Deborah (Armstrong) Nichols (1847 - 1884)

Born 1847 in Canada

Ancestors

Wife of James Brown Nichol — married 12 Oct 1865 in Clinton County, Iowa, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Deborah was born in 1847. She was the daughter of Henry Armstrong and Martha Guernsey. She passed away in 1884.

Research Notes

1851 Canada Census: Name: Deborah Armstrong; Age: 6 (b. abt 1845); Birthplace: Canada; Residence: Mountain, Dundas, Canada West ^[1]

1860 U.S. Census: Name: Debby Armstrong; Age: 14 (b. abt 1844); Birthplace: Canada; Residence: Sharon, Clinton, Iowa ^[2]

Marriage record for J.B. Nichols and Dely Armstrong: Date: 12 Oct 1865; Place: Clinton County, Iowa ^[3]

1880 U.S. Census: Name: Debby Nichols; Birth: abt 1846; Birthplace: Canada; Father/mother's birthplace: Canada/New York Residence: Sharon, Clinton, Iowa; Occupation: keeping house ^[4]

Burial record for Debby, wife of J.B. Nichol: Death: 13 Apr 1884; Age 37y 8m 1d (b. 12 Aug 1846) Burial: Lost Nation Cemetery, Clinton County, Iowa ^[5] Find A Grave: Memorial #6344257

Marriage record of Isadore Blotcky and Orpha Celest Nichol (1897): Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Bride's info: age: 24 (b. abt 1873); father: J.B. Nichol; mother: D. Armstrong ^{[6] [7]}

Marriage record for Jacob G. Brolsma and Perl A. Nichols (1903): Place: Harlan, Clinton, Iowa
Bride's info: Age: 24 (b. abt 1879); Birthplace: Clinton County, Iowa; Residence: Harlan, Iowa; Father: James B. Nichols; Mother: Debby Armstrong; Marriage #: first ^[8]

Marriage record for J.E. Davis and Leefay Myatt (1920): Place: Harlan, Iowa
Bride's info: Maiden name: Leefay Nichol; Age: 49 (b. abt 1871); Birthplace: Jackson County, Iowa; Residence: Harlan, Iowa; Father: Bruce Nichol; Mother: Debby Armstrong; Witnesses: Helen Myatt, Glenn Myatt; Marriage #: second ^[9]

Death record for Leefy Nichol Davis (1932): Birthplace: Lost Nation, Iowa; Death place: Harlan, Shelby Iowa; Father: Bruce Nichol; Father's birthplace: Dundas, Canada; Mother: Debby Armstrong; Mother's birthplace: White Castle, Canada ^[10]

Social Security record for Thomas Baldwin Nichols: Birthplace: Lost Nation, Iowa; Father: Bruce Nichols; Mother: Deborah Armstrong ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1851; Census Place: Mountain, Dundas County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11717; Page: 39; Line: 49
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M825-XHH : 28 July 2017), Henry Armstrong, 1860.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD23-8M1 : 17 August 2017), Debby Nichols in household of Bruce Nichols, Sharon, Clinton, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 281, sheet 6C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,334.
5. ↑ https://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=464767
6. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ64-BT8 : 8 March 2016), Isadore Bloteky and Orpha C. Nichol, 1897.
7. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJNX-9QY : 8 March 2016), Isadore Blotcky and Orpha Celest Nichol, 1897.
8. ↑ Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records
9. ↑ Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records
10. ↑ State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101797051
11. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.