Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Graves was born on 9 January 1823, in Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, her father, John Anthony Graves, was 22 and her mother, Julie Nancy Bledsoe, was 18. She married D. G. Kiley about 1843. She lived in Nodaway Township, Nodaway, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Polk Township, Nodaway, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. She died on 22 February 1900, in McDonald, Missouri, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Anderson Cemetery, Anderson East Township, McDonald, Missouri, United States.
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- Nancy Allen in household of John Allen, "United States Census, 1860"
- Nancy Graves, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Nancy Graves Graves, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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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.
1838
Historical Boundaries 1838: Buchanan created from Non-Area 12
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (northern and eastern England): variant of Grave , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
English: alternatively, a variant of Greaves or Grieves .
Altered form of German Greff , with the addition of excrescent -s, a common feature of Americanized surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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