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Nancy Anna (Keeney) Oldham (1776 - 1871)

Nancy Anna Oldham formerly Keeney
Born in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Died at age 94 in Henry County, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth

Nancy Anna Keeney was born on 31 October 1776 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States to Rev. Jonathan Keeney (1750-1821) and Annie Elizabeth Poets (1754-1785).

Marriage

She married John William Oldham (1780-1871) c. 1804. He was the son of James D. Oldham (1745-1829) and Leah Stephens (1752-1827).

Children of the Oldham-Keeney Marriage

  1. Nancy Oldham was born c. 1805.
  2. Katherine Oldham was born c. 1807. She died before 1850 in Missouri, United States.
  3. Jackson Oldham was born c. 1808. He died before 1850 in Missouri, United States.
  4. Leah Oldham was born on 4 February 1809 in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. She married James C. Ross on 16 July 1829 in Fayette County, Indiana. Leah died on 5 February 1872 in Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States.
  5. William Oldham was born on 18 April 1811 in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. He married Sarah Ann Woods (1818-1901) on 22 November 1832 in Fayette County, Indiana. William died on 29 April 1887 in Sheridan, Hamilton, Indiana, United States.
  6. Elizabeth Oldham, called Betsey, was born on 26 September 1813 in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. She married Preston Stanley (1809-1893) on 27 September 1835 in Fayette County, Indiana. Betsey died on 12 June 1909 in Arlington, Rush, Indiana, United States.
  7. Sarah Oldham was born on 2 September 1820 in Fayette County, Indiana, United States. She married John Thornton (1813-1887) on 7 April 1836 in Saline County, Missouri. Sarah died on 14 December 1876 in Saline County, Missouri, United States.
  8. Samuel L. Oldham was born on 15 March 1823 in Fayette County, Indiana, United States. He married Sarah A. Toole (b. January 1829), called Sally, on 6 May 1851 in Cooper County, Missouri. Samuel died on 5 February 1907 in Elgin, Cook, Illinois, United States.
  9. John C. Oldham was born in 1824 in Fayette County, Indiana, United States. He married Laura McMahan (1835-1924) in 1851. John died in December 1862 in Hancock County, Indiana, United States.
  10. Mary Jane Oldham was born on 14 March 1825 in Indiana, United States. She married Nicholas D. Stanley (1822-1897). Mary died on 23 July 1898 in Chapman, Dickinson, Kansas, United States.

Death

Nancy died on 23 May 1871 in Henry County, Missouri, United States at the age of 94.

Sources

  • 1820 United States Federal Census on 7 August in Jennings, Fayette, Indiana with John Oldham as head of a household of 8. Tally only.
  • Keeney, Ralph Ray. Wagon Ruts West. Keeney, R.R., 1983. It is out of print, but the author had granted pieces of it for educational purposes. The entire article is available here.
  • Rising, Martha Hoffman. Opening the Ozarks: First Families in Southwest Missouri, 1835-1839. Derry, New Hampshire: American Society of Genealogists, 2005. Vol. 3, Pp. 1566-1569.
  • Indiana Death Certificate of daughter Nancy.




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