Brief Life History of Nancy Margot
When Nancy Margot Pruitt was born in 1861, in Missouri, United States, her father, Andrew Jackson Pruett, was 43 and her mother, Edna Virginia Hopper, was 31. She married Squire Britton Covey on 13 March 1878, in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Scott Township, Taney, Missouri, United States in 1880. She died on 1 December 1888, in Mincy, Taney, Missouri, United States, at the age of 27, and was buried in Forsyth Cemetery, Swan Township, Taney, Missouri, United States.
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- Nancy Covey in household of Squire B Covey, "United States Census, 1880"
- Nancy M Pruitt Covey, "Find a Grave Index"
- Nancy Pruitt in entry for Joshua Thomas Covey, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
English (Lanarkshire, Scotland): variant of Prewitt . This surname is very rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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