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Thomas Douglas Nichols

Thomas Douglas Nichols

Male 1927 - 2012  (85 years)

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  • Name Thomas Douglas Nichols  [1
    Born 6 Apr 1927  Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Born at 11:30 AM
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Justice Precinct 2, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Enumeration District 215-7 
    Residence 1930  Justice Precinct 2, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Breckenridge-Eliasville Rd

    With mother Nancy L (Eaton) Nichols and four siblings 
    Residence 1935  Young Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1940  Justice Precinct 1, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Enumeration District 215-5 
    Occupation 1940  Justice Precinct 1, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    In school 
    Residence 1940  Justice Precinct 1, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    With mother Nancy L (Eaton Nichols) Robbins, two siblings and step-father John R Robbins 
    Residence 1 May 1956  Odessa, Ector, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • On this date he is listed as a surviving child in his mother's obituary.
    Died 7 Dec 2012  [2
    • Thomas Douglas Nichols (T.D.) passed away Friday. December 7, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 11th at the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Eastland with Rex. Boggs and Randy Beggs officiating. Burial with Masonic Rites will follow at the Eastland City Cemetery.

      Mr. Nichols was born on April 6, 1927 to Jay and Nancy (Eaton) Nichols. He was blessed with 61 years of marriage to his wife Betty. He was a veteran of World War II where he was a member of the Seabees in the United States Navy. He was a member of Gunsight Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge 467 in Eastland. He was a dual member of Masonic Lodge 863 in Moran as well as a member of Eastern Star Lodge 280 in Eastland. He participated with the Eastland senior citizens activities and he loved the outdoors as well as hunting and fishing. He was a loving husband and father as well as a beloved grandfather and uncle. He will be missed by family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and 13 siblings.

      He is survived by his wife Betty; his daughter, Sherry Beggs-Hayes; two sons, Joe Douglas Nichols and Thomas Jay Nichols; five grandchildren, Jason, Chris, Shane, Justin and Tiffany; seven great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
    Buried 11 Dec 2012  Eastland, Eastland, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Eastland City Cemetery [2]
    Thomas Douglas 'T D' Nichols (1927-2012) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Thomas Douglas "T D" Nichols (1927-2012) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Includes portrait and obituary text.

    Created by: Joe G. Wesley
    Added: 27 Dec 2012
    Find a Grave Memorial 102703499
    Person ID I2411  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 13 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  [6
    Marriage License 20 Apr 1902  San Juan Co., New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Divorced Bef 15 Apr 1939  [7, 8
    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 Betty Jo Hilburn 
    Married 3 Mar 1951  [9
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2020 
    Family ID F1083  Group Sheet

  • Photos
    Nichols, Thomas D - Portrait, c. 1980
    Nichols, Thomas D - Portrait, c. 1980

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Find a Grave Memorial 102703499 (Reliability: 1), 13 Dec 2020.

    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. 179, p. 8A, ED 215-7, Justice Precinct 2, Stephens, Texas (Reliability: 2), 29 Aug 2011.

    4. [S40214] 1940 United States Federal Census, United States, Bureau of the Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), fam. 376, p. 18B, ED 215-5, Justice Precinct 1, Stephens, Texas (Reliability: 2), 30 Nov 2012.

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

    6. [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.

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

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

    9. [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