vo ix , ▁Michigan , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁her ▁family ' s ▁summer ▁home . ▁She ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁The ▁Sh i ple y ▁School ▁in ▁Bry n ▁M aw r , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁a ▁pr estig ious ▁private ▁prep ▁school . ▁Nancy ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁attend ▁Rad cl iffe ▁College ▁for ▁one ▁year , ▁but ▁left ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross . ▁The ▁Red ▁Cross ▁assigned ▁her ▁to ▁a ▁military ▁reconna issance ▁unit ▁in ▁France ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁France ▁where ▁she ▁met ▁her ▁future ▁husband , ▁Rudolf ▁Tal bot . ▁The ▁couple ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁couple ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Her ▁father - in - law ▁opened ▁a ▁Johnny ▁App les eed ▁cl othing ▁store ▁in ▁H ingham , ▁Massachusetts , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁but ▁died ▁suddenly , ▁which ▁forced ▁Rudolf ▁Tal bot ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁business . ▁Rudolf ▁Tal bot ▁dropped ▁the ▁Johnny ▁App les eed ▁franch ise ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁because ▁he ▁dis lik ed ▁the ▁cl othing ▁he ▁was ▁s elling . ▁Rudolf ▁and ▁Nancy ▁started ▁a ▁new ▁cl othing ▁store , ▁which ▁they ▁first ▁called ▁Tal b ots . ▁ ▁The ▁business ▁soon ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁single - family ▁cla p board ▁house ▁in ▁H ingham , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁The ▁couple ▁painted ▁the