Nancy Francis Stephens

17 May 1862–30 June 1942 (Age 80)
Bismarck, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of Nancy Francis

When Nancy Francis Stephens was born on 17 May 1862, in Bismarck, Vermilion, Illinois, United States, her father, Joseph Stephens, was 37 and her mother, Rebecca Davis, was 26. She married Andrew Lamont Farnsworth on 5 March 1878, in Vermilion, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Blount Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States for about 40 years. She died on 30 June 1942, in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Potomac Cemetery, Middlefork Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Lamont Farnsworth
1857–1927
Nancy Francis Stephens
1862–1942
Marriage: 5 March 1878
John William Farnsworth
1879–1964
Mabel Pearl Farnsworth
1881–1969
Lillie May Farnsworth
1887–1980
Fred Earl Farnsworth
1890–1970
Jessie Gertrude Farnsworth
1895–1975

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 March 1878Vermilion, Illinois, United States
  • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 1
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1864
    Age 2
    Historical Boundaries: 1864: Vermillion, Illinois, United States
    1885 · The First Skyscraper
    Age 23
    The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Stevens .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Stevens

    Sources (26)

    • Nancy Farnsworth in household of Andrew L Farnsworth, "United States Census, 1920"
    • Nancy Stephens in entry for Grant W Goodwine and Pearl Farnsworth, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
    • Nancy F Farnsworth in household of Andrew L Farnsworth, "United States Census, 1910"

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