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Jay McCabe Nichols

Jay McCabe Nichols

Male 1874 - 1944  (69 years)

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  • Name Jay McCabe Nichols  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 23 Aug 1874  Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    • Jay wrote a different birth date on his WW 1 Draft Registration Card; we show the date written by his parents into the family bible (presumably immediately following his birth)
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Enumeration District 88 
    Residence 1880  Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    With parents Oliver D and Sarah C (Nichols) Nichols 
    Census 1910  Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Enumeration District 16-252 
    Occupation 1910  Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Brick mason, House 
    Residence 1910  Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    With wife Nancy L (Eaton) and five children 
    Occupation 12 Sep 1918  Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Carpenter 
    Residence 12 Sep 1918  Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Nichols, Jay M - World War I Draft Card - Creek Co., OK, 1918
    Nichols, Jay M - World War I Draft Card - Creek Co., OK, 1918
    Census 1920  Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Enumeration District 4-268 
    Occupation 1920  Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1920  Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Sixth St

    With wife Nancy L (Eaton), seven children, his father and three boarders 
    Census 1930  Precinct 3, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Enumeration District 23-4 
    Occupation 1930  Precinct 3, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Farmer 
    Residence 1930  Precinct 3, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    With a lodger 
    Residence 1935  Precinct 6, Carson, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    In the "same house" as in 1940 
    Census 1940  Precinct 6, Carson, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Enumeration District 33-10B 
    Occupation 1940  Precinct 6, Carson, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Not employed, unable to work 
    Residence 1940  Precinct 6, Carson, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    With daughter Sarah E (Nichols) and son-in-law Orel L Satterfield and three granddaughters 
    Died 12 Jun 1944  Big Spring, Howard, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11
    Nichols, Jay McCabe - Death Certificate - Howard Co., TX, 1944
    Nichols, Jay McCabe - Death Certificate - Howard Co., TX, 1944
    Buried 14 Jun 1944  Howard Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Social Security Number 1962 
    455-76-2035 
    Notes 
    • Attended school through the fifth grade [10]
    • No available online probate records for Howard Co., Texas (3 Jan 2018)
    Person ID I0897  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2018 

    Father Oliver David Nichols,   b. 19 Feb 1844, Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1926, Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Sarah Elydia Catherine Nichols,   b. 11 Aug 1850, Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1882, Clement, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Married 22 Oct 1869  Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12, 13
    Family ID F416  Group Sheet

    Family Nancy Lynton Eaton,   b. 22 Aug 1883, Castell, Mason, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1956, Gallup, McKinley, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 20 Apr 1902  San Juan Co., New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Marriage License 20 Apr 1902  San Juan Co., New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Divorced Bef 15 Apr 1939  [11, 15
    Children 
     1. Maudie Valentine Nichols,   b. 30 Oct 1900, Flora Vista, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1967, Los Angeles Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Sarah Elydia Nichols,   b. 19 Jan 1903, Farmington, McKinley, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1945, Gladewater, Gregg, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     3. Oliver David Nichols,   b. 6 May 1904, Farmington, McKinley, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1981, Jones Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Sally Bessie Nichols,   b. 4 Nov 1905, Farmington, McKinley, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 19 Feb 1976  (Age 70 years)
     5. Lillie Louella Nichols,   b. 16 Dec 1907, Goree, Knox, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1908, Goree, Knox, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Annie Alice Nichols,   b. 6 Jun 1909, Breckenridge, Stevens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1976, Gallup, McKinley, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     7. John Samuel Nichols,   b. 14 Oct 1911, Pettigrew, Madison, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1920, Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 8 years)
     8. Sadie Nancy Bell Nichols,   b. 23 Jul 1914, Red Star, Madison, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1988, Longview, Gregg, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     9. Robert Ode Nichols,   b. 06 Mar 1916, Red Star, Madison, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1919, Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     10. James Jay Nichols,   b. 30 Apr 1918, Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 2003, Hondo, Medina, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     11. Emma Edna Irene Nichols,   b. 23 Mar 1920, Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 2000, Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     12. Daniel Boyd McCabe Nichols,   b. 23 Mar 1922, Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1970, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     13. Evelyn Elizabeth Jewel Nichols,   b. 12 Oct 1924, Eliasville, Young, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1999, Taylor Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     14. Thomas Douglas Nichols,   b. 6 Apr 1927, Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 2012  (Age 85 years)
    Photos
    Nichols, Jay M and Eaton, Nancy L - Photograph c. 1902
    Nichols, Jay M and Eaton, Nancy L - Photograph c. 1902
    Caption on back:

    Jay McCabe Nichols +
    Nancy Linton (Eaton) Nichols
    on La Plata N. M.
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2018 
    Family ID F414  Group Sheet

  • Photos
    Nichols, Jay McCabe - Portrait c. 1900
    Nichols, Jay McCabe - Portrait c. 1900
    From the back: "Jay McCabe Nichols
    Grandpa
    Nichols as a
    young man
    (Approximately 1900)

    Sterling Studios
    Texarkana, Texas"

  • Sources 
    1. [S14592] Nichols Family Bible, Oliver Nichols, Sarah Nichols, Jay Nichols, Nancy (Eaton) Nichols, Sadie Nichols, et. al., (1869 - 1970).

    2. [S14606] Personal letter from Irene Hazelwood to William L. Gann , Irene Hazelwood, (13 February 1989), 2.

    3. [S23002] Nichols, Sarah E - Death Certificate, Texas Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1.

    4. [S40186] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), SN 1883, Registrar Num 35-2-4-C, Creek Co., Oklahoma (Sep 1918) (Reliability: 3), 29 Sep 2010.

    5. [S26919] "The Names and Ages of My Children", Nancy L (Eaton) Nichols, (unpublished personal letter, dated 02 Feb 1948), 2 (Reliability: 3), 19 Apr 2011.

    6. [S34622] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), fam. 112, p. 14, ED 88, Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois (Reliability: 2), 19 Apr 2010.

    7. [S40176] 1910 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910), fam. 68, p. 4B, ED 16-252, Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas (Reliability: 2), 12 Mar 2010.

    8. [S40175] 1920 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, (National Archives, Washington, D.C.), fam. 22, p. 1B, ED 4-268, Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma (Reliability: 2), 26 Feb 2010.

    9. [S40174] 1930 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930), fam. 28, p. 2A, ED 23-4, Precinct 3, San Juan, New Mexico (Reliability: 2), 27 Dec 2013.

    10. [S40214] 1940 United States Federal Census, United States, Bureau of the Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), fam. 204, p. 10B, ED 33-10B, Precinct 6, Carson, Texas (Reliability: 2), 28 Nov 2012.

    11. [S22991] Nichols, Jay McCabe - Death Certificate, Texas Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics (Reliability: 3), 26 Feb 2010.

    12. [S14606] Personal letter from Irene Hazelwood to William L. Gann , Irene Hazelwood, (13 February 1989), 3.

    13. [S34634] 1870 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 100, p. 17, Twp. 2N Range 3W, Clinton, Illinois (Reliability: 2), 15 May 2010.

    14. [S175] San Juan County Marriages, San Juan County (New Mexico) Clerk, (Aztec, New Mexico: San Juan County Clerk, 2018), Vol. 0, No. 345 (Reliability: 3), 19 Nov 2018.

    15. [S75] Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1977, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), 007255762 > image 524 of 965 (Reliability: 3), 15 Jul 2015.