Lewis Henry Nance (1780 - abt. 1856)

Descendants

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Beth Fisher [send private message]

Biography

When Lewis Henry NANCE was born on December 25, 1780, in Kentucky, his father, [Lewis? or John?] Nance, was 26? and his mother, Eleanor, was 22. He married Lucy KEPLER and they had three children together. He then married Anna McKinney CALDWELL and they had eight children together. He died on November 27, 1856, in Hempstead, Arkansas, having lived a long life of 75 years, and was buried in Nevada, Arkansas.

"Lewis' 1st wife Lucy Kepler deserted her family in 1824 (per "The Arkansas Gazette"), and the divorce, sought by Lewis, was announced in the January 2, 1827 issue of "The Arkansas Gazette". Lucy just seems to have vanished thereafter.^[1]

Research Notes

Father Lewis? or John? Nance a son of Richard Nance (1726) and Mary Mourning ???

Sources

1. ↑ <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arkansas-gazette/135147165/" style="text-decoration: none;display:block;" target="_parent"><img src="https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?clippingId=135147165&width=700&height=683&ts=1607535806" alt="" style="max-width:100%;"> 02 Jan 1827, Tue The Arkansas Gazette (Arkansas Post, Arkansas) Newspapers.com</a>

• "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ1J-KPX : 10 January 2020), Lewis Nance, 1830.

• "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M67Z-3NH : Tue Jul 04 08:52:38 UTC 2023), Entry for Lewis Nance and Anney M Nance, 1850.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13418469/lewis-henry-nance: accessed 16 July 2023), memorial page for Lewis Henry Nance (25 Dec 1780–1 Nov 1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13418469, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Emmet, Nevada County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Michael Bell (contributor 46911790).

Acknowledgments

First-hand knowledge of Beth Fisher.

Thanks to Beth Fisher for starting this profile.

Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Beth and others.