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William Henry Harrison Nichols

Male 1836 - 1912  (76 years)


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  • Name William Henry Harrison Nichols  [1, 2
    Born 1836  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • He states in his will dated 4 Dec 1905 that his age was "sixty-nine years"; thus his birth year was almost certainly 1836
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Dist. 68, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1850  Dist. 68, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    With parents Ozem B and Sarah (Clabaugh) Nichols, four brothers and a maid 
    Civil War Veteran 1861 - 1865  [5
    Private, 95 Illinois Infantry, Co F 
    Possessions 30 Mar 1867  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buys W½SW¼NW¼ sec. 27 Twp. 3N Range 2W for $200 from brother-in-law Oliver D Nichols 
    Possessions 30 Mar 1867  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Sells the N½NW¼ and the E½SW¼NW¼ of sec. 27 Twp. 3N Range 2W for $500 to brother-in-law Oliver D Nichols 
    Census 1870  Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Carlyle P.O. 
    Occupation 1870  Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Plasterer 
    Residence 1870  Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    With wife Sarah (Nichols) and a daughter 
    Census 1880  Carlyle Twp., Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Enumeration District 84 
    Occupation 1880  Carlyle Twp., Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Brick mason 
    Residence 1880  Carlyle Twp., Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    With wife Sarah (Nichols), a daughter and four boarders 
    Residence 1881  Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Will 4 Dec 1905  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    To Louella N Irwin "my only child and daughter": his entire estate, she to be executrix 
    Census 1910  Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Enumeration District 14-4 
    Occupation 1910  Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Own income 
    Residence 1910  Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Methodist St 
    Will 4 Aug 1911  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    In a codicil to the will of 4 Dec 1905, he directs that after his daughter Louella N Irwin's death, the residue of his estate is to be divided equally between: Mrs. Jennie Flanagan, "only child of my decease (sic.) brother John Webster Nichols"; Erastus S Nichols "only surviving child of my decease brother Erastus S. Nichols"; Mrs. James S Nichols wife of James S Nichols, Ozem C Nichols, Mrs. Sadie O Sailor, Mrs. Lettie W Kreuger, Mrs. Evangeline Nichols wife of William B Nichols, William Irwin Nichols their son "being surviving children, daughters in law and grandson of my decease brother Ozem B Nichols"; Mrs. Lelia Price, Mrs. Ola Devine, Chester Nichols "children of my decease brother Thomas S Nichols"; McCabe Nichols "only child of my decease sister Sarah C Nichols" 
    Died 25 Apr 1912  Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Probate 17 Jun 1912  Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Will proved 
    Person ID I0904  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2021 

    Father Ozem Blashfield Nichols,   b. 5 May 1810, Gilbertsville, Otsego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1888, Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Sarah Clabaugh,   b. 7 Nov 1810, Armagh, Indiana, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1876, Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 26 Feb 1835  Urbana, Champaign, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10
    Family ID F423  Group Sheet

    Family Sarah Nichols,   b. 6 Feb 1836, Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1902, Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 1 Jul 1857  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Last Modified 24 Apr 2013 
    Family ID F421  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S34621] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 588, p. 369A, Dist. 68, Clinton, Illinois (Reliability: 2), 05 Aug 2010.

    2. [S14599] History of Marion and Clinton Counties, Illinois, Brink, McDonough & Co., (Brink, McDonough & Co., Philadelphia, 1881), 281.

    3. [S89] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Clinton Co.; Wills, vol. E, p. 161 (Reliability: 3), 21 Mar 2016.

    4. [S34634] 1870 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 112, p. 15, Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois (Reliability: 2), 15 May 2010.

    5. [S22637] Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Parks Service, (http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss) (Reliability: 2), 08 Oct 2010.

    6. [S231] Clinton County, Illinois Deeds, 1818-1915, Clinton County (Illinois). County Recorder (Main Author), (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976), Deed Record, vol. X, pg. 492 (Reliability: 3), 12 Mar 2021.

    7. [S231] Clinton County, Illinois Deeds, 1818-1915, Clinton County (Illinois). County Recorder (Main Author), (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976), Deed Record, vol. X, pg. 493 (Reliability: 3), 12 Mar 2021.

    8. [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. 1, p. 21, ED 84, Carlyle Twp., Clinton, Illinois (Reliability: 2), 19 Apr 2010.

    9. [S40176] 1910 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910), fam. 183, p. 8A, ED 14-4, Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois (Reliability: 2), 12 Mar 2010.

    10. [S32939] Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958, (FamilySearch, http://www.familysearch.org, 2010-), source film number: 295228 (Reliability: 2), 29 Dec 2010.

    11. [S14600] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900, Illinois Secretary of State, (online database).