Ulysses Dominick Nicholas Jr (abt. 1895 - 1935)

Born about 8 Aug 1895 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Viola (Harden) Nicholas — married 8 Jan 1914 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States

Died 17 Apr 1935 at about age 39 in Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States

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Biography

Ulysses Nicholas Jr is a part of US Black heritage.

Ulysses was born August 8, 1892 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA.^[1]

He married Viola Harden on January 8, 1914 in Mobile, Alabama. He was 22 and a musician and she was 21 and a seamstress. Both were born in Alabama.^[2]

He died at the age of 40 on April 17, 1935 in Sweetwater county, Wyoming while enroute to Los Angeles to visit his son and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.^[3][4]

Death

Man Dies on Way to Doctor^[5]

"Ulysses Nicholas Jr., colored of New York City, died at 11 o’clock Wednesday en route to Superior where he was being taken for medical attention.

Nicholas, accompanied by his brother, George; William Edwards: Jack Schwartz, a hitchhiker; and Laurenzo Hill was en route to Los Angeles, Calif., to visit his sons, who starred as a dance team in Eddie Cantor’s film success “Kid Millions.”

Near Point of Rocks the car in which they were riding slid off the road and members of the party walked to the Rocky Point station to secure the aid of the Novak brothers, Nicholas, meanwhile, had become ill and was taken toward Rock Springs in the Novak car to receive medical aid. His condition grew continually worse, however, and it was decided to take him to Superior. He died before medical assistance could be obtained.

Death was the result of heart failure, it was revealed Thursday morning in an autopsy conducted by Dr. Ten Eyck and Dr. P.M. McCrann. His body was shipped Thursday night to Los Angeles for burial."

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PP-S24 : 23 August 2019), Ulysses Nicholas, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRV4-PP9 : 18 October 2017), Ulysses Nicholas and Viola Harden, 08 Jan 1914; citing Mobile, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,550,513.
3. ↑ "California, Los Angeles, Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Deceased Card File Index, 1877-1989", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8F1-5RPZ : 20 August 2019), Ulysses Nicholas, 1935.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 August 2020), memorial page for Ulysses Dominick Nicholas Jr. (8 Aug 1895–17 Apr 1935), Find A Grave: Memorial #153477443, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Pam (contributor 48523084) .
5. ↑ "Man Dies on Way to Doctor", "Rock Springs Rocket", (Rock Springs, Wyoming, USA), April 20, 1935).