Elzenia Adella Nuckols

Female2 November 1842–7 December 1923

Brief Life History of Elzenia Adella

When Elzenia Adella Nuckols was born on 2 November 1842, in Rockville, Hanover, Virginia, United States, her father, Andrew Broadus Nuckols, was 24 and her mother, Martha Jane George, was 19. She married William L. Puryear on 7 March 1861, in Hanover, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, United States in 1850 and Smith Township, Lincoln, Arkansas, United States in 1880. She died on 7 December 1923, in Dumas, Desha, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Tyro Cemetery, Star City, Lincoln, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Jackson Bowles
1841–1899
Elzenia Adella Nuckols
1842–1923
Marriage: 6 June 1865
Emma Jane Bowles
1866–1949
Frank "Leslie" Bowles
1868–1893
Susan Ann Bowles
1871–1955
Alice Roberta Bowles
1873–1965
Andrew Jackson Bowles
1875–1937
John Ivahoe Bowles
1877–1952
Octavius Eric Bowles
1880–1883
Robert " Bobby" Calhoun Bowles
1883–1957
Elzenia Bowles
1885–1990

Sources (4)

  • Elzenia A Fucholes in household of Andrew B Fucholes, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Elsenia Nuckols in household of Andrew B Nuckols, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Elzenia Adella Nuckols Bowles, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 June 1865Virginia, United States
  • Children (9)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1846

    Age 4

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1857

    Age 15

    Historical Boundaries - 1857: Drew, Arkansas, United States; 1871: Lincoln, Arkansas, United States

    1865

    Age 23

    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

    Name Meaning

    Probably an altered form of English Knuckles or perhaps of some other similar (like-sounding) surname, such as Nichols . Compare Nuchols , Nuckles , and Nuckolls .

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

    Possible Related Names

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