His father was a friend and former classmate of Gov. William Henry Harrison, under whose command William Nance fought at the Battle of Tippecanoe on 07 Nov 1811.
In 1836, William brought his family to Adams County, Illinois. He was enumerated as a head-of-household at Quincy on the 1840 census; his brothers Clement Jr. and John Wesley were named on the same census page. By the next census, he and his wife were recorded at the town of Columbus.
William died at Columbus and was buried there in 1852.
(Vital information from census and other records, also from the book ‘The Nance Memorial,’ which is available online at no charge.)
(submitted by Nancy Keller)
His father was a friend and former classmate of Gov. William Henry Harrison, under whose command William Nance fought at the Battle of Tippecanoe on 07 Nov 1811.
In 1836, William brought his family to Adams County, Illinois. He was enumerated as a head-of-household at Quincy on the 1840 census; his brothers Clement Jr. and John Wesley were named on the same census page. By the next census, he and his wife were recorded at the town of Columbus.
William died at Columbus and was buried there in 1852.
(Vital information from census and other records, also from the book ‘The Nance Memorial,’ which is available online at no charge.)
(submitted by Nancy Keller)
Inscription
ae 67y 9m 14d, "Flag decoration"
Family Members
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Dorothy Nance Burton
1776–1850
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Mosias Nance Sr
1777–1857
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Mary Nance Shields
1781–1860
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Susannah "Susan" Nance Shaw
1783 – unknown
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Nancy May Nance Oatman
1786–1864
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Clement Nance Jr
1788–1851
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Jane Nance Jordan
1790–1863
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John Wesley Nance
1792–1821
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Elizabeth Nance Richardson
1793–1872
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James Reed Nantz
1795–1849
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Giles Nance
1797–1854
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