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William Washington Nickell 1860–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1860

Birth Location: Flatgap, Johnson, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 30 May 1940

Death Location: Chapin, Teton, Idaho, USA

Father: Alexander Nickell

Mother:

Spouse(s): Sarah Acton

Children(s): Alexander Nickell

William Washington Nickell was born in 1860 in Flatgap, Johnson, Kentucky, United States, the child of Alexander Washington Nickell And Katherine Salyer. William Washington Nickell married Sarah Alice Acton, and had children including Alexander Washington Nickell. William Washington Nickell passed away in 1940 in Chapin, Teton, Idaho, USA.

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Biography

  • William Washington Nickell was born in 1860 in Flatgap, Johnson, Kentucky, United States, the child of Alexander Washington Nickell And Katherine Salyer.
  • William Washington Nickell married Sarah Alice Acton, and had children including Alexander Washington Nickell.
  • William Washington Nickell passed away in 1940 in Chapin, Teton, Idaho, USA.

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William Nickell's Ancestors

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William Nickell
1860–1940
Birth Place: Flatgap, Johnson, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Alexander Washington Nickell
1828–1903
Grandparents
John Nickell
–1832
Civillar (J.) Janes
1806–1898
Floyd County, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Janes
1782–1865
Sara Nichols
1790–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Janes
1746–1801
Margaret Seybert
1745–1801

William Nickell's Descendants

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William (Washington) Nickell (29 Mar 1860–30 May 1940) m. Sarah (Alice) Acton (1872–1939)
  1. 1. Alexander (Washington) Nickell 1906–1991 m. Ruth Jolley 1917–1982
    1. 1. Nancy (Lee) Nickell 1944–2024

William Nickell's Timeline

2 Records

1860
29 Mar 1860
Birth of William Washington Nickell in Flatgap, Johnson, Kentucky, United States
Flatgap, Johnson, Kentucky, United States
1940
30 May 1940
Age 80
Death of William Washington Nickell in Chapin, Teton, Idaho, USA
Chapin, Teton, Idaho, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1860
    Event Place: Flatgap, Johnson, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1940
    Event Place: Chapin, Teton, Idaho, USA

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