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Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell 1934–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1934

Birth Location: Cannel City, Morgan, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 3 Aug 1996

Death Location: Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA

Father: Ova Nickell

Mother: Olive Watson

Spouse(s): Mae Ellis

Children(s):

Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell was born in 1934 in Cannel City, Morgan, Kentucky, USA, the child of Ova Lawrence Nickell And Olive Gertrude Watson. In 1935, Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell resided in Rural, Morgan, Kentucky. In 1940, Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell resided in Mag Dist 2, Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA. Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell married Janet Mae Townsend, Mae Byrd Ellis, and had children including Thomas Gordon Nickell, Wayne Nickell. Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell passed away in 1996 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell was born in 1934 in Cannel City, Morgan, Kentucky, USA, the child of Ova Lawrence Nickell And Olive Gertrude Watson.
  • In 1935, Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell resided in Rural, Morgan, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell resided in Mag Dist 2, Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA.
  • Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell married Janet Mae Townsend, Mae Byrd Ellis, and had children including Thomas Gordon Nickell, Wayne Nickell.
  • Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell passed away in 1996 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gordon Nickell's Ancestors

Self
Gordon Nickell
1934–1996
Birth Place: Cannel City, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Ova Lawrence Nickell
1908–1959
Kentucky, USA
Olive (Gertrude) Watson
1915–1996
Caney, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Henry (P) Nickell
1888–
Kentucky
John (Butler) Watson
1890–1957
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Alice (N.) Lacy
1894–
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Watson
1859–
Gilliann Prater
1857–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Watson
1832–1916
Sallie ^
1833–1904
James Prater
1829–
Lucinda Lykins
1830–1880

Gordon Nickell's Timeline

6 Records

1934
14 Dec 1934
Birth of Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell in Cannel City, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Cannel City, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 1
Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell resided here in Rural, Morgan, Kentucky
Rural, Morgan, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 6
Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell resided here in Mag Dist 2, Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dist 2, Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 16
Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell resided here in McConnell, Logan, West Virginia, USA
McConnell, Logan, West Virginia, USA
1951
1951
Age 17
Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell resided here in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA
1996
3 Aug 1996
Age 62
Death of Gordon Wayne (Graydon) Nickell in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1934
    Event Place: Cannel City, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Birth Index
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167089
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101176732
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Morgan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag Dist 2, Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: McConnell, Logan, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1996
    Event Place: Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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