I am looking for information about Samuel Jackson Nichols, I believe born around 1868, possibly in VA. He was a member of the Old German Baptist Brethren church community around Modesto. Oral information passed down through family members say he died in Modesto on July 31, 1937 of an accident involving falling off a runaway hay wagon, and that he is buried in the Woodlawn cemetery. We believe he moved to CA around 1918 with his wife, named Maragaret Anna and children. Somewhere around 1926 his wife died of cancer. Samuel Nichols is my (elderly) father-in-law's grandfather and is someone whom he knows very little about - particulary Samuel Nichols parents. Any information someone has on Samuel Nichols would be greatly appreciated. Samuel Nichols daughter, Neosha Nichols Beachler, is my father-in-law's line that I am tracing. Linda Bryan-Beachler

http://news.google.com/archivesearch I have a paid membership with the Godfrey Library I found quite a few articles on the Nichols in 1937 Modesto Bee And News-Herald, The | Modesto, California | Sunday, August 01, 1937 | Page 3 2nd column from left midway down the page....... Runaway Kills County Rancher (I've attached the page) Modesto Bee And News-Herald, The | Modesto, California | Friday, August 06, 1937 | Page 9 Services Are Held For Samuel Nichols Last rites were held In the Sovern Funeral Home Tuesday for Samuel Jackson Nichols, 69, Shoemake Avenue rancher, who was killed last Friday In the runaway of a team of horses. Burial was in the Wood Colony Cemetery. Nichols was the father of Paul and Perry Nichols and Mrs. Opal Moore, all of Modesto, Mrs. Bessie Blocher of Riverbank and Mrs. Neosha Beechler of Indiana, and was a brother of Mrs. D. W. Wertz of Arizona. and a marriage Modesto Bee And News-Herald, The | Modesto, California | Friday, April 30, 1937 | Page 4 Wood Colony Cemetery http://www.cagenweb.com/lr/stanislaus/woodcolony.html Colleen ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 6:56 AM Subject: [CASTANIS] Nichols >I am looking for information about Samuel Jackson Nichols, I believe born > around 1868, possibly in VA. He was a member of the Old German Baptist > Brethren church community around Modesto. Oral information passed down > through > family members say he died in Modesto on July 31, 1937 of an accident > involving > falling off a runaway hay wagon, and that he is buried in the Woodlawn > cemetery. We believe he moved to CA around 1918 with his wife, named > Maragaret Anna > and children. Somewhere around 1926 his wife died of cancer. Samuel > Nichols is my (elderly) father-in-law's grandfather and is someone whom > he knows > very little about - particulary Samuel Nichols parents. Any information > someone has on Samuel Nichols would be greatly appreciated. Samuel > Nichols > daughter, Neosha Nichols Beachler, is my father-in-law's line that I am > tracing. > > Linda Bryan-Beachler > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message