Wilson Sidney Nicklas

Brief Life History of Wilson Sidney

When Wilson Sidney Nicklas was born on 2 January 1824, in Jefferson, Alabama, United States, his father, Joseph Joel Nicholas, was 25 and his mother, Mary Ann Loveless, was 23. He married Martha A. Redden on 2 January 1842, in Shelby, Shelby, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 29 October 1863, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wilson Sidney Nicklas
1824–1859
Martha A. Redden
1826–1905
Marriage: 2 January 1842
John Thomas Nicklas
1842–1906
Mary Ann Nicklas
1844–1917
William David Nicklas
1846–1935
James Livingston Nicklas
1850–1912
Emily Francis Nicklas
1852–1929
Martha E. Nicklas
1853–1918
Joseph Wilson Nicklas
1855–1943
Melissa J. Nicklas
1857–1946
Sallie Nicklas
1859–
Louisa Nicklas
1860–1937
David Willis Nicklas
1861–1925

Sources (14)

  • 1860 United States Federal Census
  • Wilson Nickles, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Nicklas, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis

The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Nickolaus .

English: variant of Nicholas .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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