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William Frederick Nicholson 1931 – 2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1931

Birth Location: Wisconsin

Death Date: 8 Oct 2012

Death Location: Dane County, Wisconsin

Father: Gerald Nicholson

Mother: Grace Taylor

Spouse(s): Carolyn Nelson

Children(s): Janice Bradley, Rosalie Nicholson, Steven Nicholson

William Frederick Nicholson was born in 1931 in Wisconsin, the child of Gerald Burton Nicholson and Grace Emily Taylor. In 1935, William Frederick Nicholson resided in Prairie-Des-Chian, Wisconsin. In 1940, William Frederick Nicholson resided in Aztalan, Jefferson, Wisconsin. William Frederick Nicholson married Carolyn Jean Nelson, and had children including Janice Carol Bradley, Rosalie Lorene Nicholson, Steven Carl Nicholson. William Frederick Nicholson passed away in 2012 in Dane County, Wisconsin.

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Biography

  • William Frederick Nicholson was born in 1931 in Wisconsin, the child of Gerald Burton Nicholson and Grace Emily Taylor.
  • In 1935, William Frederick Nicholson resided in Prairie-Des-Chian, Wisconsin.
  • In 1940, William Frederick Nicholson resided in Aztalan, Jefferson, Wisconsin.
  • William Frederick Nicholson married Carolyn Jean Nelson, and had children including Janice Carol Bradley, Rosalie Lorene Nicholson, Steven Carl Nicholson.
  • William Frederick Nicholson passed away in 2012 in Dane County, Wisconsin.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gerald Nicholson
1899 – 1985
Birth Location: Clayton, Crawford, Wisconsin
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Grace Taylor
1910 – 1956
Birth Location: Waunakee, Dane, Wisconsin
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Spouses(s)

Carolyn Nelson
1935 – 2020
Birth Location: Deerfield, Dane, Wisconsin
CN

Children(s)

Janice Bradley
1956 –
Birth Location: –
JB
Rosalie Nicholson
1961 –
Birth Location: –
RN
Steven Nicholson
1961 –
Birth Location: –
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William Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
William Nicholson
1931 – 2012
Birth Place: Wisconsin
Parents
Gerald Burton Nicholson
1899 – 1985
Clayton, Crawford, Wisconsin
Grace (Emily) Taylor
1910 – 1956
Waunakee, Dane, Wisconsin
Grandparents
Henry (Thomas) Nicholson
1873 – 1953
Mount Sterling, Crawford, Wisconsin
Florence (Flossie) Richards
1881 – 1941
Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin
Frederick (Melvin) Taylor
1877 – 1944
Wisconsin
Rosa (C) Taylor
1881 – 1956
Wisconsin
Great-Grandparents
Wesley Nicholson
1847 – 1931
Harriet Vanamburg
1852 – 1912
Richard Richards
1850 – 1914
Luella Tindell
1859 – 1929
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nicholson
1812 – 1895
Catharine Wine
1813 – 1900
Henry Vanamberg
1810 – 1895
Paulina Willits
1818 – 1903

William Nicholson's Descendants

1.
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William (Frederick) Nicholson (30 Dec 1931 – 8 Oct 2012) m. Carolyn (Jean) Nelson (30 Sep 1935 – 9 Feb 2020)
  1. 1. Janice (Carol) Bradley (18 May 1956 – ) m. James (L) Bradley (1956 – )
  2. 2. Rosalie (Lorene) Nicholson (abt 1961 – ) m. Dale (Wakeman) Sherwood (Nov 1949 – ) m. Steve Edge
  3. 3. Steven (Carl) Nicholson (abt 1961 – ) m. Georgean Pentel (abt 1960 – )

William Nicholson's Timeline

5 Records

1931
30 Dec 1931
Birth of William Frederick Nicholson in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
1935
1935
Age 4
William Frederick Nicholson resided here in Prairie-Des-Chian, Wisconsin
Prairie-Des-Chian, Wisconsin
1940
1940
Age 9
William Frederick Nicholson resided here in Aztalan, Jefferson, Wisconsin
Aztalan, Jefferson, Wisconsin
1950
1950
Age 19
William Frederick Nicholson resided here in Deerfield, Dane, Wisconsin
Deerfield, Dane, Wisconsin
2012
8 Oct 2012
Age 81
Death of William Frederick Nicholson in Dane County, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1931
    Event Place: Wisconsin
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Aztalan, Jefferson, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04485; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 28-1
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Wisconsin State Journal; Publication Date: 14 Oct 2012; Publication Place: Madison, Wisconsin, USA; ,0.5704091,0.6408287,0.94523925&xid=3355
    [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: Deerfield, Dane, Wisconsin; Roll: 6230; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 13-33

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Prairie-Des-Chian, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Aztalan, Jefferson, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04485; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 28-1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Aztalan, Jefferson, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Aztalan, Jefferson, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04485; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 28-1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Deerfield, Dane, Wisconsin
    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: Deerfield, Dane, Wisconsin; Roll: 6230; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 13-33

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Oct 2012
    Event Place: Madison, Wisconsin
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Wisconsin State Journal - 14 Oct 2012 - 19, Obituary for William Frederick Nicholson 14 Oct 2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Deerfield, Dane, Wisconsin
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The Capital Times; Publication Date: 15/ Mar/ 1954; Publication Place: Madison, Wisconsin, USA; ,0.3360253,0.97

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stoughton, Dane, Wisconsin
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Wisconsin State Journal; Publication Date: 14 Oct 2012; Publication Place: Madison, Wisconsin, USA; ,0.5704091,0.6408287,0.94523925&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 2012
    Event Place: Dane County, Wisconsin
    Record Source:
    [1] Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004, Wisconsin Department of Health Services; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Death Records, 2005-2013
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Wisconsin State Journal; Publication Date: 14 Oct 2012; Publication Place: Madison, Wisconsin, USA; ,0.5704091,0.6408287,0.94523925&xid=3355
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