Brief Life History of Nancy Harriet
When Nancy Harriet Mattix was born on 30 June 1854, in Indiana, United States, her father, John Harvey Mattix Jr, was 34 and her mother, Nancy Plunkett, was 32. She married Andrew Hite on 22 December 1872, in Cedar, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Election District 5 Piedmont, Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1880 and Vanwyck, Valley, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. She died on 20 July 1919, in Valley, Idaho, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Malheur, Oregon, United States.
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- Harriet Height in household of Andrew Height, "United States Census, 1880"
- Nancy H Mattix, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Nancy Harriett Hite, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
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1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
1882
Historical Boundaries 1882: Boise, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Idaho, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Boise, Idaho, United States 1918: Valley, Idaho, United States
Name Meaning
English (of Welsh origin): variant of Maddox .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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