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Sally Bessie Nichols

Female 1905 - Aft 1976  (70 years)


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  • Name Sally Bessie Nichols  [1, 2] 
    Born 4 Nov 1905  Farmington, McKinley, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910  Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Enumeration District 16-252 
    Residence 1910  Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1920  Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Enumeration District 4-268 
    Residence 1920  Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Sixth St 
    Census 1930  Precinct 1, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Enumeration District 215-5 
    Residence 1930  Precinct 1, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    With husband Milam A Cowen, a son and Milam's uncle 
    Residence 1935  Gregg Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 1940  Justice Precinct 3, Gregg, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Enumeration District 92-20 
    Occupation 1940  Justice Precinct 3, Gregg, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Not employed, occupied full-time at home 
    Residence 1940  Justice Precinct 3, Gregg, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Gladewater to Tyler Highway

    With husband Milam A Cowen and two sons 
    Residence 1 May 1956  Sulphur, Calcasieu, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • On this date she is listed as a surviving child in her mother's obituary.
    Residence 1959  Sulphur, Calcasieu, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    434 North Crocker St 
    Residence 1960  Sulphur, Calcasieu, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    434 North Crocker St 
    Residence 19 Feb 1976  Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Died Aft 19 Feb 1976  [11] 
    Notes 
    • Attended school through the sixth grade [7]
    Person ID I0997  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) 
    Relationship Birth 
    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) 
    Relationship Birth 
    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 1 Milam Andrew Cowen,   b. 4 Apr 1903, Jones Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1973, Abilene, Taylor, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 16 Apr 1924  Eliasville, Young, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 15] 
    Family ID F474  Group Sheet

    Family 2 Richard Vernon McCraney,   b. 21 Jun 1905, Dundee, Tunica, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1964, Sulphur, Calcasieu, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married Bef 1 May 1956 
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2013 
    Family ID F1462  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. [S40174] 1930 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930), fam. 50, p. 3A, ED 215-5, Precinct 1, Stephens, Texas (Reliability: 2), 23 Jan 2010.

    4. [S26919] "The Names and Ages of My Children", Nancy L (Eaton) Nichols, (unpublished personal letter, dated 02 Feb 1948), fam. 22, p. 1B, ED 4-268, Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma (Reliability: 2), 19 Apr 2011.

    5. [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.

    6. [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.

    7. [S40214] 1940 United States Federal Census, United States, Bureau of the Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), fam. 150, p. 8B, ED 92-20, Justice Precinct 3, Gregg, Texas (Reliability: 2), 29 Nov 2012.

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

    9. [S40249] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1959, p. 413 (Reliability: 2), 17 Jul 2013.

    10. [S40249] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1960, p. 431 (Reliability: 2), 17 Jul 2013.

    11. [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.

    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. [S26917] Book of Remembrance, Nichols, Sadie N (Reliability: 2), 19 Apr 2011.
      From a handwritten list of the children of Jay McC and Nancy L (Eaton) Nichols that includes an incomplete accounting of their spouses and marriage dates


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