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Thomas Samuel Nance

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Thomas Samuel Nance

Birth
Metcalfe County, Kentucky, USA
Death
6 Apr 1967 (aged 73)
Fairbury, Livingston County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Fairbury, Livingston County, Illinois, USA
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Thomas Samuel Nance was born June 15, 1893 at Summershade, Kentucky to Samuel A. and Eliza Chapman Nance. His father, Samuel A. Nance, died before he was born.
After a quarrel with his step father, James Jennings, Tom left home and travel to Indiana to work. Tom moved later to Cropsey, Illinois and worked for Clair Barnes.
Tom was the first man drafted from Livingston County in WW1. He was 24 years old and was inducted in September 17, 1917 and discharged May 31, 1919. He fought in battles across France and was in Luxemburg when the war ended.
Tom married Helen Catherine Flury on November 20, 1920. They set up housekeeping in Fairbury, Illinois. Tom started working for Ira French drilling wells.
Tom and Helen were blessed with 17 children. All of the children were born at home except one.
Tom and Helen had the American dream of home ownership. They borrowed $10 from Bill Flury and made a down payment on a small four room house from Bedford Runyon. As more children arrived, more bedrooms were added to the house. This home was known as the "Green Shingled House"
Thomas Samuel Nance passed away on April 5, 1967 after an eight year battle with prostate cancer. He was buried at Graceland Cemetery in Fairbury, Illinois.
He is survived by his wife Helen and fifteen children and was preceded in death by a son and a daughter.
Thomas Samuel Nance was born June 15, 1893 at Summershade, Kentucky to Samuel A. and Eliza Chapman Nance. His father, Samuel A. Nance, died before he was born.
After a quarrel with his step father, James Jennings, Tom left home and travel to Indiana to work. Tom moved later to Cropsey, Illinois and worked for Clair Barnes.
Tom was the first man drafted from Livingston County in WW1. He was 24 years old and was inducted in September 17, 1917 and discharged May 31, 1919. He fought in battles across France and was in Luxemburg when the war ended.
Tom married Helen Catherine Flury on November 20, 1920. They set up housekeeping in Fairbury, Illinois. Tom started working for Ira French drilling wells.
Tom and Helen were blessed with 17 children. All of the children were born at home except one.
Tom and Helen had the American dream of home ownership. They borrowed $10 from Bill Flury and made a down payment on a small four room house from Bedford Runyon. As more children arrived, more bedrooms were added to the house. This home was known as the "Green Shingled House"
Thomas Samuel Nance passed away on April 5, 1967 after an eight year battle with prostate cancer. He was buried at Graceland Cemetery in Fairbury, Illinois.
He is survived by his wife Helen and fifteen children and was preceded in death by a son and a daughter.

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