Ellen Nancy Millsap

Brief Life History of Ellen Nancy

When Ellen Nancy Millsap was born about 1798, in Greene, Tennessee, United States, her father, Moses Taylor Millsaps, was 33 and her mother, Jane Lacey, was 42. She married Moses Vest on 6 January 1820, in Washington, Daviess, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Iberia, Louisiana, United States in 1880.

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Family Time Line

Moses Vest
1787–1840
Ellen Nancy Millsap
1798–
Marriage: 6 January 1820
Mary Eleanor Vest
1828–1911
Isham Vest
1829–
George Jones Vest
1837–1917

Sources (4)

  • Nancy Moore in household of George Vest, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Nancy Millsapp, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Nancy Milsap in entry for Geo Jones Vest, "Louisiana Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1807 · Louisiana is Divided into 19 Parishes

Louisiana was divided into 19 parishes (rather than counties or boroughs) on March 31, 1807. Currently, there are 64 parishes in Louisiana.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a spiritless man, from Middle Englishmilksop ‘piece of bread soaked in milk’.

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

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