Nancy Ann Sperry

Female8 August 1834–26 July 1905

Brief Life History of Nancy Ann

Nancy Ann Sperry was born on 8 August 1834, in Kentucky, United States as the daughter of James Sperry and Cinthia. She married Theodore Jones on 19 February 1851, in Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. She died on 26 July 1905, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Theodore Jones
1814–1892
Nancy Ann Sperry
1834–1905
Marriage: 19 February 1851
Cathrine Cinderella Jones
1852–1935
John William Jones
1858–
Theodore Edward Jones
1854–1949
George Rodney Jones
1856–1922
Ellen V or Elinora Victoria Jones
1860–1914
May Adelaide Jones
1869–1904
Charles Edward Jones
1871–1937
Marion Adolford Jones
1873–1947

Sources (21)

  • Nancy A Jones in household of Thomas Jones, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Nancy Jones, "United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931"
  • Nancy Ann Sperry, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 February 1851Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, United States

    • Children (8)

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    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo

    Age 2

    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    1850 · 8th Most Populated State

    Age 16

    According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

    1854

    Age 20

    On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. This Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

    Name Meaning

    English (Leicestershire): from the early Middle English personal name Sperry (Old Norse Sperrir, perhaps originally a nickname for a tall man, from Old Norse sperra ‘spar, beam, stake’).

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

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