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Oliver David Nichols

Oliver David Nichols

Male 1844 - 1926  (82 years)

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  • Name Oliver David Nichols  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Born 19 Feb 1844  Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7] 
    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 David A and Mariah (Hull) Nichols and six siblings 
    Census 1860  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Carlyle P.O. 
    Occupation 1860  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1860  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    With father David A Nichols, step-mother Sally (Maddox) and three siblings 
    Civil War Veteran 24 Feb 1864  [8, 9] 
    Private, C Co, 48 Illinois Infantry Rgt 
    Civil War Veteran Feb 1864 - 15 Aug 1865  [8, 9, 10] 
    Private, I Co, 111 Illinois Infantry Rgt 
    • He was treated for measles 17 Mar 1864 - 26 Mar 1864; for jaundice 09 Sep 1864 - 16 Sep 1864; for neuralgia 26 Sep 1864 to 29 Sep 1864
    Possessions 10 Apr 1866  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    On this date and with four of his siblings, sells 40 acres of father David A Nichols' land in the NE¼NW¼ of section 21 of Twp. 2N Range 3W for $55 to Fletcher W Carter 
    Possessions 30 Mar 1867  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Buys the N½NW¼ and the E½SW¼NW¼ of sec. 27 Twp. 3N Range 2W for $500 from brother-in-law William H H Nichols  
    Possessions 30 Mar 1867  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Sells W½SW¼NW¼ sec. 27 Twp. 3N Range 2W for $200 to brother-in-law William H H Nichols 
    Census 1870  Twp. 2N Range 3W, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Carlyle P.O. 
    Occupation 1870  Twp. 2N Range 3W, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1870  Twp. 2N Range 3W, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    With wife Sarah E C (Nichols) 
    Possessions 19 Jan 1870  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    On this date sells a one half interest in the N½NE¼ and E½SW¼ of sec. 27 of Twp. 3N Range 2W for $1200 to Samuel Johnson  
    Census 1880  Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Enumeration District 88 
    Occupation 1880  Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1880  Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    With wife Sarah C (Nichols) and son Jay M 
    Residence 1890  San Juan, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    La Plata P.O. 
    Possessions 14 Feb 1891  Huey, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    On this date he sells lot 2 on block 4 of the village of Huey to a Louella Nichols for $250 
    Census 1900  Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Enumeration District 95 
    Occupation 1900  Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Plasterer 
    Residence 1900  Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    "street unnamed"

    Living alone 
    Residence 16 Oct 1906  Chico, Butte, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    As noted in a letter to the US Pension Office 
    Census 1910  Chico, Butte, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Enumeration District 2-197 
    Occupation 1910  Chico, Butte, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Retired 
    Residence 1910  Chico, Butte, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Living alone 
    Residence 1 Apr 1915  Pettigrew, Madison, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    As noted in a letter he penned to the Bureau of Pensions, Department of the Interior 
    Census 1920  Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    Enumeration District 4-268 
    Occupation 1920  Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1920  Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    Sixth St

    With son Jay M and daughter-in-law Nancy L (Eaton) Nichols and their children 
    Died 10 Mar 1926  Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 7] 
    Buried 27 Mar 1926  Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Green Lawn Cemetery
    Oliver Nichols (1844 - 1926) - Find a Grave Memorial    		 Oliver Nichols (1844 - 1926) - Find a Grave Memorial
    Includes headstone photos.

    Created by: Jim Davenport
    Record added: Dec 29, 2003
    Find A Grave Memorial# 8218727
    Notes 
    • Probate records for New Mexico are generally unavailable (3 Jan 2017)
    Person ID I0913  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2023 

    Father David Allen Nichols,   b. 11 Oct 1811, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1863, Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Mariah Hull,   b. 11 Jul 1816, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1856, Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 19 Mar 1835  Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [20, 21] 
    Family ID F430  Group Sheet

    Family 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  [3, 6, 22] 
    Children 
     1. Elydia Nichols,   b. 25 Feb 1871, Clinton County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1872, Clinton County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     2. Jay McCabe Nichols,   b. 23 Aug 1874, Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1944, Big Spring, Howard, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F416  Group Sheet

  • Photos
    Nichols, Oliver D - Photo c. 1920    		Nichols, Oliver D - Photo c. 1920
    Caption on back:

    Oliver David Nichols
    Shamrock, Okla.

  • Sources 
    1. [S34621] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 556, p. 367A, Dist. 68, Clinton, Illinois (Reliability: 2), 02 Aug 2010.

    2. [S40178] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 596, p. 82, Clinton Co., Illinois (Reliability: 2), 21 Jun 2010.

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

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

    5. [S22991] Nichols, Jay McCabe - Death Certificate, Texas Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1.

    6. [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.

    7. [S26660] Nichols, Oliver D - Death Certificate 1926, New Mexico Department of Health Bureau of Vital Records & Health Statistics, (1926).

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

    9. [S26917] Book of Remembrance, Nichols, Sadie N (Reliability: 3), 19 Apr 2011.
      The Book of Remembrance includes a photocopy of his enlistment and service records

    10. [S40188] 1890 Veterans Schedules, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), fam. 133, p. 2, ED 53, San Juan, San Juan, New Mexico (Reliability: 2), 11 Oct 2010.

    11. [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. 515 (Reliability: 3), 12 Mar 2021.

    12. [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.

    13. [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.

    14. [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. 4, pg. 348 (Reliability: 3), 11 Mar 2021.

    15. [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.

    16. [S230] Clinton County (Illinois) Entry Books, 1818-1920, Clinton County (Illinois). County Recorder (Main Author), (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984), vol. G, pg. 119 (Reliability: 3), 7 Sep 2020.

    17. [S34623] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900), fam. 31, p. 2A, ED 95, Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico (Reliability: 2), 23 Mar 2010.

    18. [S40176] 1910 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910), fam. 266, p. 12B, ED 2-197, Chico, Butte, California (Reliability: 2), 12 Mar 2010.

    19. [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.

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

    21. [S26302] Clinton County, Illinois Marriages 1825-1848, (Clinton County, Illinois), 17.

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


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