Viola Gay (Swindle) Nicholson (1909 - 1988)

Born 5 Jan 1909 in Coal Valley, Walker County, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 May 1988 at age 79 in Alabama, United States

Biography

Viola (Swindle) Nicholson was born in Appalachia, in Alabama.

Viola Gay Swindle was born in 1909 in Alabama, daughter of William Berry Swindle and Josephine V Ferguson. ^[1]

In the 1910 census Gay (age 1) was the daughter of William B Swindle in Corona, Walker, Alabama, United States.^[2]

Gay married Oxford Nicholson on 18 Mar 1929 in Fayette, Alabama, United States.^[3]

In the 1930 census Gay (age 21) was the wife of Oxford Nicholson at 231 Galoway Street, Carbon Hill, Walker, Alabama, United States.^[4]

In the 1940 census Goy (age 31), Motorman, was the wife of Exford Nicholson in Jefferson, Alabama.^[5]

In the 1950 census Gay (age 41) was the wife of Oyford Nicholson in Bay View, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.^[6]

Viola was mentioned in the obituary of her husband Oxford Nicholson on 6 Jan 1984 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.^[7]

Viola died (age 79) on 12 May 1988 residing at 35005, Adamsville, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.^[8]

Gay was mentioned on a memorial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, United States with a death date of 12 May 1988.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ 1988 Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #38216788 (accessed 22 April 2024)
   Name: Viola Swi Nicholson [Viola Gay Nicholson] [Gay Nicholson] [Viola Nicholson] [Viola Swi Swindle]; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 5 Jan 1909; Birth Place: Cool Valley, Alabama [Coal Valley, Alabama]; Death Date: 12 May 1988; Father: William B Swindle; Mother: Josephine Ferguson; Notes: Mar 1974: Name listed as VIOLA SWI NICHOLSON; 08 Apr 1977: Name listed as VIOLA GAY NICHOLSON; : Name listed as GAY VIOLA NICHOLSON; 25 May 1988: Name listed as VIOLA S NICHOLSON.
2. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004970214; FHL microfilm: 1374049; Image number: 302; Sheet number: 29; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03324-3
   FamilySearch Record: MKWD-37Y (accessed 13 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RV7-PMT
   Gay U Swindle (1), single daughter, in household of William B Swindle (30) in Corona, Walker, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Alabama, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935"
   Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; WPA Indices to Marriage Records, by County, 1814-1935
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60922 #900151847 (accessed 22 April 2024)
   Gay Swindle marriage to Oxford Nicholson on 18 Mar 1929 in Fayette, Alabama, USA.
4. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Carbon Hill, Walker, Alabama; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2339787
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #118235464 (accessed 22 April 2024)
   Gay Nicholson (21), wife, in household of Oxford Nicholson (21) at 231 Galoway Street, Carbon Hill, Walker, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
5. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00047; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 37-154
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #61579474 (accessed 22 April 2024)
   Goy Nicholson (31), wife, Motorman, in household of Exford Nicholson (31) in Jefferson, Alabama. Born in Alabama.
6. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bay View, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 3254; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 37-284
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #98103809 (accessed 22 April 2024)
   Gay S Nicholson (41), wife, in household of Oyford Nicholson (41) in Bay View, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
7. ↑ Obituary of husband Oxford Nicholson: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   Birmingham Post-Herald; Publication Date: 6 Jan 1984; Publication Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/794851554/?article=58ead6af-2aa5-4381-bc81-718b2a12d53d&focus=0.22896732,0.6826661,0.410853,0.72952664&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #991364714 (accessed 22 April 2024)
   Name: Viola Gay Nicholson; Gender: Female; Newspaper Title: Birmingham Post-Herald; Spouse: Oxford Nicholson.
8. ↑ Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
   Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
   Ancestry Record 3693 #45404201 (accessed 22 April 2024)
   Viola S Nicholson death 12 May 1988 (born 5 Jan 1909) residing at 35005, Adamsville, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
9. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #201544926 (accessed 22 April 2024)
   Memorial page for Gay Nicholson (5 Jan 1909-12 May 1988), citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by D. Moore (contributor 46568870).

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: G758-YSC