Born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Hooker Gillette
— married
1 Jun 1882 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada
Died
at age 28
in Cos Cob, Connecticut
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Biography
Helen Nickles (also known as Ella Carroll Nickles) was the daughter of David A. Nickles and Pamelia (Marrick) Nickles, born 3 August 1860 in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
Helen was married to William Hooker Gillete, actor, on 1 June 1882 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. [2] Helen died 1 September 1888 at Cos Cob, Connecticut. [3]The couple did not have any children, and William never remarried.[4]
"Helen traveled with her husband as his play, The Private Secretary, toured the country. She was genteel and beautiful, thoughtful and sweet, and ladylike in every way. She possessed the same warm, caring nature Gillette was accustomed to at home as well as social skills which he often lacked. Helen liked to read, had relatives in the east, and shared many of her husband's interests. She enjoyed traveling and sharing his life on the road, and the welfare she was most concerned about was not hers but his."[5]
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- ↑ Several sources list her birth place as Detroit; however, her marriage record indicates that she was born in Chicago, IL, and this is supported by the fact that her parents were living in Chicago at this time, as reflected in the 1860 United States Census. Year: 1860; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: M653_166; Page: 620; Family History Library Film: 803166.
- ↑ Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928. Wm Hooker Gillette, Actor, age 28, birthplace Hartford, CT, marriage date 1 June 1882; marriage place Essex, Ontario, Canada; father Francis Gillette; mother Elizabeth D. Hooker Gillette; spouse Ella Carroll Nickles, daughter of David Nickles and Pamelia Merrick Nickles. Birth place: Chicago, Illinois.
- ↑ Find a Grave Memorial for Helen Nickles Gillette.
- ↑ The Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hooker, Hartford, Connecticut, 1586-1908, page 246.
- ↑ William Gillette, America's Sherlock Holmes, by Henry Zecher, www.henryzecher.com.
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Nickles-177 and Nichols-4483 appear to represent the same person because: Please merge duplicate profiles. At birth, Helen's last name was spelled "Nickles." The other spelling must have been adopted later, along with the change of the first name used. On their marriage record, the name is given as Ella Carroll Nickles, so I think this is the name that should be used as the birth name. Also, the marriage certificate indicates that she was born in Chicago, IL. Thank you! David
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