Elizabeth "Betsy" Jane RANSIER ^{2 3}

  General Notes:

IA, COUNTY MARRIAGES, 1838-1934:
Name: William "Nicholds"
Event: Marriage
Event date: 22 Mar 1855
Event place: Otter Creek, Linn, Iowa, United States
Spouse: Elizabeth I. Ransier
Film number: 1704465
Digital folder number: 004321342
Image number: 800

1860 KS TERRITORY CENSUS, Jackson Co, Jefferson Twp:
William Nichols, 26, b. OH, farmer, $1000 real estate, $400 personal property;
Elisabeth, 24, b. OH;
Sarah, 1, b. KS.
(Listed next to Sarah "Rancey" on census.)

1875 KS STATE CENSUS, Leavensworth Co, Reno Twp:
William Nichols, 41, farmer, $150 personal property, b. IA, moved from IA, cannot write;
E., (female), 44, b. OH, moved from IA;
Sarah, 16, b. NE, moved from IA;
A., (female), 14, b. KS, moved from IA;
"Wilard", 12, farmer, b. IA, moved from IA, cannot write;
Lou, 9, b. IL, moved from IA;
Franklin, 6, b. IA, moved from IA.
(Listed next to the Ruth Nichols family on census.)

1880 KS CENSUS, Leavensworth Co, Reno:
Wm B. "Nicholas", 45, farmer, b. IN, parents b. KY;
Betsy J., 49, wife, keeping house, b. OH, parents b. NY;
Willard, 17, son, farm laborer, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. OH;
Alanzo, 14, son, farm laborer, attended school, b. IL, father b. IN, mother b. OH;
Marion F., 11, son, farm laborer, attended school, cannot write, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. OH.
(Listed next to James & Sarah Carew on census.)

1900 ID CENSUS, Latah Co., Four Mile precinct:
Wm M. Nichols, July 1834, 65, married 45 yrs, b. IN, parents b. VA, US mail carried;
Betsey Jane, wife, Dec 1830, 69, married 45 yrs, 7 children, 5 living, b. OH, father b. Canada (Fr.), mother b. NY.
(Francis M. Nichols was listed on the same page.)

1910 ID CENSUS, Latah Co, Four Mile precinct:
W. M. Nichols, 75, 1st marriage, married 56 yrs, b. IN, father b. VA, mother b. IN, farmer;
B. J., wife, 1st marriage, married 56 yrs, 7 children, 5 living, b. OH, father French, mother b. NY.

FIND A GRAVE - Viola Cem, Viola, Latah Co, ID:
Betsy J.
wife of William Nichols
Died July 1, 1913
Aged 83 years
At Rest

Elizabeth married William M. NICHOLS, son of Joseph NICHOLS and Indiana (---), on 22 Mar 1855 in Otter Creek, Linn Co, IA.¹ (William M. NICHOLS was born in Jul 1834 in IN ³ and died on 30 Dec 1923 in Moscow, Latah Co, ID ⁵.)