Brief Life History of Nancy Elizabeth
When Nancy Elizabeth Shew was born on 15 January 1900, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, her father, James Shew, was 32 and her mother, Bartheny Della Money, was 20. She married Ben Harris on 15 December 1914, in Olin, Iredell, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States in 1930 and Sharpes Township, Alexander, North Carolina, United States in 1930. She died on 1 January 1978, in Troutman, Iredell, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States.
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- Lizzie Harris, "United States Census, 1930"
- Nancy Eliz Shew, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
- Lizzie Shew, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1910
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 蕭 (or 肖), see Xiao .
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 邵, see Shao 1.
Probably also an Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schuh .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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