Nancy Adaline Findley

Brief Life History of Nancy Adaline

When Nancy Adaline Findley was born in 1834, in Calloway, Kentucky, United States, her father, Lewis R. Findley, was 33 and her mother, Nancy, was 29. She married William M. Roberts on 23 December 1853, in Marshall, Marshall, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Marshall, Kentucky, United States for about 30 years.

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Family Time Line

William M. Roberts
1833–
Nancy Adaline Findley
1834–
Marriage: 23 December 1853
Mary Jane Roberts
1855–1914
Ellen Roberts
1867–
Nancy E. Roberts
1857–
Lewis M. Roberts
1858–
A M Roberts
1861–
Philanden Davis Roberts
1861–1936
Prissia Ann Roberts
1869–

Sources (19)

  • N A Roberts in household of W M Roberts, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Nancy A. Finley, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
  • Nancy A Finley in entry for Wm M Roberts, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

World Events (8)

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.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: variant of Findlay (see Finley 1).

English: variant of Finley 2.

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

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