Changes: Modena McCown

	Nancy McCown
	; Modena (left) with her older sister Mollie in 1980
Birth:	22 September 1878; Cooper, Texas, USA
Death:	8 June 1989; Honey Grove, Texas, USA
Age:	110 years, 259 days
Country:	USA
	Validated

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Nancy Modena McCown (née Hensley; 22 September 1878 – 8 June 1989) was a verified American supercentenarian.

Biography

She was born as Nancy Hensley in Cooper, Texas, USA on 22 September 1878. Her parents were John and Jane Hensley. John was a Civil War veteran. Jane died when McCown was only three years old. She had 5 siblings in total. The family maintained a farm of 103 acres.

Modena married William McCown on 8 January 1914. The couple had 2 sons. One of them, William Jr., died in World War 2. Modena was very active in church as a Presbytarian. She became a widow in 1960. She moved to a nursing home in 1972. Her health in 1984 was said to be "excellent". Her sister, Mallie Yeager, died in May 1982 at age 106 (almost 107).

Nancy McCown died in Honey Grove, Texas, USA on 8 June 1989 at the age of 110 years, 259 days.

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-Modena McCown (September 22, 1878 – June 8, 1989) was an American verified supercentenarian. She was born as Nancy Modena Hensley in Delta County, Texas. Her parents were John Calvin Hensley and Jane Taylor Hensley. John was a Civil War veteran. Jane Taylor passed away when McCown was only three years old. She had five siblings in total. The family maintained a farm of 103 acres.
+|Nancy McCown
+|status = deceased-verified
+|image = Mccown.png |image size = 286
+|caption = Modena (left) with her older sister Mollie in 1980
+|sex = Female
+|nationality = American
+|birthyr = 1878 |birthplace = Cooper, Texas, USA
+|deathyr = 1989 |deathplace = Honey Grove, Texas, USA
+|sort = McCown, Nancy
+}}<!--
+-->'''Nancy Modena McCown''' (née '''Hensley'''; 22 September 1878 – 8 June 1989) was a verified American [[supercentenarian]].
+==Biography==
-Modena married William McCown on January 8, 1914. The couple had two sons. One of them, William, diedin World War 2. Modena was very active in church as a Presbytarian. She became a widow in 1960. She moved to a nursing home in 1972. Her health in 1984 was said to be "excellent". She died on June 8, 1989, at the age of 110 years, 259 days. Her sister, Mallie, died in 1982 at age 106.
+She was born as Nancy Hensley in Cooper, Texas, USA on 22 September 1878. Her parents were John and Jane Hensley. John was a Civil War veteran. Jane died when McCown was only three years old. She had 5 siblings in total. The family maintained a farm of 103 acres.
+Modena married William McCown on 8 January 1914. The couple had 2 sons. One of them, William Jr., died in World War 2. Modena was very active in church as a Presbytarian. She became a widow in 1960. She moved to a nursing home in 1972. Her health in 1984 was said to be "excellent". Her sister, Mallie Yeager, died in May 1982 at age 106 (almost 107).
-==References==
-[http://www.newspapers.com/image/17649469/?terms=modena+mccown The Paris News, May 24, 1984]
+Nancy McCown died in Honey Grove, Texas, USA on 8 June 1989 at the age of 110 years, 259 days.
-[http://www.newspapers.com/image/20189889/?terms=modena+mccown The Paris News, September 25, 1987]
+{{Stub}}
-[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txfannin/modena.html The Ladonia Historical Preservation Society]
-[[Category:American supercentenarians]]
+==References==
-[[Category:Verified supercentenarians]]
+*[http://www.newspapers.com/image/17649469/?terms=modena+mccown The Paris News, May 24, 1984]
-[[Category:Female supercentenarians]]
+*[http://www.newspapers.com/image/20189889/?terms=modena+mccown The Paris News, September 25, 1987]
-[[Category:1878 births]]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txfannin/modena.html The Ladonia Historical Preservation Society]
-[[Category:1989 deaths]]
+*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119616416/nancy-modena-mccown Nancy Modena ''Hensley'' McCown] Find A Grave
+__STATICREDIRECT__
 [[Category:Texas births]]
+[[Category:Texas deaths]]
+[[Category:Supercentenarians with centenarian siblings]]
+[[Category:United States births]]
+[[Category:United States deaths]]

Nancy McCown
Modena (left) with her older sister Mollie in 1980
Birth:	22 September 1878 Cooper, Texas, USA
Death:	8 June 1989 Honey Grove, Texas, USA
Age:	110 years, 259 days
Country:	USA
Validated