Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Elsberry was born on 28 August 1802, in Clark, Kentucky, United States, her father, Benjamin Thornbrough Elsberry, was 24 and her mother, Rebecca Pochontas Ridgeway, was 22. She married John Piersall Wills on 11 June 1822, in Clark, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Magisterial District 1, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States in 1860. She died on 2 March 1865, in Clark, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States.
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- Nancy Wills in household of J P Wills, "United States Census, 1860"
- Nancy Ellsberry Wills, "Find A Grave Index"
- Nancy Ellsbury in entry for Bamjamin R. Or E. Wills, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1963"
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World Events (8)
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Elsbury .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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