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Nancy Lynton Eaton

Female 1883 - 1956  (72 years)


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  • Name Nancy Lynton Eaton  [1, 2, 3
    Born 22 Aug 1883  Castell, Mason, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Cimarron, Union, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Enumeration District 163 
    Residence 1900  Cimarron, Union, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    On the Henry Waldroup ranch

    With parents James M and Elizabeth (Smart) Eaton and four siblings 
    Census 1910  Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Enumeration District 16-252 
    Residence 1910  Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    With husband Jay M Nichols and five children 
    Census 1920  Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Enumeration District 4-268 
    Occupation 1920  Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Keeping house, At home 
    Residence 1920  Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Sixth St

    With husband Jay McC Nichols, eight children, her father-in-law and three farm hands 
    Census 1930  Justice Precinct 2, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Enumeration District 215-7 
    Residence 1930  Justice Precinct 2, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Breckenridge-Eliasville Rd

    With five children 
    Residence 12 Nov 1934  Santa Anna, Coleman, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Residence 1935  Young Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Residence 1 Oct 1935  Bangs, Brown, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Census 1940  Justice Precinct 1, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Enumeration District 215-5 
    Occupation 1940  Justice Precinct 1, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Not employed, occupied full-time in the home 
    Residence 1940  Justice Precinct 1, Stephens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    With husband John R Robbins and three children 
    Residence 30 Apr 1942  Eliasville, Young, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    • Nancy is listed as the contact for brother James R Eaton's World War II registration
    Residence 1 May 1956  Gladewater, Gregg, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1 May 1956  Gallup, McKinley, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    • Apparently died while visiting a daughter and sister in New Mexico
    Buried 4 May 1956  Gladewater, Upshur, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 15
    • Sec F
      Gladewater Memorial Park
    Nancy L Robbins (1883 - 1956) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Nancy L Robbins (1883 - 1956) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Includes headstone photo.

    Maintained by: Steve Lawless
    Originally Created by: Michael Parsons
    Record added: Feb 06, 2010
    Find A Grave Memorial# 47669884
    Notes 
    • Attended school through seventh grade [12]
    • Available online probate records of Gregg Co., Texas do not include her date of death (28 Aug 2014)
    Person ID I0898  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2020 

    Father James Madison Eaton,   b. 2 Jun 1850, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1934, Stephens Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Elizabeth Smart,   b. 31 Mar 1854, Williamson Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1935, Eliasville, Young, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 11 Mar 1875  Travis Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 16, 17
    • Officiated by James W Smith, JP [16]
    Photos
    Eaton, James M and family with John c1897
    Eaton, James M and family with John c1897
    Eaton family c. 1897
    Back row, L to R: Nancy Lynton Eaton, Rosa Lee Eaton, Joseph Pinson Eaton
    Front row, L to R: James Riley Eaton, James Madison Eaton, Elizabeth (Smart) Eaton, John Eaton, Lilly Mae Eaton
    Photo courtesy of Kristy Williams at www.ourchildrensancestors.net
    Eaton, James M and Smart, Elizabeth c1880
    Eaton, James M and Smart, Elizabeth c1880
    Eaton - Rosa L, Arminta M, Nancy L - 1933
    Eaton - Rosa L, Arminta M, Nancy L - 1933
    With Doris L Donaldson in front right of picture. The boy on the left is not named in the caption.
    Eaton, James M and Smart, Elizabeth - Photo c. 1920
    Eaton, James M and Smart, Elizabeth - Photo c. 1920
    Caption on back:

    [illegible] Bessie to
    [illegible] I
    guess you know
    who this is
    Grandma and Pa
    in front of aunt
    Minnies house
    See Grandma's
    [illegible]nnet canning
    be hind her
    Eaton, James M and Smart, Elizabeth - Portrait c. 1890
    Eaton, James M and Smart, Elizabeth - Portrait c. 1890
    Eaton, James M, Smart, Elizabeth, and Eaton, James R - Portrait c. 1915
    Eaton, James M, Smart, Elizabeth, and Eaton, James R - Portrait c. 1915
    Identification is far from positive. It is possible this is actually a photo of John Eaton with James M and one of his sisters or perhaps three entirely unknown people.
    Family ID F417  Group Sheet

    Family 1 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) 
    Married 20 Apr 1902  San Juan Co., New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    Marriage License 20 Apr 1902  San Juan Co., New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    Divorced Bef 15 Apr 1939  [19, 20
    Children 
     1. Maudie Valentine Nichols,   b. 30 Oct 1900, Flora Vista, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1967, Los Angeles Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Sarah Elydia Nichols,   b. 19 Jan 1903, Farmington, McKinley, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1945, Gladewater, Gregg, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     3. Oliver David Nichols,   b. 6 May 1904, Farmington, McKinley, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1981, Jones Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Sally Bessie Nichols,   b. 4 Nov 1905, Farmington, McKinley, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 19 Feb 1976  (Age 70 years)
     5. Lillie Louella Nichols,   b. 16 Dec 1907, Goree, Knox, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1908, Goree, Knox, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Annie Alice Nichols,   b. 6 Jun 1909, Breckenridge, Stevens, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1976, Gallup, McKinley, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     7. John Samuel Nichols,   b. 14 Oct 1911, Pettigrew, Madison, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1920, Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 8 years)
     8. Sadie Nancy Bell Nichols,   b. 23 Jul 1914, Red Star, Madison, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1988, Longview, Gregg, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     9. Robert Ode Nichols,   b. 06 Mar 1916, Red Star, Madison, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1919, Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     10. James Jay Nichols,   b. 30 Apr 1918, Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 2003, Hondo, Medina, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     11. Emma Edna Irene Nichols,   b. 23 Mar 1920, Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 2000, Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     12. Daniel Boyd McCabe Nichols,   b. 23 Mar 1922, Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1970, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     13. Evelyn Elizabeth Jewel Nichols,   b. 12 Oct 1924, Eliasville, Young, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1999, Taylor Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     14. Thomas Douglas Nichols,   b. 6 Apr 1927, Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 2012  (Age 85 years)
    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.
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2018 
    Family ID F414  Group Sheet

    Family 2 John R Robbins,   b. 1870, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Apr 1940  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 15 Apr 1939  Stephens Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    • Officiated by B. H. Atchison, Judge 90th District Circuit [20]
    Marriage License 15 Apr 1939  Stephens Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    Photos
    Robbins, John R and Eaton, Nancy L - Photograph c. 1943
    Robbins, John R and Eaton, Nancy L - Photograph c. 1943
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2015 
    Family ID F1391  Group Sheet

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

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

    3. [S23002] Nichols, Sarah E - Death Certificate, Texas Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1.

    4. [S22357] Mason Co., TX Probate Birth Indexes, Mason County, Texas Probate Court, bk 5, p 77.

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

    6. [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.

    7. [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. 36, p. 2B, ED 163, Cimarron, Union, New Mexico (Reliability: 2), 23 Mar 2010.

    8. [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.

    9. [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.

    10. [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.

    11. [S180] The Breckenridge American, C. M. Hall, ed., (Breckenridge, Texas (Breckenridge American Publishing Company, Inc.)), Library of Congress Control Number: sn86088128., Vol. 14, No. 294, Ed. 1, Monday, November 12, 1934, p. 4 (Reliability: 2), 3 Sep 2019.

    12. [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.

    13. [S180] The Breckenridge American, C. M. Hall, ed., (Breckenridge, Texas (Breckenridge American Publishing Company, Inc.)), Library of Congress Control Number: sn86088128., Vol. 14, No. 294, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 2, 1935, p. 1 (Reliability: 2), 3 Sep 2019.

    14. [S26915] United States, WW II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Family History Library Salt Lake City, Utah, (Database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/). From the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.), LDS Film 4150797, images 1094-5 (Reliability: 2), 19 Jul 2011.

    15. [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial# 47669884 (Reliability: 2), 6 Jun 2011.

    16. [S121] Travis County, Texas, Marriage Records 1840-1882, Lucie Clift Price, comp., (Austin, Texas, c1973), 976.431 TRAVIS., 47 (Reliability: 2), 1 Nov 2016.

    17. [S26877] Travis Co., TX Marriage Records (1840-1916), Travis County (Texas) County Clerk, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975 ), FHL US/CAN FILM 978165., v. 4-5 1873-1883, 2:2BM9B8B (Reliability: 3), 16 May 2010.

    18. [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.

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

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