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Oliver David Nichols

Male 1904 - 1981  (77 years)


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  • Name Oliver David Nichols  [1, 2
    Born 6 May 1904  Farmington, McKinley, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Enumeration District 16-252 
    Residence 1910  Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    With parents Jay M and Nancy L (Eaton) Nichols and four sisters 
    Census 1920  Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Enumeration District 4-268 
    Occupation 1920  Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Laborer, In town 
    Residence 1920  Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Sixth St 
    Census 1930  Justice Precinct 3, Jack, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Enumeration District 6 
    Occupation 1930  Justice Precinct 3, Jack, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Oil field, Pumper 
    Residence 1930  Justice Precinct 3, Jack, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    With wife Cullen C (Cowen) 
    Residence 1935  Coleman Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1940  Precinct 1, Jones, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Enumeration District 127-2 
    Occupation 1940  Precinct 1, Jones, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Pumper, Oil company; he worked 42 hours a week, earning $1320 in 52 weeks' work in 1939 
    Residence 1940  Precinct 1, Jones, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    With wife Cullen C (Cowen) and three children 
    Residence 1 May 1956  Nugent, Jones, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Nugent is an unincorporated place, approximate population (2010) of 41 
    • On this date he is listed as a surviving child in his mother's obituary.
    Residence 19 Feb 1976  Abilene, Taylor, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Died 27 Sep 1981  Jones Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11
    Buried Phantom Hill, Jones, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • North Side
      Phantom Hill Cemetery
    Oliver David Nichols (1904 - 1981) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Oliver David Nichols (1904 - 1981) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Includes headstone photo.

    Created by: Carla Young
    Record added: Feb 28, 2010
    Find A Grave Memorial# 48924090
    Notes 
    • His education stopped at the 7th grade
    Person ID I0993  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2020 

    Father 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) 
    Mother 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  [12
    Marriage License 20 Apr 1902  San Juan Co., New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Divorced Bef 15 Apr 1939  [13, 14
    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.
    Family ID F414  Group Sheet

    Family Cullen Comella Cowen,   b. 2 Feb 1909, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1995, Taylor, Taylor, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 25 May 1926  Stephens Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 15, 16
    • Officiated by C T Williams, JP [15]
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2015 
    Family ID F472  Group Sheet

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

    2. [S26919] "The Names and Ages of My Children", Nancy L (Eaton) Nichols, (unpublished personal letter, dated 02 Feb 1948), 1 (Reliability: 3), 19 Apr 2011.

    3. [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.

    4. [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.

    5. [S40174] 1930 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930), fam. 186, p. 3A, ED 6, Justice Precinct 3, Jack, Texas (Reliability: 2), 18 Jun 2012.

    6. [S40214] 1940 United States Federal Census, United States, Bureau of the Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), fam. 179, p. 10-A, ED 127-2, Precinct 1, Jones, Texas (Reliability: 2), 19 Feb 2018.

    7. [S26858] Kilgore News Herald, Wednesday, 2 May 1956, pg. 10, col. 7 (Reliability: 2), 10 Dec 2020.

    8. [S249] Independent (Gallup, N.M.), (Gallup, NM: The Gallup Independent Co. (1964-current)), ISSN: 1099-6052., Thursday, 19 Feb 1976, pg. 8, col. 4 (Reliability: 2), 30 Nov 2020.
      Sister Ann (Nichols) Walker's death notice.

    9. [S34632] Social Security Death Index, U.S. Social Security Administration, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009).

    10. [S26845] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, (Austin, Texas, USA) (Reliability: 2), 08 Mar 2011.

    11. [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial# 48924090 (Reliability: 1), 08 Mar 2011.

    12. [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.

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

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

    15. [S75] Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1977, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), 007255761 > image 735 of 842 (Reliability: 3), 15 Jul 2015.

    16. [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial# 48923633 (Reliability: 2), 17 Aug 2012.