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George Washington Nicholson
1846 - 1915 (68 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. George Washington Nicholson was born on 5 Sep 1846 in Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York; died on 17 Jun 1915 in Bath, Steuben County, New York; was buried in Steuben County Farm Home Cemetery, Bath, Steuben County, New York. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84046419/george-nicholsonFamily/Spouse: Ella Gunn. Ella was born in Sep 1854; died on 17 May 1925 in Hornell, Steuben County, New York; was buried in Hope Cemetery, Hornell, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Cora Belle Nicholson
was born in 1873; died on 17 Oct 1932 in Hornell, Steuben Co., New York, USA; was buried in Hope Cemetery, Hornell, Steuben County, New York. - 3. Captain Bert Cecil Nicholson was born on 29 Apr 1876 in Hornell, Steuben County, New York; died on 8 Mar 1945 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Grayson County, Texas.
- 2. Cora Belle Nicholson
Generation: 2
2. Cora Belle Nicholson (1.George1) was born in 1873; died on 17 Oct 1932 in Hornell, Steuben Co., New York, USA; was buried in Hope Cemetery, Hornell, Steuben County, New York. 3. Captain Bert Cecil Nicholson (1.George1) was born on 29 Apr 1876 in Hornell, Steuben County, New York; died on 8 Mar 1945 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Grayson County, Texas. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military Service: Abt 1918; World War I (US) 66th Engineers Captain - severed 18 months in France
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)
Bert married Frances Harnest on 24 Jul 1907 in Denison, Grayson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]