Nancy J Warden

Brief Life History of Nancy J

When Nancy J Warden was born on 12 September 1822, in Pulaski, Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas Warden, was 20 and her mother, Sarah Martha Black, was 20. She married William Decatur Carper on 8 December 1853, in Raleigh, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Raleigh, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Shady Spring, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States in 1870. She died on 26 March 1886, in Raleigh, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Decatur Carper
1832–1925
Nancy J Warden
1822–1886
Marriage: 8 December 1853
John Henry Carper
1853–1929
William J. Carper
Martha Jane Carper
1856–1945
Margaret Ann Carper
1857–1910
Nancy Ellen Carper
1858–1941
Mary E. Carper
1860–1950
Emma or Emily CARPER
1865–
Sarah Etta Carper
1867–1957

Sources (23)

  • Nancy Carper in household of William D Carper, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Nancy Warden, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Nancy Warden, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Anglo-Norman French wardein, Old French gardein ‘one who keeps guard, a warden’, i.e. a gate-keeper, porter, or sentinel.

English: habitational name from any of various places, for example in Bedfordshire, County Durham, Kent, Northumerland, and Northamptonshire, called Warden, from Old English weard ‘watch’ + dūn ‘hill’. Compare Wardlaw and Wardle 2.

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

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