Brief Life History of Jefferson Tavener
Jefferson Tavener Nantz was born on 27 August 1806, in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States. He married Nancy Bentley on 16 October 1827, in Washington, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Daviess, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Magisterial District 9 Oakford, Daviess, Kentucky, United States in 1870. He died in August 1896, in Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Park Cemetery, Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States.
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- Jefferson Nantz in household of Sarah J Craig, "United States Census, 1870"
- Tavner Or Taverner Nantz, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Jefferson T Nantz, "Find A Grave Index"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
South German: from a pet form of an ancient Germanic compound name formed with Nant- (for example, Nantwig, Nantger); its meaning is reflected in Middle High German nenden ‘to dare’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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