Born David Franklin Nance Jr to David F Nance and Gay Mahan of Danville, Virginia. Married (1) Esther Ruth Stephenson and (2) Mary Elizabeth Thompson Barker. Died 2003 in Virginia, age 84. He is buried in Caddo Parrish, Louisiana.[1]
Timeline
Residence 1920: Danville (Independent City), Virginia as David F Nance Jr (8 months) in household of David F Nance (23) and Gay T Nance (22).[2]
Residence 1930: Danville, Virginia as son Franklin Nance (11) to head of household David F Nance (34) with )wife Gay T Nance (31), daughter Frances L Nance (7), daughter Helen H Nance (4), son William H Nance (2).[3]
Residence 1940: Danville, Virginia as son Frank Nance (20) in household of Gay Nance (40) with daughter Louraine Nance (17)), daughter Helen Nance (14), son Harold (12) and mother [of Gay] Ida Mahan (68).[4]
WWII Enlistment: 1942, 22 January - David F Jr Nance DOB 1919 enlisted for service in WWII at Roanoke, Virginia. Indicates single with 4 years of high school.[5]
↑ Newspaper obituary of spouse Esther Ruth indicates she is buried in Caddo Parish, Louisiana
↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJJP-JPX : accessed 2 February 2015), David F Nance Jr. in household of David F Nance, Danville Ward 4, Danville (Independent City), Virginia, United States; citing sheet 2A, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,886.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CVCH-7ZM : accessed 5 May 2015), Franklin Nance in household of David F Nance, Danville, Danville (Independent City), Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0012, sheet 4A, family 65, line 31, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2467; FHL microfilm 2,342,201.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR15-C36 : accessed 5 May 2015), Frank Nance in household of Gay Nance, Ward 5, Danville, Danville City, Danville City, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 106-15, sheet 5B, family 115, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4306.
↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8RB-M46 : accessed 5 May 2015), David F Jr Nance, enlisted 22 Jan 1942, Roanoke, Virginia, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
↑ Esther Ruth Stephenson is mentioned with spouse David Franklin Nance in marriage record of their daughter Eileen Carol Nance. See "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV19-P182 : 20 February 2021), Esther Ruth Stephenson in entry for Dana Christian Jackson and Eileen Carol Nance, 26 Jun 1982; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Radford, , Virginia, United States, certificate 82-023311, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK98-ZDCL : 20 February 2021), David Franklin Nance and Mary Elizabeth Thompson Barker, 15 Aug 1987; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Danville, , Virginia, United States, certificate 87-037209, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSP7-M61 : accessed 5 May 2015), David F Nance, 17 Dec 2003; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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