William Clavious NICHOLAS

1886 - 1968  (82 years)

• Name	William Clavious NICHOLAS
  Birth	7 Jan 1886	Doddridge Co, WV   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900, 1910	Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Occupation	1910  [4]
  	farmer
  Census	1920	Birch Run, near Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV   [5]
  Occupation	1920  [5]
  	rig builder in oil field
  Residence	1923	Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV   [6]
  Census	1930, 1940	Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Occupation	gas company employee  [1]
  Occupation	1940  [7]
  	oil & gas roustabout
  Death	8 Feb 1968	Doddridge Co, WV   [1]
  Burial	Big Isaac Cemetery, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV   [1, 8]
  Person ID	I51517	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	John Floyd NICHOLAS,   b. Feb 1851, Doddridge Co, (W)VA d. Mar 1902, Doddridge Co, WV (Age ~ 51 years)
  Mother	Nancy Udora "Dora" MORRIS,   b. 26 Nov 1855, Harrison Co, WV d. 13 Apr 1932, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F21255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emma Arizona "Zonie" HICKMAN,   b. 10 Nov 1889, Doddridge Co, WV d. 22 Feb 1923, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV (Age 33 years)  [9]
  Marriage	9 Feb 1908	Doddridge Co, WV   [10]
  Children	+ 1. Ora Hazel NICHOLAS,   b. 13 Jan 1909, Doddridge Co, WV d. Dec 1994 (Age 85 years) + 2. Kenneth Jearld NICHOLAS,   b. 2 Jul 1910, Doddridge Co, WV d. 16 Feb 1992 (Age 81 years) > 3. Beatrice NICHOLAS,   b. CA 1917   d. 2002 (Age ~ 85 years) + 4. Thelma Waveline NICHOLAS,   b. 30 Apr 1918, Birch Run, near Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV d. 1 Dec 2003, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (Age 85 years)
  Documents		51517_WilliamNicholas_ZonieHickman_MarriageRecord_9Feb1908.jpg
  Family ID	F21253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Levada Elizabeth PERINE,   b. 7 May 1914, Salem, WV d. 15 Nov 2006 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	22 Jun 1935	Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV   [11]
  Children	+ 1. William Wilbert "Buck" NICHOLAS,   b. 22 Sep 1932, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV > 2. Willadene NICHOLAS,   b. 4 Dec 1933, Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV d. 7 May 2019, Harrison Co, WV (Age 85 years) + 3. Clavis "Stoke" NICHOLAS,   b. 2 Oct 1936, Doddridge Co, WV d. 22 Mar 2013, Salem, Harrison Co, WV (Age 76 years)   4. Arnet Lee NICHOLAS,   b. CA 1939   5. Billy Joe NICHOLAS,   b. 6 Dec 1942   d. 9 Mar 1968, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 25 years)
  Documents		51517_WilliamCNicholas_VadaPerine_MarriageRecord_22Jun1935.jpg
  Family ID	F24651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  51517_NICHOLAS_WilliamC_1886-1968_DeathRecord.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. [S2005] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=838213&frame=00085. [S2110] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). [S2049] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). [S1588] Death record of wife. [S2645] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). [S934] Findagrave.com. [S1564] Obituary of daughter. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=838213&frame=00085. Identified as William Nicholas, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Miss Zonie Hickman, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Feb 9 1908 "at residence of bride's father." Informants for marriage license: William Nicholas & L. C. Hickman. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 297. Identified as William C. Nicholas, 47, b. Doddridge Co, res. Miletus WV; and Mrs. Vada Perine, 23, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jun 22 1935 at Industrial WV.