Sarah Minerva Nichols

Brief Life History of Sarah Minerva

When Sarah Minerva Nichols was born on 20 August 1870, in Illinois, United States, her father, Alfred John Sargeant, was 20 and her mother, Emogene Nichols, was 16. She married George Jackson Sinderson on 15 December 1889, in McHenry, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Hays, Texas, United States in 1880 and Township of Dunham, McHenry, Illinois, United States for about 30 years. She died on 9 November 1944, at the age of 74, and was buried in Chemung Cemetery, Chemung, McHenry, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Jackson Sinderson
1860–1943
Sarah Minerva Nichols
1870–1944
Marriage: 15 December 1889
Alta May Sinderson
1890–
Ethel Minerva Sinderson
1892–1989
Kate Pierce Sinderson
1898–
Kezia June Sinderson
1900–1968
Myrtle Elizabeth Sinderson
1901–
Luella Sinderson
1903–1960
George E Sinderson
1906–1982
Charles Henry Sinderson
1911–1982
Myrl Sinderson
1913–1978

Sources (24)

  • Sarah M Sanderson in household of George J Sanderson, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Sarah Minerva Sinderson, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Sarah M. Nichols, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Nichol , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, e.g. Croatian and Serbian Nikolić (see Nikolic ); see also below.

Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.

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

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