William Pinkney Nickerson (1807 - 1919)

Born 22 Feb 1807 in Orleans Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Dec 1919 at age 112 in Texas, United States

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Biography

William Nickerson lived in Louisiana.

William Pinkney Nickerson was born in 1807^[1] or c. 1823 in Louisiana.^[2] He was the son of Richard Nickerson and Elizabeth Deck.

William married Nancy Jane Shaver on Dec 27, 1844.

Children of the marriage:

1. Mary E Nickerson (1845)
2. William R Nickerson (c.1847-1929)^[3]
3. Elijah T Nickerson (c.1850)

According to the 1850 census taken in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, in which he was enumerated as age 27, was living with his 21 year old wife, their three children and a Shaver family member, more of whom lived next door, he was born c.1823.^[2]

He died on December 7, 1919 in Texas and was laid to rest in Mount Tabor Cemetery in Madison County Texas. According to his gravestone he died at 112 years old.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 February 2020), memorial page for William Pinkney Nickerson (22 Feb 1807–7 Dec 1919), Find A Grave Memorial no. 61121020, citing Mount Tabor Cemetery, Madison County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Melody (contributor 47137329) .Find A Grave: Memorial #61121020. Photo of gravestone included.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJQ-WRN : 12 April 2016), Wm P Nickerson, Bossier parish, Bossier, Louisiana, United States; citing family 1258, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

   Wm P Nickerson Male 27 Louisiana

   Nancy Nickerson Female 21 Louisiana

   Mary E Nickerson Female 5 Louisiana

   Wm R Nickerson Male 3 Louisiana

   Elijah T Nickerson Male 0 Louisiana

   Anderson Shaver Male 29 Arkansas

3. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3QK-7GD : 13 March 2018), Wm Pinckney Nickerson in entry for William Richard Nickerson, 24 Mar 1929; citing certificate number 14488, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,763.

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