Nancy Susan Kisner 1 2 3 4 5
- Born: 22 March 1863, , Marion County, WV 3
- Marriage (1): Abraham D. Shockey about 1880
- Marriage (2): James Lawrence Means on 20 April 1888 in , Sullivan County, IN 1 2
- Died: 26 July 1901, Fairbanks Township, Sullivan, IN at age 38
 Noted events in her life were:
• She has alternate birth date of March 1862 and a birth location of Virginia.
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• She has alternate birth date of 1865 and a birth location of West Virginia.
Similar to some of her other sisters, the birth date of Nancy Susan Kisner is confusing. There are multiple source citations with each indicating a different year of birth and most of those years would seem to conflict with the birth year of one or more of her sisters who have their own conflicting information about their own year of birth.
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Name: Susan Kisner
Sex: Female
Birth Date: 22 Mar 1863
Birthplace: Marion, West Virginia, United States
Father's Name: Archa Kisner
Mother's Name: Angeline Kisner
Citing this Record
"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMZV-GXP : 10 March 2018), Susan Kisner, 22 Mar 1863; citing Marion, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 835,406.
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• Birth Image: 22 March 1863, in , Marion County, WV. 3
• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Liberty Township, Hardin County, OH on 13 July 1870. 4
1870 US Census
Page 16, Family 129
Liberty Township, Hardin, Ohio, United States
Susan Kisner..4..Virginia..At Home
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Ada, OH on 3 June 1880. 5
1880 US Census
Page 144A, District 101, Family 325, Roll 1031
Ada, Hardin County, Ohio
Nancy S. Kisner..Daughter..15..West Virginia..Domestic Servant
(Living with parents.)
NOTE - If her birth date was in 1866, then her age should have been 13 or 14 instead of 15.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fairbanks Township, Sullivan, IN on 9 June 1900. 2
1900 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 125, Family 71
Fairbanks Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 12 years
Nancy Means..Wife..Mar 1862..38..Virginia..6/6
(Living with 2nd husband, 1 step-son, 3 children from current husband, and 3 children from previous marriage.)
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Nancy married Abraham D. Shockey, son of Abraham B. Shockey and Catherine Kerr, about 1880. The marriage ended in divorce. (Abraham D. Shockey was born on 14 February 1862 in , Logan County, OH,6 died on 13 July 1935 in Lakeview, OH 6 7 and was buried on 16 July 1935 in Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, OH 6 7.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Abraham D. Shockey and Nancy Susan Kisner were divorced before 1884.
Marriage Notes:
The marriage must have been short-lived. In 1884 Abraham was remarried to Clara Herring or Hessing.
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Nancy next married James Lawrence Means, son of James R. Means and Elizabeth J. Bales, on 20 April 1888 in , Sullivan County, IN.1 2 (James Lawrence Means was born in March 1849 in Indiana 2 and died in 1922.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Image: 20 April 1888, in , Sullivan County, IN. 1
• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fairbanks Township, Sullivan, IN on 9 June 1900. 2
1900 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 125, Family 71
Fairbanks Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 12 years
James Means..Head..Mar 1849..51..Indiana..Farmer
Nancy Means..Wife..Mar 1862..38..Virginia..6/6
Ezra Means..Son..May 1883..17..Indiana..Farm Laborer
Mary Means..Daughter..Oct 1889..10..Indiana
Charlie Means..Son..Mar 1892..8..Indiana
Columbia Means..Daughter..Sep 1897..2..Indiana
Arthur Shockey..Son..Jul 1881..18..Ohio..Farm Laborer
Cora Shockey..Daughter..Jul 1883..16..Ohio..Servant
Ada Shockey..Daughter..Mar 1886..14..Ohio
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Marriage Notes:
Name: James L Means
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Nancy S Kisner
Spouse's Sex: Female
Officiator's Name: Chas B Robbins
Marriage Place: Sullivan
Marriage License Date: 20 Apr 1888
Marriage License Place: Sullivan, Indiana, United States
Marriage License Place (Original): SULLIVAN, Indiana, United States
Number of Images: 1
Citing this Record
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXF2-JM6 : 8 April 2021), James L Means and Nancy S Kisner, 20 Apr 1888; citing Sullivan, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004170570.
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