Nannie Belle Holesapple

Brief Life History of Nannie Belle

When Nannie Belle Holesapple was born on 12 July 1893, in Big Chimney, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, her father, Phillip Anderson Holesapple, was 55 and her mother, Clarissa Ann Young, was 32. She married Lee Douglas Hill on 20 May 1914, in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Elk District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States in 1900 and Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States for about 20 years. She died after 1938.

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Family Time Line

Lee Douglas Hill
1891–1971
Nannie Belle Holesapple
1893–1938
Marriage: 20 May 1914
David Webster Hill
1917–1967
Robert Lee Hill
1922–1973

Sources (10)

  • Nannie Hill in household of Lee D Hill, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Nannie Belle Holesapple, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
  • Nannie Belle Holesapple, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

World Events (2)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Holzapfel , possibly via its Dutch adaptation Holsappel.

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

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