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Margaret Velma Nicholson 1914 – 2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1914

Birth Location: Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa

Death Date: 11 Sep 2005

Death Location: Elgin, Kane, Illinois

Father: Darrell Nicholson

Mother: Trula Barrett

Spouse(s): Emil Strahl

Children(s): Merlin Strahl, Shirley Strahl

The story of Margaret Velma Nicholson began in 1914 in Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa. In 1930, Margaret Velma Nicholson resided in Elgin, Kane, Illinois. In 1935, Margaret Velma Nicholson resided in Elgin, Kane, Illinois. Margaret Velma Nicholson married Emil Harley Strahl, and had children including Merlin Edwin Strahl, Shirley Mae Strahl. Margaret Velma Nicholson passed away in 2005 in Elgin, Kane, Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Velma Nicholson began in 1914 in Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa.
  • In 1930, Margaret Velma Nicholson resided in Elgin, Kane, Illinois.
  • In 1935, Margaret Velma Nicholson resided in Elgin, Kane, Illinois.
  • Margaret Velma Nicholson married Emil Harley Strahl, and had children including Merlin Edwin Strahl, Shirley Mae Strahl.
  • Margaret Velma Nicholson passed away in 2005 in Elgin, Kane, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Darrell Nicholson
1894 – 1981
Birth Location: Floyd County, Iowa
DN
Trula Barrett
1894 – 1947
Birth Location: Bassett, Chickasaw, Iowa
TB

Spouses(s)

Emil Strahl
1914 – 1964
Birth Location: Soldiers Grove, Crawford, Wisconsin
ES

Children(s)

Merlin Strahl
1940 – 2016
Birth Location: Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois
MS
Shirley Strahl
1943 – 2001
Birth Location: Elgin, Kane, Illinois
SS

Margaret Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Nicholson
1914 – 2005
Birth Place: Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa
Parents
Darrell Toney Nicholson
1894 – 1981
Floyd County, Iowa
Trula (Merle) Barrett
1894 – 1947
Bassett, Chickasaw, Iowa
Grandparents
Edward (DeLos) Nicholson
1868 – 1942
Crawford County, Wisconsin
Alice (A McKinney) Toney
1873 –
Wisconsin
Willard (I) Barrett
1871 –
Minnesota
Julia (Ann) Albertson
1875 – 1954
Iowa
Great-Grandparents
Wesley Nicholson
1847 – 1931
Harriet Vanamburg
1852 – 1912
David McKinney
1852 – 1925
Eleanora Shay
1854 – 1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nicholson
1812 – 1895
Catharine Wine
1813 – 1900
Henry Vanamberg
1810 – 1895
Paulina Willits
1818 – 1903
Julius Shay
1813 – 1893
Elizabeth Shay
1821 – 1854

Margaret Nicholson's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Velma) Nicholson (26 Mar 1914 – 11 Sep 2005) m. Emil (Harley) Strahl (11 Oct 1914 – 16 Apr 1964)
  1. 1. Merlin (Edwin) Strahl (20 Aug 1940 – 11 Jun 2016) m. Barbara (Beverly) Beauchamp (Oct 1939 – 1986)
    1. 1. Michael (Scott) Strahl (29 Apr 1962 – 7 Jul 2012) m. Karen (Lee) Carls
    2. 2. Robert Strahl (3 May 1964 – 2016)
    3. 3. Julie (Anne) Strahl (1 Jun 1972 – 17 Dec 2021) m. Robert (J) Womack (abt 1973 – )
      1. 1. Katelyn Womack
    4. 4. Scott (Allen) Strahl (Feb 1979 – )
  2. 2. Shirley (Mae) Strahl (24 Aug 1943 – 19 Dec 2001) m. Joseph (J) Kuncewicz (13 Dec 1931 – 20 Dec 2001)
    1. 1. Lauralyn (Marie) Kuncewicz (Apr 1966 – ) m. John (Charles) Lesner (1964 – )
    2. 2. Michael (E) Kuncewicz (Feb 1968 – )

Margaret Nicholson's Timeline

6 Records

1914
26 Mar 1914
Birth of Margaret Velma Nicholson in Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa
Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa
1930
1930
Age 16
Margaret Velma Nicholson resided here in Elgin, Kane, Illinois
Elgin, Kane, Illinois
1935
1935
Age 21
Margaret Velma Nicholson resided here in Elgin, Kane, Illinois
Elgin, Kane, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 26
Margaret Velma Nicholson resided here in Elgin, Kane, Illinois
Elgin, Kane, Illinois
1950
1950
Age 36
Margaret Velma Nicholson resided here in Elgin, Kane, Illinois
Elgin, Kane, Illinois
2005
11 Sep 2005
Age 91
Death of Margaret Velma Nicholson in Elgin, Kane, Illinois
Elgin, Kane, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1914
    Event Place: Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00821; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 45-92
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 2340260
    [3] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois; Roll: 1809; Page: 80; Enumeration District: 45-107

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 2340260

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00821; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 45-92

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00821; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 45-92

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois
    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: Elgin, Kane, Illinois; Roll: 1809; Page: 80; Enumeration District: 45-107

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois
    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: Elgin, Kane, Illinois; Roll: 1809; Page: 80; Enumeration District: 45-107

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 2005
    Event Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elgin, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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