Brief Life History of Daniel Kimsey
When Daniel Kimsey Pace was born on 6 October 1791, in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, his father, Burrell Pope Pace, was 33 and his mother, Lydia Woodruff, was 31. He married Sarah Revis on 10 June 1815, in Henderson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States in 1850 and Green River Township, Henderson, North Carolina, United States in 1870. He died on 31 May 1871, in Henderson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Pace Cemetery, Green River Township, Henderson, North Carolina, United States.
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- Daniel Pace, "United States Census, 1860"
- Daniel Kimsey Pace, "Find A Grave Index"
- Danial Pace, "North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index"
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World Events (8)
1792 · Capital City Moved
New Bern had been the capital of North Carolina in its early days. In 1792, the capital was moved to Raleigh because it was more the center of the state.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: from a vernacular short form of the Latin personal name Paschalis (see Paschal ).
English: nickname for a mild-mannered and peaceable person, from Middle English pais, pace, pes(e), pece ‘peace, concord, amity’ (a borrowing of Old French pais, from Latin pax), or perhaps from the derived adjective pes ‘quiet, silent, peaceful’.
Italian: from the medieval personal name Pace, from the vocabulary word pace ‘peace’ (see 2 above), used for both males and females. In some instances it may represent a short form of the medieval personal name Bonapace, an omen or well-wishing name based on the same word.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Daniel Kimsey Pace - History
S/O Burrell & Lydia Woodruff Pace. H/O Sarah R. Pace. Daniel Kimsey Pace bought 260 acres on the Green River, November 29, 1819, deed witnessed by brother Jonathan Pace and recorded in Asheville, NC. …
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