1927 - 2012 (85 years)
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Name |
Thomas Douglas Nichols [1] |
Born |
6 Apr 1927 |
Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico [1, 2] |
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Gender |
Male |
Census |
1930 |
Justice Precinct 2, Stephens, Texas [3] |
Enumeration District 215-7 |
Residence |
1930 |
Justice Precinct 2, Stephens, Texas [3] |
Breckenridge-Eliasville Rd
With mother Nancy L (Eaton) Nichols and four siblings |
Residence |
1935 |
Young Co., Texas [4] |
Census |
1940 |
Justice Precinct 1, Stephens, Texas [4] |
Enumeration District 215-5 |
Occupation |
1940 |
Justice Precinct 1, Stephens, Texas [4] |
In school |
Residence |
1940 |
Justice Precinct 1, Stephens, Texas [4] |
With mother Nancy L (Eaton Nichols) Robbins, two siblings and step-father John R Robbins |
Residence |
1 May 1956 |
Odessa, Ector, Texas [5] |
- On this date he is listed as a surviving child in his mother's obituary.
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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.
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Buried |
11 Dec 2012 |
Eastland, Eastland, Texas [2] |
- Eastland City Cemetery [2]
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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 , d. 12 Jun 1944, Big Spring, Howard, Texas (Age 69 years) |
Mother |
Nancy Lynton Eaton, b. 22 Aug 1883, Castell, Mason, Texas , d. 1 May 1956, Gallup, McKinley, New Mexico (Age 72 years) |
Married |
20 Apr 1902 |
San Juan Co., New Mexico [6] |
Marriage License |
20 Apr 1902 |
San Juan Co., New Mexico [6] |
Divorced |
Bef 15 Apr 1939 [7, 8] |
Photos |
| 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 |
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Sources |
- [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.
- [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Find a Grave Memorial 102703499 (Reliability: 1), 13 Dec 2020.
- [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.
- [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.
- [S26858] Kilgore News Herald, Wednesday, 2 May 1956, pg. 10, col. 7 (Reliability: 2), 10 Dec 2020.
- [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.
- [S22991] Nichols, Jay McCabe - Death Certificate, Texas Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics (Reliability: 3), 26 Feb 2010.
- [S75] Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1977, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), 007255762 > image 524 of 965 (Reliability: 3), 15 Jul 2015.
- [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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