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Sarah Doresa Nicholson 1870–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1870

Birth Location: Texas, USA

Death Date: 19 Aug 1961

Death Location: Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Samuel Nicholson

Mother: Mary Simpson

Spouse(s): James McDonald

Children(s): Ruthie Pool, James McDonald, James McDonald, William McDonald, Hayden McDonald, Lillie Neill, Mary Mcdonald, Alva Mcdonald, Rabeca Mcdonald

Sarah Doresa Nicholson was born in 1870 in Texas, USA, the child of Samuel J Nicholson And Mary Elizabeth Simpson. In 1910, Sarah Doresa Nicholson resided in Maroa, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA. Sarah Doresa Nicholson married James Alva Mcdonald, and had children including Alva Mcdonald, Hayden Hall Mcdonald, James Commodore Mcdonald, James Janet Mcdonald, Lillie Joetta Neill, Mary Mcdonald, Rabeca Mcdonald, Ruthie Lanola Pool, William Bryan Mcdonald. Sarah Doresa Nicholson passed away in 1961 in Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Doresa Nicholson was born in 1870 in Texas, USA, the child of Samuel J Nicholson And Mary Elizabeth Simpson.
  • In 1910, Sarah Doresa Nicholson resided in Maroa, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA.
  • Sarah Doresa Nicholson married James Alva Mcdonald, and had children including Alva Mcdonald, Hayden Hall Mcdonald, James Commodore Mcdonald, James Janet Mcdonald, Lillie Joetta Neill, Mary Mcdonald, Rabeca Mcdonald, Ruthie Lanola Pool, William Bryan Mcdonald.
  • Sarah Doresa Nicholson passed away in 1961 in Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Nicholson
1844–1931
Birth Location: Deport, Lamar, Texas, United States
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Mary Simpson
1844–1873
Birth Location: Christian, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

James McDonald
1864–1934
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Children(s)

Ruthie Pool
1890–
Birth Location: McKinney, Collin County, Texas, United States of America
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James McDonald
1905–1960
Birth Location: Texas, United States of America
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James McDonald
1913–1933
Birth Location: Texas, United States of America
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William McDonald
1908–1983
Birth Location: Texas, United States of America
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Hayden McDonald
1900–1984
Birth Location: Texas, United States of America
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Lillie Neill
1891–1966
Birth Location: Texas, United States of America
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Mary Mcdonald
1894–
Birth Location: Texas
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Alva Mcdonald
1896–
Birth Location: Texas
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Rabeca Mcdonald
1904–
Birth Location: Texas
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Sarah Nicholson's Ancestors

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Sarah Nicholson
1870–1961
Birth Place: Texas, USA
Parents
Samuel J Nicholson
1844–1931
Deport, Lamar, Texas, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Simpson
1844–1873
Christian, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Nicholson's Descendants

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Sarah (Doresa) Nicholson (8 Mar 1870–19 Aug 1961) m. James (Alva) McDonald (19 Aug 1864–22 Apr 1934)
  1. 1. Ruthie (Lanola) Pool 1890– m. Landrum (Earl) Pool 1888–1957
    1. 1. Lois Pool 1911–
    2. 2. Earl (Edmond) Pool 1912–1994
    3. 3. Kathlyn Pool 1915–2002 m. Harris (R) Young 1911–1985
    4. 4. Lena Pool 1918–1993 m. Charles (H) Gummerson 1913–1991
    5. 5. James (T.) Pool 1919–1987
    6. 6. Wayne (W) Pool 1924– m. Evelyn (S) Lightbody 1916–2006
    7. 7. Donna Poole 1926–
  2. 2. James (Commodore) McDonald 1905–1960
  3. 3. James (Janet) McDonald 1913–1933
  4. 4. William (Bryan) McDonald 1908–1983
  5. 5. Hayden (Hall) McDonald 1900–1984
  6. 6. Lillie (Joetta) Neill 1891–1966 m. Walter (Lee) Neill 1891–1984
    1. 1. Alton Neill 1917–1995
    2. 2. Anita (Jo) Bailey 1933–1974
    3. 3. Connie (Cleo) Hale 1909–2007 m. Maxwell Winberg 1893–1951
      1. 1. Maxwell (Edward) Winberg 1931–2001
      2. 2. Curtis (Eugene) Winberg 1933–1933
      3. 3. Myma (Sue) Wheeler 1934–2015
    4. 4. Donald (Lee) Neill 1925–1939
    5. 5. Travis (Odell) Neill 1928–1939
    6. 6. Coyt (Lee) Neill 1913–1968
    7. 7. Lahoma (Dott) Jones 1915–2007
  7. 7. Mary Mcdonald 1894–
  8. 8. Alva Mcdonald 1896–
  9. 9. Rabeca Mcdonald 1904–

Sarah Nicholson's Timeline

3 Records

1870
8 Mar 1870
Birth of Sarah Doresa Nicholson in Texas, USA
Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 40
Sarah Doresa Nicholson resided here in Maroa, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA
Maroa, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA
1961
19 Aug 1961
Age 91
Death of Sarah Doresa Nicholson in Collin, Texas, USA
Collin, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maroa, Twin Falls, Idaho; Roll: T624_228; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0265; FHL microfilm: 1374241

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Maroa, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maroa, Twin Falls, Idaho; Roll: T624_228; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0265; FHL microfilm: 1374241

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1961
    Event Place: Collin, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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