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flag female ancestor  Nancy Jane  MCWHORTER

Born
25 March 1837 ,  Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Died
6 June 1891 ,  Olathe, Kansas, USA
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Born: 25 March 1837 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA

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Nancy Jane  married  James Anderson MOBERLY 18 January 1855 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James Anderson MOBERLY  was born 9 April 1833 in Claiborne, Tennessee, USA.  James Anderson died 8 June 1912 in Benge, Laurel, Kentucky, USA.  James Anderson was the child of William MOBERLY and Alcia "Alcie" HOWERTON.

Nancy Jane MCWHORTER died 6 June 1891 in Olathe, Kansas, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Nancy Jane MCWHORTER

Nancy Jane MCWHORTER married flag photo of James Anderson MOBERLY  James Anderson MOBERLY
Marriage date: 18 January 1855
Marriage place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
James Anderson MOBERLY was the child of William MOBERLY and Alcia "Alcie" HOWERTON

Children of James Anderson MOBERLY and Nancy Jane MCWHORTER

flag photo of George William MOBERLY  George William MOBERLY
Born: 10 April 1858, Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
Died: 29 January 1919, Benge, Clay, Kentucky, USA

Married: Anna Hanna MULLINS 3 July 1903



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BirthBirth — 1837
25 March 1837
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
marriage1855 Marriage / Partner
Nancy Jane MCWHORTER and James Anderson MOBERLY 18 January 1855, Clay County, Kentucky, USA

She was 17 years old.
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
1858 Birth of Child
George William MOBERLY was born 10 April 1858, Laurel County, Kentucky, USA

Nancy Jane was 21 years old.
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
DeathDeath — 1891
6 June 1891
Olathe, Kansas, USA
She died at the age of 54.
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