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Edward Dean Earl Nicholson 1895–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1895

Birth Location: Belton, Texas

Death Date: 16 April 1960

Death Location: Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Joshua Nicholson

Mother: Martha Sowell

Spouse(s): Vernal Richardson

Children(s): Dennis Nicholson, Dorothy Nicholson, Dolores Nicholson, Vernal Nicholson, Doris Nicholson

Edward Dean Earl Nicholson was born in 1895 in Belton, Texas, the child of Joshua Bonaparte Nicholson And Martha Allan Sowell. In 1900, Edward Dean Earl Nicholson resided in Austin Ward 6, Travis, Texas, USA. In 1910, Edward Dean Earl Nicholson resided in Justice Precinct 3, Travis, Texas, USA. Edward Dean Earl Nicholson married Vernal Equinox Richardson, and had children including Dennis Earl Nicholson, Dolores Harriet Nicholson, Doris Morene Nicholson, Dorothy Ardene Nicholson, Vernal Dee Nicholson. Edward Dean Earl Nicholson passed away in 1960 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edward Dean Earl Nicholson was born in 1895 in Belton, Texas, the child of Joshua Bonaparte Nicholson And Martha Allan Sowell.
  • In 1900, Edward Dean Earl Nicholson resided in Austin Ward 6, Travis, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, Edward Dean Earl Nicholson resided in Justice Precinct 3, Travis, Texas, USA.
  • Edward Dean Earl Nicholson married Vernal Equinox Richardson, and had children including Dennis Earl Nicholson, Dolores Harriet Nicholson, Doris Morene Nicholson, Dorothy Ardene Nicholson, Vernal Dee Nicholson.
  • Edward Dean Earl Nicholson passed away in 1960 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Nicholson
1854–1919
Birth Location: Texas, United States of America
JN
Martha Sowell
1855–1933
Birth Location: Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Vernal Richardson
1898–1991
Birth Location: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
VR

Children(s)

Dennis Nicholson
1920–1986
Birth Location: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
DN
Dorothy Nicholson
1922–1994
Birth Location: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
DN
Dolores Nicholson
1925–1981
Birth Location: Texas
DN
Vernal Nicholson
1928–2000
Birth Location: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
VN
Doris Nicholson
1918–1974
Birth Location: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
DN

Edward Nicholson's Ancestors

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Edward Nicholson
1895–1960
Birth Place: Belton, Texas
Parents
Joshua Bonaparte Nicholson
1854–1919
Texas, United States of America
Martha (Allan) Sowell
1855–1933
Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) Sowell
1815–1883
Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Lucinda (Elizabeth Smith) Turner
1827–1883
Madison County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Turner
1785–1871
Elizabeth Smith
1787–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Nicholson's Descendants

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Edward (Dean Earl) Nicholson (27 May 1895–16 April 1960) m. Vernal (Equinox) Richardson (21 Mar 1898–29 January 1991)
  1. 1. Dennis (Earl) Nicholson 1920–1986 m. Gloria (Dell) Norquist 1923–2006
    1. 1. Denniece (Earlen) Nicholson 1943–1943 m. Dennis (Robert) Dildy 1942–2012 m. Lawrence (Dale) Simpson 1942–1996
  2. 2. Dorothy (Ardene) Nicholson 1922–1994 m. Jackie (Donald) Bell 1928–1995 m. Edward Wagner 1927–1982
  3. 3. Dolores (Harriet) Nicholson 1925–1981 m. Samim (Ismail) Sirmen 1917–1985 m. Anthony (Arthur) Ranni 1918–2010
    1. 1. Dennis (Lee) Sirmen 1945–1992 m. Janet (Carol) Ketchum 1945–2020
    2. 2. Cynthia (Kay) Sirmen 1950–2011
  4. 4. Vernal (Dee) Nicholson 1928–2000 m. Bernard (Bertelle) Bertelson 1926–2014
    1. 1. Edward (Bernard) Bertelson 1947–2018
  5. 5. Doris (Morene) Nicholson 1918–1974 m. Richards (Franklin) Cummings 1915–1985 m. Jack Atchley 1909–1992 m. Chester (Lee) Everhardt 1912–1997
    1. 1. Virginia (Grace) Everhardt 1935–2020 m. David (Anthony) Vigil 1930–2022
    2. 2. Jack (Edmund) Atchley 1939–2018 m. Charlotte (Susan) Williams 1938–2008

Edward Nicholson's Timeline

11 Records

1895
27 May 1895
Birth of Edward Dean Earl Nicholson in Belton, Texas
Belton, Texas
1900
1900
Age 5
Edward Dean Earl Nicholson resided here in Austin Ward 6, Travis, Texas, USA
Austin Ward 6, Travis, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 15
Edward Dean Earl Nicholson resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Travis, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 3, Travis, Texas, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 22
Edward Dean Earl Nicholson resided here in Williamson County, Texas, USA
Williamson County, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 25
Edward Dean Earl Nicholson resided here in Austin Ward 3, Travis, Texas, USA
Austin Ward 3, Travis, Texas, USA
1922
1922
Age 27
Edward Dean Earl Nicholson resided here in Austin, Texas, USA
Austin, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 35
Edward Dean Earl Nicholson resided here in Austin, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Austin, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 40
Edward Dean Earl Nicholson resided here in Austin, Travis, Texas
Austin, Travis, Texas
1940
1940
Age 45
Edward Dean Earl Nicholson resided here in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 55
Edward Dean Earl Nicholson resided here in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
1960
16 April 1960
Age 65
Death of Edward Dean Earl Nicholson in Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States of America
Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1895
    Event Place: Belton, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Texas; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [3] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, TX; Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
    [4] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates
    [5] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, TX; Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
    [6] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Austin Ward 3, Travis, Texas; Roll: T625_1852; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 101
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2342136
    [9] Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Williamson County
    [10] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [11] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [13] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: 647; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 256-117A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Austin Ward 6, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Williamson County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Williamson County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Austin Ward 3, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Austin Ward 3, Travis, Texas; Roll: T625_1852; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 101

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: Austin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Austin, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2342136

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: 647; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 256-117A

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Austin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Texas; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 April 1960
    Event Place: Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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