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Ambrose Reuben Nichols 1878–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1878

Birth Location: Luana (Clayton Co.) Iowa

Death Date: 13 Oct 1957

Death Location: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA

Father: Abel Nichols

Mother: Thalia Post

Spouse(s): Cecil Matthews

Children(s): Ambrose Jr., Ward Nichols, Louise Nichols

In 1878, Ambrose Reuben Nichols entered the world in Luana (Clayton Co.) Iowa, born to Abel Levi Nichols And Thalia Martha Post. Ambrose Reuben Nichols married Cecil Matthews, and had children including Ambrose Reuben Nichols Jr, Louise Nichols, Ward Matthews Nichols. Ambrose Reuben Nichols passed away in 1957 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Ambrose Reuben Nichols entered the world in Luana (Clayton Co.) Iowa, born to Abel Levi Nichols And Thalia Martha Post.
  • Ambrose Reuben Nichols married Cecil Matthews, and had children including Ambrose Reuben Nichols Jr, Louise Nichols, Ward Matthews Nichols.
  • Ambrose Reuben Nichols passed away in 1957 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abel Nichols
1840–1880
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New York
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Thalia Post
1842–1925
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Cecil Matthews
1879–1970
Birth Location: Denison, Crawford, Iowa, USA
CM

Children(s)

Ambrose Jr.
1914–2000
Birth Location: Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, USA
AJ
Ward Nichols
1906–1996
Birth Location: Sheldon, O'Brien, Iowa, USA
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Louise Nichols
1909–2004
Birth Location: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
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Ambrose Nichols's Ancestors

Self
Ambrose Nichols
1878–1957
Birth Place: Luana (Clayton Co.) Iowa
Parents
Abel Levi Nichols
1840–1880
Elizabethtown, Essex, New York
Thalia (Martha) Post
1842–1925
Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Reuben Nichols
1804–1891
Essex County, New York, USA
Jerusha Frisbie
1808–1896
Harwinton, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Levi Frisbie
1773–1840
Sally Johnson
1774–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jabez Frisbie
1730–1799
Jerusha
1744–1808

Ambrose Nichols's Descendants

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Ambrose (Reuben) Nichols (10 Jun 1878–13 Oct 1957) m. Cecil Matthews (2 Nov 1879–27 Jan 1970)
  1. 1. Ambrose (Reuben Nichols) Jr. 1914–2000
  2. 2. Ward (Matthews) Nichols 1906–1996
  3. 3. Louise Nichols 1909–2004

Ambrose Nichols's Timeline

2 Records

1878
10 Jun 1878
Birth of Ambrose Reuben Nichols in Luana (Clayton Co.) Iowa
Luana (Clayton Co.) Iowa
1957
13 Oct 1957
Age 79
Death of Ambrose Reuben Nichols in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1878
    Event Place: Luana (Clayton Co.) Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1957
    Event Place: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
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