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Lora Beth Nichols 1931–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1931

Birth Location: Piggott, Clay, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 16 Apr 2001

Death Location: Campbell, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA

Father: Joseph Nichols

Mother: Lora Nichols

Spouse(s): Sherman Somers, Billy Rainwater

Children(s):

The story of Lora Beth Nichols began in 1931 in Piggott, Clay, Arkansas, USA. In 1940, Lora Beth Nichols resided in Liddell Twp, Liddell, Clay, Arkansas, USA. Lora Beth Nichols married Billy Hayes Rainwater, Sherman Lester Somers, and had children including Billy Mark Rainwater. Lora Beth Nichols passed away in 2001 in Campbell, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lora Beth Nichols began in 1931 in Piggott, Clay, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1940, Lora Beth Nichols resided in Liddell Twp, Liddell, Clay, Arkansas, USA.
  • Lora Beth Nichols married Billy Hayes Rainwater, Sherman Lester Somers, and had children including Billy Mark Rainwater.
  • Lora Beth Nichols passed away in 2001 in Campbell, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lora Nichols's Ancestors

Self
Lora Nichols
1931–2001
Birth Place: Piggott, Clay, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Joseph Alvin Nichols
1891–1960
Clay County, Arkansas, USA
Lora ((Lara) Phoebe Lewis) Nichols
1891–1983
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William (A) Nichols
1869–1956
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Cordelia (Emeline) Blake
1868–1910
Piggott, Clay, Arkansas, USA
Jarimiah (Tucker) Lewis
1849–1934
Hamilton, Illinois, USA
Vachel (Adaline JOHNSON) gg
1852–1925
McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Newton Nichols
1843–1915
Sarah Gills
1851–
Henry Blake
1849–1920
Susan Mcleskey
1843–1927
Jeremiah Lewis
1807–1855
Phoebe 1807
1807–1855
Robert Sgt
1819–1862
Caroline 2gg
1815–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alfred Nichols
1814–1860
Eleanor Anthony
1810–1860
William Gills
1824–1880
Lucinda Statham
1830–1888
Henry Blake
1817–1875
Joannah Ward
1822–1883
John McCleskey
1806–1888
Elizabeth Osborne
1807–1879
Daniel Lewis
1775–1843
Nancy 1785
1785–1807
James gg)
1751–1840
Elizabeth Mowery
1782–1869
Robert gg)
1792–1872
Martha 3gg
1793–1865
Henry 3gg
1790–1827
Elizabeth 3gg
1789–1859

Lora Nichols's Timeline

3 Records

1931
28 Jan 1931
Birth of Lora Beth Nichols in Piggott, Clay, Arkansas, USA
Piggott, Clay, Arkansas, USA
1940
1940
Age 9
Lora Beth Nichols resided here in Liddell Twp, Liddell, Clay, Arkansas, USA
Liddell Twp, Liddell, Clay, Arkansas, USA
2001
16 Apr 2001
Age 70
Death of Lora Beth Nichols in Piggott, Clay, Arkansas, USA
Piggott, Clay, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1931
    Event Place: Piggott, Clay, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 432-52-2309; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Piggott Times; Publication Date: 1 5 2008; Publication Place: Piggott, AR, US
    [3] Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Liddell Twp, Liddell, Clay, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 432-52-2309; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 2001
    Event Place: Piggott, Clay, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 432-52-2309; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Piggott Times; Publication Date: 1 5 2008; Publication Place: Piggott, AR, US
    [3] Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Campbell, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012

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