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William Letcher Nickell 1883–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Sep 1883

Birth Location: Wolfe, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 25 Aug 1959

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Father: Andrew Nickell

Mother: Mary Caldwell

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William Letcher Nickell was born in 1883 in Wolfe, Kentucky, USA, the child of Andrew Preston Nickell And Mary Magdalene Maggie Caldwell. In 1900, William Letcher Nickell resided in Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA. William Letcher Nickell passed away in 1959 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Letcher Nickell was born in 1883 in Wolfe, Kentucky, USA, the child of Andrew Preston Nickell And Mary Magdalene Maggie Caldwell.
  • In 1900, William Letcher Nickell resided in Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Letcher Nickell passed away in 1959 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

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William Nickell's Ancestors

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William Nickell
1883–1959
Birth Place: Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Andrew Preston Nickell
1824–1904
Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Magdalene Maggie) Caldwell
1843–1900
Scott, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Darius (Silas) Caldwell
1820–1905
Wise, Virginia, USA
Mary (Jane Sarah) Neff
1819–1870
Wise, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James PROVEN
1791–1861
Sarah Cecil
1793–1860
Carter Neff
1792–1859
Mary Neff
1792–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William PROVEN
1759–1825
Rachel PROVEN
1758–1828
William Cecil
1750–1836
Nancy Witten
1755–1843
Martin Neff
1747–1820
Sarah Carter
1760–1830
John Eddy
1764–1823
Jensey Eddy
1766–1856

William Nickell's Timeline

3 Records

1883
08 Sep 1883
Birth of William Letcher Nickell in Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 17
William Letcher Nickell resided here in Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
1959
25 Aug 1959
Age 76
Death of William Letcher Nickell in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1883
    Event Place: Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1240555
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1240555

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1959
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

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