Nancy Jane “Nannie” SandyAge: 95 years1857–1952
- Name
- Nancy Jane “Nannie” Sandy
- Given names
- Nancy Jane
- Surname
- Sandy
- Married name
- Nancy Jane Rhodes
- Nickname
- Nannie
 Birth | January 1, 1857 44 37 |
 Birth of a brother | George Martin Sandy April 30, 1859 (Age 2 years) |
 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Edward Johnson Sandy September 30, 1861 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Frances Virginia Sandy February 19, 1864 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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 10 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 10 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 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 |
| Death of a mother | Susannah Rawley December 13, 1873 (Age 16 years) Cause: Typhoid Pneumonia |
| Marriage of a parent | William E Sandy — Catharine Fifer — View this family August 30, 1874 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Martha Ellen Sandy May 30, 1875 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | John Marshall Rhodes — View this family June 28, 1876 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 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 daughter #1 | Mary Harriet “Hattie” Rhodes November 5, 1879 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Arthur Rhodes September 15, 1881 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Elizabeth Virginia “Lizzie” Rhodes March 9, 1884 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Josephine Woody Rhodes March 26, 1887 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Callie Mae Rhodes May 11, 1889 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edward Johnson Sandy March 23, 1891 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Sadie Norris Rhodes October 13, 1891 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Offiet Bernard Rhodes November 5, 1893 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | John Olen Rhodes October 21, 1895 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a father | William E Sandy April 13, 1898 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Gladys Marie Rhodes December 12, 1899 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a brother | Reuben Hoffman Sandy February 23, 1907 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Henry Sandy July 25, 1913 (Age 56 years) Cause: Rheumatism End Cystitis |
| Burial of a brother | John Henry Sandy July 27, 1913 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a husband | John Marshall Rhodes July 15, 1915 (Age 58 years) |
| Burial of a husband | John Marshall Rhodes July 18, 1915 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 59 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a brother | William Jackson Sandy July 16, 1918 (Age 61 years) Cause: Some obscure abdominal trouble do not know just what |
| Burial of a brother | William Jackson Sandy July 20, 1918 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Catherine “Lizzie” Sandy October 13, 1918 (Age 61 years) Cause: Cardiac Ursufficiency |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 60 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 61 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/ |
| Death of a brother | Tillman Rawley Sandy October 12, 1924 (Age 67 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Tillman Rawley Sandy October 14, 1924 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | Daniel Garber Sandy October 17, 1927 (Age 70 years) Cause: Uremia |
| Burial of a brother | Daniel Garber Sandy October 19, 1927 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 72 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 |
| Death of a brother | George Martin Sandy July 27, 1931 (Age 74 years) Cause: Myocarditis |
| Burial of a brother | George Martin Sandy July 28, 1931 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Ann Sandy November 4, 1931 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Andrew Sandy November 20, 1939 (Age 82 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Samuel Andrew Sandy November 21, 1939 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret Susannah “Maggie” Sandy July 19, 1941 (Age 84 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Margaret Susannah “Maggie” Sandy July 21, 1941 (Age 84 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 | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 93 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 89 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 6, 1952 (Age 95 years) Cause of death: Pneumonia Bronchial |
 Burial | June 7, 1952 (1 day after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William E Sandy Birth: August 1, 1812 — Augusta, Virginia, United States Death: April 13, 1898 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
| mother |
Susannah Rawley Birth: June 3, 1819 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: December 13, 1873 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: November 7, 1836 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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9 months elder sister |
Elizabeth Catherine “Lizzie” Sandy Birth: August 20, 1837 25 18 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: October 13, 1918 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Tillman Rawley Sandy Birth: August 13, 1839 27 20 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: October 12, 1924 — Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
John Henry Sandy Birth: September 9, 1841 29 22 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: July 25, 1913 — Plains, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
William Jackson Sandy Birth: November 28, 1843 31 24 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: July 16, 1918 — Pastures, Augusta, Virginia, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Sarah Ann Sandy Birth: January 25, 1846 33 26 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: November 4, 1931 — Cornettsville, Perry, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Samuel Andrew Sandy Birth: February 11, 1848 35 28 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: November 20, 1939 — Grape Grove, Ray, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Reuben Hoffman Sandy Birth: March 23, 1850 37 30 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: February 23, 1907 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Daniel Garber Sandy Birth: May 5, 1852 39 32 — Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: October 17, 1927 — Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Margaret Susannah “Maggie” Sandy Birth: November 6, 1854 42 35 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: July 19, 1941 — Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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2 years herself |
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Sandy Birth: January 1, 1857 44 37 — Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: June 6, 1952 — Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
George Martin Sandy Birth: April 30, 1859 46 39 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: July 27, 1931 — Grape Grove, Ray, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Edward Johnson Sandy Birth: September 30, 1861 49 42 — Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: March 23, 1891 — Ray, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Frances Virginia Sandy Birth: February 19, 1864 51 44 — Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: January 28, 1963 — Grape Grove, Ray, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Catharine Fifer |
| father |
William E Sandy Birth: August 1, 1812 — Augusta, Virginia, United States Death: April 13, 1898 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
| step-mother |
Catharine Fifer Birth: January 12, 1832 — Augusta, Virginia, United States Death: September 10, 1904 |
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Marriage: August 30, 1874 — Sangersville, Augusta, Virginia, United States |
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9 months half-sister |
Martha Ellen Sandy Birth: May 30, 1875 62 43 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: April 27, 1962 — Fisherville, Augusta, Virginia, United States |
| Family with John Marshall Rhodes |
| husband |
John Marshall Rhodes Birth: March 23, 1843 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: July 15, 1915 — Plains, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
| herself |
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Sandy Birth: January 1, 1857 44 37 — Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: June 6, 1952 — Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: June 28, 1876 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Harriet “Hattie” Rhodes Birth: November 5, 1879 36 22 — Broadway, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: February 8, 1984 — Broadway, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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22 months son |
William Arthur Rhodes Birth: September 15, 1881 38 24 — Broadway, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: September 30, 1958 |
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3 years daughter |
Elizabeth Virginia “Lizzie” Rhodes Birth: March 9, 1884 40 27 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: November 1981 |
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3 years daughter |
Josephine Woody Rhodes Birth: March 26, 1887 44 30 — Broadway, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: July 20, 1981 — Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Callie Mae Rhodes Birth: May 11, 1889 46 32 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: September 21, 1985 — Broward, Florida, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Sadie Norris Rhodes Birth: October 13, 1891 48 34 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: April 30, 1987 — Alexandria, Virginia, United States |
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2 years son |
Offiet Bernard Rhodes Birth: November 5, 1893 50 36 — Plains, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: May 17, 1966 — Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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23 months son |
John Olen Rhodes Birth: October 21, 1895 52 38 — Broadway, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: July 3, 1969 — Broadway, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Gladys Marie Rhodes Birth: December 12, 1899 56 42 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: February 8, 1994 — Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States |