Brief Life History of Nancy Hannah
When Nancy Hannah Skinner was born about 1876, in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Skinner, was 34 and her mother, Nancy Hannah Reed, was 32. She married John David Ruppe in 1891, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Township 2, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States in 1910 and White Plains, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States in 1920. She died in August 1959, in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 84.
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- Nancy H Ruff in household of John D Ruff, "United States Census, 1900"
- Nancy H Skinner, "North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953"
- Nancy H Ruppe, "United States Census, 1920"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1877 · Last Troops Leave
In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.
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
English: occupational name for someone who stripped the hide from animals to be used in the production of fur garments, or to be tanned for leather, from Middle English skinner ‘skinner’, an agent derivative of Middle English skin(n) ‘hide, pelt’ (Old Norse skinn).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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