Nancy Odle

Brief Life History of Nancy

When Nancy Odle was born on 22 April 1812, in Overton, Tennessee, United States, her father, Jeremiah O'Dell, was 42 and her mother, Margaret Evans, was 41. She married Thomas Travis Beaty about 1830, in Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Illinois Township, Washington, Arkansas, United States in 1850. She died in 1873, in Summers, Washington, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Lincoln, Washington, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Travis Beaty
1807–1847
Nancy Odle
1812–1873
Marriage: about 1830
Capt. Alvin Calvin Beaty
1833–1899
William Jasper Beaty
1835–1912
Horton R. Beaty
1838–1863
Margaret Catherine Beaty
1840–1908
Francis Beaty
1842–
Travis L Beaty
1842–1880
Oliver Ollie Beaty
1844–1896
Sarah E (Sallie) Beaty
1847–1934
Sarah Elizabeth Sallie Beaty
1847–1934

Sources (2)

  • Nancy Beaty, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Nancy Odle Beaty, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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. 

1828

Historical Boundaries 1828: Washington, Arkansas Territory, United States 1836: Washington, Arkansas, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English (London): variant of O'Dell, a habitational name from Odell, Bedfordshire. The placename derives from Old English wād ‘woad’ + hyll ‘hill’. The spelling O'Dell is not Irish, but a creation by folk etymology, found first among English migrants to Limerick.

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

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