When Nancy Jane Shay was born on 14 September 1848, in Ohio, United States, her father, Isaac Shay, was 26 and her mother, Mary A. Hankins, was 26. She married Riley William Comer on 14 August 1864, in Creston, Union, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Adams Township, Coshocton, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Sullivan, Missouri, United States in 1860. She died on 24 March 1880, in Harrison, Missouri, United States, at the age of 31.
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Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Irish: variant of Shea ; compare O'Shea (where Shea is pronounced as Shay).
Scottish and English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): variant of Shaw 1.
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 佘, see She 1.
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