Nancy T White

Brief Life History of Nancy T

When Nancy T White was born in 1810, in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States, her father, George White, was 16 and her mother, Sarah Snodgrass, was 25. She married William Tandy Senter Sr. on 17 May 1827, in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Grainger, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1888, in Hamblen, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Senter Memorial Church Cemetery, Panther Hills, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Tandy Senter Sr.
1801–1848
Nancy T White
1810–1888
Marriage: 17 May 1827
Dewitt Clinton Senter
1830–1898
Sarah Susan Senter
1833–1913
Mary Lucinda Senter
1836–1913
Ann Elizabeth Senter
1838–
Nancy Elizabeth Senter
1844–1903
William Tandy Senter
1847–1927
Rebecca White Senter
1848–1928

Sources (6)

  • Nancy Senter, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Nancy T White Senter, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Nancy White in entry for Rebecca White Hodges, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · War of 1812

Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English white, wit (Old English hwīt ‘white’), hence a nickname for someone with white hair or a pale complexion. In some cases it is perhaps from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Hwīta, a short form of names in Hwīt- (from hwīt ‘white’). The name may also be topographic, referring to someone who lived by a bend or curve in a river or road (from Old English wiht ‘bend’), the source of the placename of Great Whyte in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire (compare Wight ). This name is also a variant of Wight . The surname White is also very common among African Americans.

Irish and Scottish: adopted for any of several Irish and Scottish Gaelic names based on bán ‘white, fair’ (see Bain 1, McElwain ) or fionn ‘fair’ (see Finn 1). The English surname has been Gaelicized in Ireland as de Faoite.

Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘white’, for example German Weiss , French Blanc , Polish Białas (see Bialas ), Slovenian Belec , or any other synonymous Slavic surname beginning with Bel-, Bev-, Biel- or Bil-.

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

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