

When Nancy Elizabeth Curtis was born on 24 February 1876, in Hardin, Tennessee, United States, her father, Murrell Curtis, was 37 and her mother, Hannah Arnold, was 35. She married James Dolphin Doc Copeland on 7 August 1892. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in District 14, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and Civil District 1, Hardin, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. She died on 1 December 1918, in Hardin, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in New Harmony Cemetery, Hardin, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

James Dolphin Doc Copeland

1872–1926

Nancy Elizabeth Curtis

1876–1918

Marriage: 7 August 1892

George W. C. Copeland

1893–

Lura Copeland

1895–

Gilbert Copeland

1896–

Elbert Copeland

1903–

Bobby Copeland

1909–

Jewel catherine Copeland

1911–1989

Spouse and Children

James Dolphin Doc Copeland

Male1872–1926Male

Nancy Elizabeth Curtis

Female1876–1918Female

MARRIAGE
7 August 1892

children

(6)

George W. C. Copeland

Male1893–Male

Lura Copeland

Female1895–Female

Gilbert Copeland

Male1896–Male

Elbert Copeland

Male1903–Male

Bobby Copeland

Male1909–Male

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Parents and Siblings

Murrell Curtis

Male1838–1899Male

Hannah Arnold

Female1841–1916Female

siblings

(6)

Mary E. Curtis

Female1863–1927Female

Martha E. Curtis

Female1866–1897Female

Harvey Curtis

Male1868–1891Male

Randolph Curtis

Male1871–Male

Nancy Elizabeth Curtis

Female1876–1918Female

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World Events (8)

1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic

Age 2

When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 5

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 14

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

Curtis

Nancy

Elizabeth

1 English: nickname for a refined person, sometimes no doubt given ironically, from Old French, Middle English curteis, co(u)rtois ‘refined’, ‘accomplished’ (a derivative of Old French court, see Court 1).2 English: from Middle English curt ‘short’ + hose ‘leggings’, hence a nickname for a short person or one who wore short stockings. This nickname was borne by William the Conqueror's son Robert, but it is not clear whether it has given rise to any surnames.3 Altered form of French Courtois .

Possible Related Names

Court

Courtois

Cortis

Curtice

Curtiss

Sources (3)

Bettie Copeland in household of Doc Copeland, "United States Census, 1900"
Bettie Copeland in household of J D Copeland, "United States Census, 1910"
Nancey E Curtis in household of Manuell Curtis, "United States Census, 1880"

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