Born in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Israel Rupe
and Sarah Ann (Coons) Rupe
Sister of
Mary E. Rupe, William M. Rupe, Lovina Esther (Rupe) White, Henry Clay Rupe, Amanda Jane (Rupe) Needham, Zachariah Taylor Rupe, Alice Eldora (Rupe) Mundee, James E. Rupe, David Andrew Rupe, Wilson B. Rupe, Grant R. Rupe and Calvin Rupe
Wife of
Darius Shirkey
— married
1 Jun 1865 in Wapello County, Iowa, United States
Wife of
William George
— married
12 Jul 1893 in Hancock County, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Frances Angeline (Shirkey) Vaughn, George Riley Shirkey, Emma Myrtle (Shirkey) Laugheed and Lizzie Jane (Shirkey) Babcock
Died
at age 54
in Basco, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 May 2020
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Contents |
Biography
This profile is part of the George Name Study.
Nancy was born in 1850. She was the daughter of Israel Rupe and Sarah Coons. She passed away in 1904. [1]
Residences
Nancy is enumerated in the following locations:
- 1850 - Wapello County, Iowa [2]
- 1860 - Fulton County, Illinois [3]
- 1870 - Sullivan County, Missouri [4]
- 1880 - Wapello County, Iowa [5]
- 1900 - Hancock County, Illinois [6]
Family
Nancy married twice. Her first marriage in 1865 was to Darius Shirkey, son of James Shirkey and Sarah Haley. [7] To this union were born the following children:
Nancy then married in 1893 William George, son of Joshua George and Mary [--?--]. [10]
Sources
- ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HPS5-G46Z : 5 February 2020), Nancy E. George, 1904.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4J-TK8 : 4 April 2020), Nancy Rupe in household of Israel Rupe, Wapello county, Wapello, Iowa, United States; citing family 865, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXC8-WGX : 18 March 2020), Nancy E Rupe in entry for Israel Rupe, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FQ-R34 : 19 March 2020), Nancy E Spinkey in entry for Darius Spinkey, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDL2-1F6 : 14 August 2017), Nancy E Shirkey in household of D Shirkey, Greene, Wapello, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 73, sheet 272D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGW-WG5 : 17 November 2020), Nancy E Root in entry for Harvey Shirkey and Fannie E Ewing, 02 Jan 1887; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,533,357..), FHL microfilm 1,254,368.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSW7-P56 : accessed 30 May 2020), Nancy E George in household of William George, Bear Creek Township Basco village, Hancock, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 2A, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,304.
- ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCWK-46Z : 3 November 2017), Darius Shukey and Nancy Ellen Rupe, 02 Jun 1865, Wapello Co., Iowa, United States; citing reference Marr Rec B p. 465, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 979,586.
- ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3QB-862 : 13 March 2018), Ellen Kuntz in entry for George Riley Shirkey, 18 Jan 1953; citing certificate number 4584, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,113,748.
- ↑ "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-QMJH : accessed 14 February 2021), Nancy Ellen Koonte Shirkey in entry for Emma Myrtle Shirkey, 20 Aug 1878, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 109916, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101693745.
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKQ-7JT : 5 November 2017), William George and Nancy E. Shirkey, 12 Jul 1893; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 954,181.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
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~6.25%
George Sharp
:
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Todd Murray :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member toddmurray65
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~3.12%
Deva (Rupe) Marcy :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch H413926 [compare]
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H413926 [compare]
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~0.78%
Arthur Van Riper :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Arthur_VanRiper
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~0.78%
Margaret Woodruff :
MyHeritage DNA
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