Brief Life History of Nancy L
When Nancy L Myers was born on 1 February 1831, in Tuckaleechee Cove, Blount, Tennessee, United States, her father, John Myers, was 38 and her mother, Jane Dunn, was 38. She married William Headrick on 23 September 1852, in Blount, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Blount, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Fort Osage Township, Jackson, Missouri, United States in 1880. She died after 1870, in Tennessee, United States.
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- Nancy Hedrick in household of William Hedrick, "United States Census, 1880"
- Nancy L. Myers, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Nancy Meyers in entry for Anna Janie Bryant, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963"
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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.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Irish (Tipperary, Limerick and Waterford): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meidhir ‘descendant of Meidhir’, with post-medieval excrescent -s. Meidhir is a personal name based on meidhir ‘mirth’.
English (northern): variant of Myer , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English (northern): habitational name from one or more of the minor placenames derived from Middle English mire ‘marsh’ (Old Norse mýrr) in the plural form, such as Melmerby Mire in Melmerby, or Mires in Docker (both Cumbria).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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