Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Boyd Nicholls and Eliza Jane Benford




Husband John Boyd Nicholls 1

           Born: 26 Aug 1854 - Westmoreland Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Apr 1920 - West Newton, South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - West Newton, South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA


         Father: William Nicholls (1815-1892) 1 3
         Mother: Elizabeth Mary Boyd (1819-1892) 4


       Marriage: 12 Oct 1882 - West Newton, South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2



Wife Eliza Jane Benford 2

           Born: 4 May 1847 - Somerset Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1935
         Buried: 


         Father: John Corpning Benford (      -      ) 2 5
         Mother: Maria Poole (      -      ) 2




Children
1 F Mary Elizabeth Nicholls 2

           Born: 7 Aug 1883 - West Newton, South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1935
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Edward Lee Painter (1882-Aft 1935) 6
           Marr: 26 Sep 1901 - Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH 6


2 M Boyd Benford Nicholls 2

           Born: 29 Apr 1885 - West Newton, South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1935
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Elma Romayne Wagner (      -Aft 1935) 7
           Marr: 20 Jun 1917 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 6. (Divorced on 18 Jul 1934)


3 M Delphia Hunter Nicholls 2

           Born: 12 Oct 1888 - Sewickley Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1935
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Louise Marie Lowe (1888-      ) 6
           Marr: 31 Jan 1912 - Ruffsdale, East Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 6


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Sources


1 Scott Lee Boyd, The Boyd Family (Santa Barbara, CA: Self-published, 1935), Pg 84.

2 Scott Lee Boyd, The Boyd Family (Santa Barbara, CA: Self-published, 1935), Pg 112.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 989.

4 Scott Lee Boyd, The Boyd Family (Santa Barbara, CA: Self-published, 1935), Pg 53.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 293.

6 Scott Lee Boyd, The Boyd Family (Santa Barbara, CA: Self-published, 1935), Pg 175.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 499.


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