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Arley Edsel "Eddie" NICHOLSON

Arley Edsel "Eddie" NICHOLSON

Male 1924 - 2024  (100 years)

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  • Name Arley Edsel "Eddie" NICHOLSON 
    Born 22 Mar 1924  Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Military World War II 
    Census 1930, 1940  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1942  Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1950  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Education Double Camp Grade School, Doddridge County High School  [4] 
    Occupation Ford Motor Company  [4] 
    Occupation IN YOUNGER YEARS  [4] 
    paper mills in Ohio and Michigan 
    • He was chosen as part of a team sent to Egypt to determine the feasibility of building a factory there. However, the Seven Days War broke out and he was sent to Greece instead. When he returned to the US, he transferred to a plant in Michigan, and then moved to a job at the Ford Motor Factory north of Dundee, Michigan. He attended several community college classes and served in several capacities in the Monroe and Dundee city/county offices. He retired from Ford Motor Company as a union supervisor and member of UAW and lived at Eagle Springs (Dundee) until 2020, when he returned to West Virginia to be close to family.
    Residence 1992  Dundee, Monroe Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1996  Salisbury, Rowan Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1999  Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 2000, 2012, 2019  Dundee, Monroe Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Residence SINCE 2020  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 25 May 2024  [4] 
    Buried (ASHES)  Snider Cemetery, jct Double Camp Rd & Meathouse Fork, near Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I81624  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2024 

    Father Arley Leonidas NICHOLSON,   b. 17 Oct 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1952, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Eva Adelaide "Addie" SHERWOOD,   b. 8 Nov 1894, Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1982  (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F34903  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2708] World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S2490] U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S14] Obituary.

    5. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    6. [S1577] Obituary of sister.