Husband: Homer Columbus Nicholson
Born: Mar-16-1894 1,2
Died: Feb-20-1960 3,1,2
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 2
Census: 1900 10 20 30 40 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Occupation: storekeeper and postmaster 5,4,6
Military: Sep-19-1917 - Jul-16-1919 U.S. Army, cook at Camp Hospital 26 (France), World War I 7
Father: William Monroe Nicholson (1857 - 1930)
Mother: Sarah Ann Columbia Perine (1861 - 1936)
Notes
Wife: Phyllis V. Swisher Census name: Ellis Swisher Married: Aug-16-1924 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
Born: Feb-25-1907 in Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 9 Died: Aug- 9-1995 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 10 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 9 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 11,12,9,4 Resided: 1967 in Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: George Albert Swisher (1878 - 1949) Mother: Lola Virginia Cox (1883 - 1972)
M Child 1: Homer C. Nicholson, Jr. Also known as: Junior Nicholson 14 Born: Jan-16-1926 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 9,15,1,7,16 Died: Apr- 1-1999 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17,16,7 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 16,9 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,1 Resided: 1956 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: truck driver for Spencer Enterprises (25 yrs) 9 Military: Apr- 4-1944 - Apr-13-1946 Pfc, U.S. Army, World War II (Pacific Theatre) 16,7,9 Wife: Bessie Bird Nicholson b. Nov-22-1936 d. Apr- 7-2017 Married: Jan- 4-1956 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 15
M Child 2: Herschel Frank Nicholson 14 Born: Mar- 4-1927 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 2,1 Died: Dec-15-1986 2,1 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 2,18 Resided: in Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV 1,19 Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Aug- 4-1945 - Feb-23-1947 Tec 5, U.S. Army, World War II 16,7,20 Wife: Bernice ___ b. Jan-18-1932 d. Jun- -1981 Wife: Dollie Mae Bennett b. Apr-22-1928 d. Mar-30-2007 Also known as: Dolly Bennett 9
M Child 3: Corwin Dale Nicholson 14 Also known as: Dale Nicholson 21,6 Born: Aug-26-1928 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 22,15 Resided: 1995, 2003, 04 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 14,23,24 Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Eleanor Ruth Gum b. Oct- -1929 Married: Jan-11-1951 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15
F Child 4: Norma Jean "Peggy" Nicholson 25 Born: Jan-21-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,15 Died: Mar-18-1996 1,25 Buried: in Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 26 Resided: in Hepzibah, Harrison Co, WV 14,1 Resided: 1951 in Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Lewis Clayton Woofter b. Mar- 2-1921 d. Aug-21-2009 Married: Apr- 8-1951 in Salem, WV 27
F Child 5: Living
M Child 6: Robert Joe Nicholson 14
Born: Jul-18-1936 in Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 28,2
Died: Oct-13-1939 in Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 28,29,2
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 2 (see note 1)
M Child 7: David Leon Nicholson Born: Sep- 1-1938 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 Died: Oct-28-1989 9 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 18 Resided: in Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: head driller, Consolidated Gas Transmission Corp; auctioneer 9 Wife: Living
F Child 8: Living Husband: Living
F Child 9: Living Husband: Living
Sources: (1) Social Security Death Index. (2) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (3) Obituary of wife. (4) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (5) West Union Herald-Record, 5/30/2006. (6) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (7) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (9) Obituary. (10) Obituary - Hospital. (11) Newspaper birth announcement of grandchild. (12) Obituary of sister. (13) West Union Herald. (14) Obituary of mother. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (16) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (17) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital, SSDI incorrectly reports death date as Mar 15 1999. (18) Findagrave.com. (19) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (20) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (21) Obituary of brother. (22) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) Newspaper birth announcement of great-grandchild. (24) Newspaper wedding announcement of granddaughter. (25) Obituary of son. (26) Obituary of husband. (27) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Obituary of husband states marriage date as Apr 2 1951, but marriage record shows it as Apr 8 1951. (28) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (29) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. Event Notes Note (1) But death record states burial was at Indian Fork Cemetery at Coldwater (New Milton).