Brief Life History of Nancy J.
When Nancy J. Dearing was born on 22 October 1860, in Missouri, United States, her father, William Madison Dearing, was 49 and her mother, Nancy J Young, was 30. She married John Jacob Miller about 1878. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Iowa, United States in 1870 and Salt River Township, Schuyler, Missouri, United States in 1880. She died on 9 October 1895, at the age of 34, and was buried in Greentop Cemetery, Greentop, Schuyler, Missouri, United States.
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- Nancy Miller in household of John J Miller, "United States Census, 1880"
- Nancy J. Miller, "Find A Grave Index"
- Nancy Daring in household of Wm Daring, "United States Census, 1870"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Dering (from Old English Dēoring), a pet form of Old English Dēora, Dēore, or Dēor (see Dear and Dare ), or from southwestern Middle English Diring, representing Old English Dīering, a side form of Dēoring.
Americanized form of German Döring (see Doering ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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