Individual Details
William Santford Nichols
(3 May 1880 - 25 Apr 1944)
Father's Name: Walter Nichols
Mother's Name: Sarah Vestal
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCX5-5KT : 19 August 2017), W S Nichols in household of Jeff Nichols, Marsh, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 170, sheet 22C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,982.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG9X-7RJ : accessed 23 November 2019), William S Nichols, Lincoln, Story, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 191, sheet 10B, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 424; FHL microfilm 1,374,437.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M81L-MP1 : accessed 23 November 2019), William S Nichols, Eden, Marshall, Iowa, United States; citing ED 148, sheet 11A, line 23, family 239, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 502; FHL microfilm 1,820,502.
"Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQQ-5CL3 : 16 March 2018), Wm S Nichols, Des Moines (2nd precinct of 6th ward-4th precinct of 6th ward), Polk, Iowa, United States; citing , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,513.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMVV-PVF : accessed 23 November 2019), William S Nichols, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 57, sheet 37B, line 56, family 454, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 676; FHL microfilm 2,340,411.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMBH-G7Y : 20 August 2019), William S Nichols, Saylor Township, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 77-30, sheet 35A, line 6, family 645, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1192.
Mother's Name: Sarah Vestal
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCX5-5KT : 19 August 2017), W S Nichols in household of Jeff Nichols, Marsh, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 170, sheet 22C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,982.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG9X-7RJ : accessed 23 November 2019), William S Nichols, Lincoln, Story, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 191, sheet 10B, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 424; FHL microfilm 1,374,437.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M81L-MP1 : accessed 23 November 2019), William S Nichols, Eden, Marshall, Iowa, United States; citing ED 148, sheet 11A, line 23, family 239, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 502; FHL microfilm 1,820,502.
"Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQQ-5CL3 : 16 March 2018), Wm S Nichols, Des Moines (2nd precinct of 6th ward-4th precinct of 6th ward), Polk, Iowa, United States; citing , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,513.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMVV-PVF : accessed 23 November 2019), William S Nichols, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 57, sheet 37B, line 56, family 454, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 676; FHL microfilm 2,340,411.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMBH-G7Y : 20 August 2019), William S Nichols, Saylor Township, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 77-30, sheet 35A, line 6, family 645, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1192.
Events
| Birth | 3 May 1880 | Yadkinville, Yadkin County, North Carolina | |||
| Marriage | 25 Mar 1902 | Story County, Iowa - Flora Adeline Stebbins |  | ||
| Death | 25 Apr 1944 | Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | |||
| Burial | Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa |  | |
Families
| Spouse | Flora Adeline Stebbins (1882 - ) |
| Child | Anna Mae Nichols (1911 - 2002) |
| Father | Walter Dudley Nichols (1858 - 1923) |
| Mother | Sarah Elizabeth Vestal (1860 - 1937) |
Notes
Burial
PLOT Good Shepherd - Lot 10 Grave: 1Endnotes
1. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJVK-HHP : 8 March 2016), William Sandferd Nichols and Flora A Stebbins, 25 Mar 1902, Story Co, Iowa, United States; citing reference 196, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,403,711..
2. Find A Grave Memorial 114443548.