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Paul Kenneth Nicholson 1909 – 1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1909

Birth Location: Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 24 Feb 1960

Death Location: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Ervin Nicholson

Mother: Grace Hankins

Spouse(s): Bessie Harford, Helen McKinney

Children(s): Kenneth McKinney, William McKinney, Roger McKinney, Donna McKinney

Paul Kenneth Nicholson was born in 1909 in Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Ervin Forest Nicholson and Grace May Hankins. In 1935, Paul Kenneth Nicholson resided in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana. In 1940, Paul Kenneth Nicholson resided in Harrison Twp, Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, USA. Paul Kenneth Nicholson married Bessie Marie Harford, Helen Naomi McKinney, and had children including Kenneth Eugene McKinney, William McKinney, Roger McKinney, Donna McKinney. Paul Kenneth Nicholson passed away in 1960 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Paul Kenneth Nicholson was born in 1909 in Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Ervin Forest Nicholson and Grace May Hankins.
  • In 1935, Paul Kenneth Nicholson resided in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana.
  • In 1940, Paul Kenneth Nicholson resided in Harrison Twp, Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, USA.
  • Paul Kenneth Nicholson married Bessie Marie Harford, Helen Naomi McKinney, and had children including Kenneth Eugene McKinney, William McKinney, Roger McKinney, Donna McKinney.
  • Paul Kenneth Nicholson passed away in 1960 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Paul Nicholson's Ancestors

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Paul Nicholson
1909 – 1960
Birth Place: Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Ervin Forest Nicholson
1889 – 1957
Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
Grace (May) Hankins
1890 – 1963
Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) Hankins
1861 – 1930
Indiana, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth) Wysong
1857 – 1941
Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Ruben Hankins
1830 –
Julia
1829 –
Joshua Wysong
1833 –
Martha Wysong
1850 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Paul Nicholson's Descendants

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Paul (Kenneth) Nicholson (3 Mar 1909 – 24 Feb 1960) m. Bessie (Marie) Harford (8 Dec 1918 – 18 Feb 2010) m. Helen (Naomi) McKinney (16 May 1913 – 24 June 1999)
  1. 1. Kenneth (Eugene) McKinney (25 February 1938 – 31 January 2016)
  2. 2. William McKinney (abt 1936 – )
  3. 3. Roger McKinney (abt 1941 – )
  4. 4. Donna McKinney (abt 1945 – )

Paul Nicholson's Timeline

5 Records

1909
3 Mar 1909
Birth of Paul Kenneth Nicholson in Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 26
Paul Kenneth Nicholson resided here in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 31
Paul Kenneth Nicholson resided here in Harrison Twp, Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, USA
Harrison Twp, Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Paul Kenneth Nicholson resided here in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
1960
24 Feb 1960
Age 51
Death of Paul Kenneth Nicholson in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States of America
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1909
    Event Place: Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01027; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 5-1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana; Roll: 3814; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 90-10
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01027; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 5-1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Harrison Twp, Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01027; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 5-1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana; Roll: 3814; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 90-10
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1960
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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