Brief Life History of Nancy Ann
When Nancy Ann Cherry was born on 22 April 1841, in Randolph, Randolph Township, Portage, Ohio, United States, her father, Ebenezer Griffin Cherry, was 26 and her mother, Susannah Evertson, was 26. She married Isaac Mathis on 11 March 1860, in Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Davis, Utah, United States in 1850 and Payson, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 10 October 1875, in White Pine, Nevada, United States, at the age of 34, and was buried in Spring Valley Cemetery, Lincoln, Nevada, United States.
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- Ncy A Matthews in household of Isaac Matthews, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Nancy Ann Cherry - birth-name: Nancy Ann Cherry
- Nancy Ann Cherry Mathis, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Named after the early pioneer leader Daniel C. Davis the County was established as a territory in 1850.The territorial legislature created Davis County in 1852 and designated its County seat at Farmington-midway between boundaries-the Weber River on the north and the mouth of the Jordan River on the south. Westward the County includes a portion of the Great Salt Lake-its largest island on which Antelope Island State Park is now located.During first half-century Davis County grew slowly.It supported a hardy pioneer people engaged in irrigation agriculture and raising livestock.The Utah Central Railroad(now the Union Pacific crossed the County from Ogden on the north to Salt Lake City on the south in 1870 and offered welcome transportation links to bring manufactured products.This was the beginning of a transition in the County's history that led to mechanized agriculture, a surge of commerce, banking, and local business along with improved roads, new water systems, and the electrification of homes and business
1856
Nevada is the 36th state.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Middle English chirie, cherye ‘cherry’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of cherries, or possibly a nickname for someone with rosy cheeks.
Probably in some cases a translation name of German Kirsch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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