Brief Life History of Nancy Ann
When Nancy Ann Bechtel was born on 20 February 1853, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Daniel Kiefer Bechtel, was 30 and her mother, Nancy A Ray, was 31. She married Sylvester Lazarus Jones on 1 August 1865, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Charter Oak, Crawford, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Charter Oak Township, Crawford, Iowa, United States in 1900. She died on 9 June 1923, in Iowa Township, Wright, Iowa, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Charter Oak, Crawford, Iowa, United States.
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- Ann Jones in household of Sylvester Jones, "United States Census, 1880"
- Data from Nancy's daughter Esther Willwroth. Birthdate also from an; article in the Crawford Co. Iowa. It states that he
- Marriage, , Marriage Record Church coppy (Zerox copy of Licence), First Luthern Church Of Altoonia, Altoonia,PA, PA..
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1869
Historical Boundaries: 1869: Crawford, Iowa, United States
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
South German: from a pet form of the personal name Becht . In North America, the surname Bechtel may also be an altered form of the very rare South German variant Bächtel, or perhaps of some other similar (like-sounding) surname, such as Bechtold . Compare Bachtel , Bachtell , Beagle , Bechdel , Bechtell , Bechtle , Bechtol , Becktel , Beghtel , Behel , Beightol , Peightal , Petell , Pethel , and Pethtel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sylvester Lazarus Jones
A beautiful monument in Charter Oak cemetery marks the last resting place of Sylvester Lazarus Jones, who was one of the highly esteemed citizens of Crawford County and for thirty years was closely id …
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