Nancy Sookey Odell

1817–1898 (Age 81)
Tennessee, United States

The Life of Nancy Sookey

When Nancy Sookey Odell was born on 16 April 1817, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Caleb O'Dell, was 36 and her mother, Rachel Clevenger, was 38. She had at least 3 sons and 5 daughters with William Jasper Hatley Sr. She lived in Cocke, Tennessee, United States for about 30 years. She died on 4 June 1898, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Nancy Sookey Odell
1817–1898
William Jasper Hatley Sr
1824–1894
Orpha Hatley
1847–1924
Elizabeth Hatley
1849–1899
Rachel Hatley
1851–1904
Susan Sarah Hatley
1851–1923
Elijah Hatley
1855–
Zelphia Hatley
1855–1880
Allen N. Hatley
1858–1889
William Jasper Hatley
1864–1905

Spouse & Children

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World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 2

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. 
1835 · The Hermitage is Built

Age 18

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1846

Age 29

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English:1. habitational name from a place in Bedfordshire, also called Woodhill, from Old English wād ‘woad’ (a plant collected for the blue dye that could be obtained from it) + hyll ‘hill’. Compare Waddell . 2. ( O’Dell ) of the same origin as 1, but altered by folk etymology as if of Irish origin.

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Nancy Hatley in household of William Hatley, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Nancy Hatly in household of William Hatly, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Nancy Hatley in household of William Hatley, "United States Census, 1880"

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