When Rufus Willard Yancy was born on 4 November 1853, in Barry, Pike, Illinois, United States, his father, James Yancy, was 25 and his mother, Anna Eliza Hart, was 20. He married Nancy Maria Triplett on 2 December 1877, in Pike, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 5 December 1923, in Denver, Colorado, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Barry Cemetery, Barry, Pike, Illinois, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1858: Arapahoe, Kansas Territory, United States 1859: Montana, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1861: Colorado Territory, United States 1861: Arapahoe, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Arapahoe, Colorado, United States 1902: Denver, Colorado, United States [Denver is a City-County]
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Variant of Yancey .
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