Captain Bert Cecil Nicholson

1876 - 1945  (68 years)

• Name	Bert Cecil Nicholson
  Title	Captain
  Birth	29 Apr 1876	Hornell, Steuben County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Abt 1918
  	World War I (US) 66th Engineers Captain - severed 18 months in France
  Death	8 Mar 1945	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
  Burial	Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Grayson County, Texas
  Notes	B. C. Nicholson, City Trainman, Rites Saturday Bert C. Nicholson, 1231 Euclid, veteran city trainman, died Thursday at Oklahoma City General Hospital. He had been ill several weeks. Foreman of M-K & T Railway’s maintenance shops in Oklahoma City for 16 years, Nicholson served as captain in the 66th Engineers during World War I. He served in France 18 months, directing work in some of the repair shops which kept American troop trains moving. Born and reared in Hornell, N.Y., Nicholson migrated to Denison, Texas, where he was married. He came to Oklahoma City in 1926 and went to work for M-K&T Railroad. He kept that job until shortly before his death, when illness sent him to the hospital. He was a member of the Masonic Blue Lodge at Denison, India Temple Shrine in Oklahoma City, and a former member of the American Legion. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Frances Nicholson. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Smith and Kernke Funeral Home. Burial will be in Denison. (The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Friday, March 09, 1945)
  Person ID	I56522	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	George Washington Nicholson,   b. 5 Sep 1846, Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York d. 17 Jun 1915, Bath, Steuben County, New York (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Ella Gunn,   b. Sep 1854   d. 17 May 1925, Hornell, Steuben County, New York (Age ~ 70 years)
  Family ID	F20787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Harnest
  Marriage	24 Jul 1907	Denison, Grayson County, Texas
  Family ID	F20788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2026

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 29 Apr 1876 - Hornell, Steuben County, New York Marriage - 24 Jul 1907 - Denison, Grayson County, Texas Death - 8 Mar 1945 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set