The Valley Falls New Era Jefferson County Thursday June 9, 1910 William Wilby NICHOLS was born in Pheonixville, Penn., March 14, 1848, died at his home near Nortonville, May 25, 1910, aged 62 years, 2 months, and 11 days. He moved to La Salle county, Ill., with his parents in 1854. In April 1863 he moved to Jefferson county, Kansas, which place has since been his home most of the time. In 1864 at the age of 16 he was a government freightor from Fort Leavenworth to Salt Lake City, Utah, and made two trips to that city. He returned home in 1866, and was married in 1867 to Minerva J. CATT in St. Louis, Mo., and for three years lived in Vincennes, Ind. In 1870 he and his family returned to Jefferson county, Kansas. In 1875 he again entered the government service as freightor and freighted from Dodge City, Kansas, to Sweet Water City, Texas. At this time he traveled over the entire southwestern part of the United States. Was also on the Buffalo Range five or six months. He returned home in the last fall of 1877 and had remained in Kansas since that time. He has been in poor health for the past six years. He leaves a wife, four sons, four daughters and one brother. The funeral services were held at his home at Nichols Station, Rev. Clay Bobbitt of the Presbyterian church of Nortonville officiating, assisted by the F.A.A. lodge of Valley Falls. The floral decorations were many and beautiful. He was followed to his last resting place by his entire family, his brother and a host of sorrowing friends.