Brief Life History of Nancy Jane
When Nancy Jane Griggs was born on 28 April 1858, in Agency, Wapello, Iowa, United States, her father, Horatio Nelson Griggs, was 38 and her mother, Margaret Williams, was 36. She married John Wiley McCart on 6 December 1876, in Wapello, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Paris Township, Linn, Kansas, United States in 1900 and Center Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States in 1925. She died on 10 April 1939, in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States.
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- Nancy Griggs in household of Horatia Griggs, "United States Census, 1870"
- Nannie Griggs, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Nancy Jane McCart, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1878
Historical Boundaries: 1878: Washington, Kansas, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English (southeastern): from the Middle English personal name Grig, a pet form of Gregory (compare Gregg ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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