Nichols Family 

Submitted by F. Richard Barr

 

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SECOND GENERATION

2.        WILLIAM HENRY2 NICHOLS (Samuel1), born April 1828, Pennsylvania.A,B,C He apparently resided for a brief time in Wisconsin Territory, where at least one of his children was born about 1858. He was a carpenter by trade. In the 1870 census his birthplace was given as Pennsylvania;D in 1880, as Connecticut;E and in 1900 as Pennsylvania.F  He died 26 February 1909, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.G  Cause of death: lobar pneumonia with edema of lung and general asthenai. He is buried in “The Evergreens Cemetery”, Brooklyn, N.Y.H He married SUSAN E. CLARK.I. She was born in March, 1840, in New Jersey.J  She was the mother of seven (7) children, four (4) of whom were living in 1900. Her parents were born in England.J She died after 5 June 1900, when the census was enumerated, and 26 February 1909, when her husband died a widower.K  

Children of William Henry and Susan (Clark) Nichols:  

9. i. Mary3 Nichols, born ca 1858, Wisconsin  
10. ii. Unidentified3 Nichols, born..  
11. iii.

Unidentified3 Nichols, born.  

12. iv. Unidentified3 Nichols, born.  
1 3.  v.

Clement C.3 Nichols, a decorator, born ca 1864; died 29 July 1910, Brooklyn, N.Y.L Cause of death: myocarditis and septicaemia due to infectected ulcers of mouth and throat. He was unmarried. Buried in “The Evergreens Cemetery”.  

+ 14. vi. William Henry3 Nichols, born November 1865  
+ 15. vii, Alfred Wesley3 Nichols, born. May 1869

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SOURCES AND NOTES:
A Estella M. Barr, p. 3. “...Uncle William Henry the oldest boy lived in Brooklyn NY he was a bridge contractor he had a family Uncle Harry [Estella’s brother] was at their home when he was discharged from the navy....”  
B Birth record, William Henry Nichols.  
C 1 850 U.S. Census, Crawford County, (Spring Township), PA, p. 10, dwelling 1 30, family 130, lines 1 5-18. National Archives Microfilm M432, Roll 770. Photocopy in possession of compiler.  
D

1870 U.S. Census, Kings County, (Borough of Brooklyn, 21st Ward), NY, p. 138, dwelling 1072, family 990, lines 3-8. National Archives Microfilm M593, Roll 961. Photocopy in possession of compiler.  

E 1880 U.S. Census, Kings County, (Borough of Brooklyn, 25th Ward, 250 E.D.), NY, p. 187, dwelling 427, family 684, lines 25-29. National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 856. Photocopy in possession of compiler.  
F

1900 U.S. Census, Kings County, (Borough of Brooklyn, 25th Ward, E.D. 446), NY, p. 240, dwelling 72, family 102), lines 79-81. National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1063. Photocopy in possession of compiler.  

G Death Certificate for William H. Nichols, 26 February 1909, File No. 4008, New York City Department of Health, Department of Records and Information Services, Municipal Archives, 52 Chambers St., New York, N.Y. 10007. Certified copy in possession of compiler.  
H

Lot # 4185 in the Pleasant Hill section of “The Evergreens Cemetery”, Bushwick Ave. & Conway St., Brooklyn, N.Y. Letter dated 10 April 1984, addressed to Mrs. M. DeMent, genealogical researcher, from Susan A. Norman, Records, of “The Evergreens Cemetery,” Bushwick Ave. & Conway St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11207.  

I Marriage record  
J There is a Jane Clark, aged 70, buried in this same lot 10 February 1885. Place of death: 750 Monroe Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. Cause of death: pneumonia. Perhaps this is Susan’s mother?  
K Death record  
L Death Certificate abstract for Clement Nichols, 29 July 1910, File No. 1 5760, New York City Department of Health, Department of Records and Information Services, Municipal Archives, 52 Chambers St., New York, N.Y. 10007. Copy in possession of compiler.  

 

Compiled by F. Richard Barr