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Olive Gertrude Watson 1915–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1915

Birth Location: Caney, Morgan, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 5 Sep 1996

Death Location: Myra, Pike, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Watson

Mother: Alice Lacy

Spouse(s): Ova Nickell

Children(s): Gordon Nickell, Everett Nickell

The story of Olive Gertrude Watson began in 1915 in Caney, Morgan, Kentucky, USA. In 1920, Olive Gertrude Watson resided in Lotts Creek, Perry, Kentucky, USA. In 1930, Olive Gertrude Watson resided in Hazard, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA. Olive Gertrude Watson married Ova Lawrence Nickell, and had children including Ann Shiran Nickell, Delores Jean Nickell, Everett Randall Nickell, Gordon Wayne Graydon Nickell, Jo Dorothy Nickell, Lois Nadine Nickell, Sue Barbarba Nickell. Olive Gertrude Watson passed away in 1996 in Myra, Pike, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Olive Gertrude Watson began in 1915 in Caney, Morgan, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1920, Olive Gertrude Watson resided in Lotts Creek, Perry, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1930, Olive Gertrude Watson resided in Hazard, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA.
  • Olive Gertrude Watson married Ova Lawrence Nickell, and had children including Ann Shiran Nickell, Delores Jean Nickell, Everett Randall Nickell, Gordon Wayne Graydon Nickell, Jo Dorothy Nickell, Lois Nadine Nickell, Sue Barbarba Nickell.
  • Olive Gertrude Watson passed away in 1996 in Myra, Pike, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Watson
1890–1957
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
JW
Alice Lacy
1894–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
AL

Spouses(s)

Ova Nickell
1908–1959
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
ON

Children(s)

Gordon Nickell
1934–1996
Birth Location: Cannel City, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
GN
Everett Nickell
1945–2016
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
EN

Olive Watson's Ancestors

Self
Olive Watson
1915–1996
Birth Place: Caney, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Butler Watson
1890–1957
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Alice (N.) Lacy
1894–
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Iredel) Watson
1859–
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Gilliann Prater
1857–1926
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Michael Watson
1832–1916
Sallie ^
1833–1904
James Prater
1829–
Lucinda Lykins
1830–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Ratliff
1802–1856
Elizabeth Bane
1805–1860
James Prater
1783–1855
Phebe *
1793–1883
William Judge
1811–1893
Prudence Barker
1811–1889

Olive Watson's Descendants

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Olive (Gertrude) Watson (22 Feb 1915–5 Sep 1996) m. Ova (Lawrence) Nickell (25 Aug 1908–2 Nov 1959)
  1. 1. Gordon (Wayne (Graydon)) Nickell 1934–1996 m. Mae (Byrd) Ellis 1939–2011
  2. 2. Everett (Randall) Nickell 1945–2016

Olive Watson's Timeline

8 Records

1915
22 Feb 1915
Birth of Olive Gertrude Watson in Caney, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Caney, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Olive Gertrude Watson resided here in Lotts Creek, Perry, Kentucky, USA
Lotts Creek, Perry, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Olive Gertrude Watson resided here in Hazard, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA
Hazard, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Olive Gertrude Watson resided here in Rural, Morgan, Kentucky
Rural, Morgan, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 25
Olive Gertrude Watson resided here in Mag Dist 2, Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dist 2, Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Olive Gertrude Watson resided here in McConnell, Logan, West Virginia, USA
McConnell, Logan, West Virginia, USA
1953
1953
Age 38
Olive Gertrude Watson resided here in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA
1996
5 Sep 1996
Age 81
Death of Olive Gertrude Watson in Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1915
    Event Place: Caney, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lotts Creek, Perry, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hazard, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Morgan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01305; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 36-18A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag Dist 2, Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01305; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 36-18A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: McConnell, Logan, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: McConnell, Logan, We

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    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 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dorton
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier-Journal; Publication Date: 7 Sep 1996; Publication Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA; ,0.49847227,0.21412183,0.53280765&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1996
    Event Place: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Myra, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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