America Froman was born on March 12th, 1827 at Jeffersonville, Clark Co., Indiana to Thomas Froman (1798-1880) and Elizabeth Carder Rand (1802-1886). Her paternal great grandfather, Cpt John Paul Froman (1734-1799), fought in the Revolutionary War and was "Captain of the Militia" in Pennsylvania. Her maternal grandfather, Thomas Rand (1746-1825), an emigrant from North Ireland, also fought in the Revolutionary War, as a member of the Virginia Infantry. She married Nimrod Price (1822-1916) on Oct 22nd, 1846 in Vermilion Township, LaSalle Co., Illinois. Nimrod, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, was a son of James Price and Druesilla Morgan (1795-1870), both of whom having been born in Morganstown, West Virginia. Nimrod's maternal great grandfather, Col. Morgan Morgan (1688-1766) was the first white settler to build a permanent residence in West Virginia and also built the 1st church West of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A native of Wales, he also was a Captain of the Militia in West Virginia; his son, Colonel Zackquill Morgan (1735-1795), Nimrod's grandfather, had been the founder of Morgantown, West Virginia and had also fought in the Revolutionary War.
America Froman was born on March 12th, 1827 at Jeffersonville, Clark Co., Indiana to Thomas Froman (1798-1880) and Elizabeth Carder Rand (1802-1886). Her paternal great grandfather, Cpt John Paul Froman (1734-1799), fought in the Revolutionary War and was "Captain of the Militia" in Pennsylvania. Her maternal grandfather, Thomas Rand (1746-1825), an emigrant from North Ireland, also fought in the Revolutionary War, as a member of the Virginia Infantry. She married Nimrod Price (1822-1916) on Oct 22nd, 1846 in Vermilion Township, LaSalle Co., Illinois. Nimrod, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, was a son of James Price and Druesilla Morgan (1795-1870), both of whom having been born in Morganstown, West Virginia. Nimrod's maternal great grandfather, Col. Morgan Morgan (1688-1766) was the first white settler to build a permanent residence in West Virginia and also built the 1st church West of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A native of Wales, he also was a Captain of the Militia in West Virginia; his son, Colonel Zackquill Morgan (1735-1795), Nimrod's grandfather, had been the founder of Morgantown, West Virginia and had also fought in the Revolutionary War.
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Age 81
Family Members
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William Kertus Price
1849–1936
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Richard Strauder Price
1850–1935
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Thomas Bruce Price
1851–1927
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Clara Ellen Price Wolverton
1853–1931
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John M Price
1855–1860
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America Sidney Price
1858–1860
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Anna May "Annie" Price LaFollette
1862–1940
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James Frederick "Fred" Price
1864–1896
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Mary Kate Price Powell
1867–1948
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George Clark Price
1871–1952
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