Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Sanford R. Nicholson    
                Born: ca 1915              in Doddridge Co, WV  1
                Died: Oct-22-1937          in Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1930                 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: David Edward Nicholson   (1877 - 1971) 
              Mother: Canzada Sutton   (1878 - 1951) 
                Wife: Opal A. Gray   3  
             Married: Jan-17-1937          in Doddridge Co, WV  4 (see note 1)
                Born: Dec-26-1920          at Elk Lick, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  5
                Died: Mar-11-2005           5
              Buried:                      in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  5
             Resided:                      in Englands Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  5
             Resided: 1987                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  6
              Census: 1930                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  7
          Occupation:                      garment worker at Myles Manufacturing of West Union  5
              Father: William Henry Gray   (1888 - 1958) 
              Mother: Ada Belle Lancaster   (1893 - 1953) 
Other spouse 2
           F Child 1: Living      
             Husband: Blaine Nelson McConnell  b. Jun-30-1931  d. Aug- 1-1992  
       Also known as: Blane McConnell 8

Sources:
(1) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(2) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. 
(3) Obituary of wife. 
(4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Identified as Sanford Nicholson, age 22, of Doddridge Co; and Opal Gray, age 16, born in Tyler Co, res. in Doddridge Co. 
Married Jan 17 1937.  The Tyler County birthplace is at variance with the birthplace stated in obituary, specified as 
Elk Lick in Doddridge County. 
(5) Obituary. 
(6) Obituary of brother. 
(7) 1930 Census, Tyler County, WV. 
(8) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & 
Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 203. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Marriage record states birthplace as Tyler Co, WV







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