Nancy Bell ChristianAge: 88 years1857–1946
- Name
- Nancy Bell Christian
- Given names
- Nancy Bell
- Surname
- Christian
- Married name
- Nancy Bell Willis
 Birth | October 20, 1857 33 25 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | June 19, 1860 (Age 2 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Annie Elizabeth Christian May 28, 1862 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 9 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 9 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Nicholas Edward “Nick” Christian January 1, 1868 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 11 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a brother | T Mc Christian March 1870 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | June 27, 1870 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Nicholas Christian March 15, 1872 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Christian September 7, 1876 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah “Sally” Shemwell October 1877 (Age 19 years) Cause: Died of Dropsy |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 20 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #1 | James W “Jim” Christian April 24, 1879 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a brother | T Mc Christian before 1880 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | June 21, 1880 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a father | William Parham Christian May 30, 1887 (Age 29 years) |
 Marriage | James Monroe Willis — View this family estimated 1893 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Flora Pheoba Willis March 21, 1894 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Bradley “Willie” Willis September 11, 1897 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage of a child | James W “Jim” Christian — Mary Ollie Willis — View this family 1899 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | June 28, 1900 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Ovie Otis “Otie” Christian November 21, 1900 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mildred M Satterfield after 1900 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Monroe Willis June 14, 1902 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Merrell Pendley Christian June 12, 1906 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Levada Inez Christian 1908 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | May 12, 1910 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Annie Catherine Christian April 26, 1912 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 58 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | William Bradley “Willie” Willis — Ina Driskill — View this family February 25, 1917 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | William Douglas “W. D.” Willis January 22, 1918 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 59 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 60 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 17, 1920 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | James Elvis Willis April 16, 1920 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a grandson | James Elvis Willis April 1, 1921 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Edwin Warren Flood July 19, 1921 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Teddy Curtis Willis March 26, 1922 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a son | James W “Jim” Christian October 17, 1927 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 71 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 4, 1930 (Age 72 years) Note: 1930 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky - John W Allen - Household - Roomer |
| Death of a sister | Mary S Christian October 7, 1935 (Age 77 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 82 years) Note: 1940 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky - Nancy B Willis - Household |
| Death of a sister | Almorinda Jane “Alma” Christian November 30, 1940 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Edwin Warren Flood February 14, 1944 (Age 86 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 84 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 88 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | June 16, 1946 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clifty Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Parham Christian Birth: 1824 27 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 30, 1887 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mildred M Satterfield Birth: October 1832 — Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1900 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 17, 1852 — Caldwell, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Almorinda Jane “Alma” Christian Birth: 1853 29 20 — Caldwell, Kentucky, United States Death: November 30, 1940 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Mary S Christian Birth: December 2, 1854 30 22 — Caldwell, Kentucky, United States Death: October 7, 1935 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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3 years herself |
Nancy Bell Christian Birth: October 20, 1857 33 25 — Caldwell, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1946 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Annie Elizabeth Christian Birth: May 28, 1862 38 29 — Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States Death: May 7, 1952 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
Nicholas Edward “Nick” Christian Birth: January 1, 1868 44 35 — Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States Death: December 11, 1946 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
T Mc Christian Birth: March 1870 46 37 — Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1880 |
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7 years younger sister |
Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Christian Birth: September 7, 1876 52 43 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 7, 1958 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| … … + Nancy Bell Christian |
| herself |
Nancy Bell Christian Birth: October 20, 1857 33 25 — Caldwell, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1946 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
James W “Jim” Christian Birth: April 24, 1879 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 17, 1927 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with James Monroe Willis |
| husband |
James Monroe Willis Birth: November 1840 — Callaway, Bell, Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 1902 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Nancy Bell Christian Birth: October 20, 1857 33 25 — Caldwell, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1946 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1893 — |
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15 months daughter |
Flora Pheoba Willis Birth: March 21, 1894 53 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 1988 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
William Bradley “Willie” Willis Birth: September 11, 1897 56 39 — Mt. Sharon, Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1977 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| James Monroe Willis + Martha Catherine Heltsley |
| husband |
James Monroe Willis Birth: November 1840 — Callaway, Bell, Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 1902 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Martha Catherine Heltsley Birth: October 6, 1841 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 14, 1887 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| step-son |
James Henry Willis Birth: November 15, 1883 43 42 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 17, 1968 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
Nancy Bell Christian has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (19)
Parents Phillip Kenly Christian + Margaret E Linebaugh
Parents Jephthah I Harris + Phada Jane “Fadie” Christian
Parents John Samuel Christian + Elizabeth Ann Floyd
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William Parham Christian - Household
Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Parham Christian - Household
Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Parham Christian - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Monroe Willis - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Bell Christian - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Robert Stinson - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky - John W Allen - Household - Roomer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky - Nancy B Willis - Household |