Josaphine E. (Liles) Nicholson (1866 - 1961)

Born 30 Mar 1866 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jasper Steven Vaden — married 21 Nov 1886 in Faulkner, Arkansas, United States

Died 16 Oct 1961 at age 95 in White, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Josaphine E. "Josie" Liles was born in 1866 in Tennessee to John Liles (1836-1911) and Nancy Laura (Akin) Liles (1835-1901). She married Stephen J. Vaden on November 21, 1886 in Faulkner County, Arkansas and they had three children, John Sam Vaden (1887-1946), Irl Vaden (b. 1891), and Myrtle Pearl (Vaden) Yarbrough (1895-1984). Stephen Vaden died at 35, after which Josie married Frank Nicholson, having two more daughters, Metra B. Nicholson (b. 1897) and Clara C. Nicholson (b. 1902).

Josie passed away on October 16, 1961 in White County, Arkansas and is buried in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Faulkner County, Arkansas.

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1880

Place: District 5, McNairy, Tennessee, United States^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S00008 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: District 5, McNairy, Tennessee; Roll: 1268; Family History Film: 1255268; Page: 74D; Enumeration District: 120; Image: . Data: Text: CONT Birth date: abt 1866 CONT Birth place: Tennessee CONT Residence date: 1880 CONT Residence place: District 5, McNairy, Tennessee, United States CONT

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"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD75-L3Y : 15 January 2022), Josa. E. Liles in household of John Liles, District 5, Grainger, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

"Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7S4-B89 : 11 January 2020), Josie Liles in entry for S. J. Vaden, 1886.

"Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9SM-DMY : 9 March 2021), Josie Liles in entry for S J Vaden, 21 Nov 1886; citing Marriage, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,033,395.

"United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3X1-2JL : 9 March 2022), Josie in entry for Frank Nicholson, 1900.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKJ5-V2C : accessed 12 July 2023), Josie E Nicholson in household of Frank H Nicholson, Newton, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 3B, family 55, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 49; FHL microfilm 1,374,062.

"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDNV-17J : 12 July 2023), Josie E Nicholson in entry for Frank H Nicholson, 1920.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMLM-8NT : accessed 12 July 2023), Josie E Nicholson, Bristol, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .

"United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:KQV2-4FR : Wed Jul 12 11:45:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Franklin H Nicholson and Josie E Nicholson, 1940.

"United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q57J-2QMC : 18 July 2020), Mrs Josie Nicholson in entry for Mrs Sarah Dovie Poole, 1951.

Find A Grave: Memorial #187562729 Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Naylor, Faulkner County, Arkansas