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Walter Robert Nicholson

Walter Robert Nicholson

Male 1877 - 1931  (53 years)


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  • Name Walter Robert Nicholson  [1] 
    Birth 7 Aug 1877  New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Feb 1931  Pulaski, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I70823  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Lorenzo Nicholson,   b. 7 Jan 1834, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1899, Richland, Oswego, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Esther Jane Edick,   b. 17 Oct 1839   d. 2 Apr 1915 (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 7 Mar 1861  Richland, Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F23630  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lena Pierce,   b. Jan 1881, Pulaski, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1939 (Age 58 years) 
    Family ID F23673  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Walter R. Nicholson - August 7, 1877 - February 16, 1931. Son of Lorenzo and Esther Jane Edick Nicholson. Husband of Lena Pierce.

      Newspaper Obituary - Tuesday, February 17, 1931 Oswego Palladium Times - Oswego, New York - Pulaski, February 17 - Walter Nicholson, 54, a rural mail carrier for 27 years, died at his home in Lake street, Monday evening. Although he had been in poor health for the past two years he had been confined to his bed for only three days directly preceding his death. Mr. Nicholson was born August 7, 1877, near Fernwood, son of Lorenzo and Esther Nicholson, and spent his entire life in Fernwood until two years ago when he came to this village to reside. He resigned as a mail carrier last fall after having been engaged in that work in Fernwood 17 years and on R.D. 5 out of this village for the ten following years. Before becoming a mail carrier he had assisted his father on the farm in Fernwood. Mr. Nicholson attended Pulaski academy. He was a member of South Richland Grange and an attendant of the Methodist church of this village. He is survived by his widow, Lena Pierce Nicholson, and one daughter, Miss Thelma Nicholson; one brother, Will Nicholson of Fernwood, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at his home Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. John Warren, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be in Willis cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1910] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;;), Registration State: New York; Registration County: Oswego; Roll: 1818708; Draft Board: 3.
      Record for Walter Robert Nicholson

    2. [S1911] Ancestry.com, New York, Death Index, 1880-1956, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;), New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index.
      Record for Walter Nicholson