Descendants of William and Chloe D. (Matthews) Nickens
Jan N. Valdez The following is a brief descendancy chart of my Nickens family beginning with William Nickens and his wife Chloe Delila Matthews. William was born in Wilson County, Tennessee. His parents were William and Francis Nickens, both born in North Carolina according to William's 1880 census record. Chloe's parents were William Matthews and Betsy Shumate who married in Williamson County, Tennessee. William and Chloe's son Meridith P. Gentry Nickens and Lucinda Rebecca Loveless were my GG Grandparents. Much of this later family line was initially compiled by my Uncle Alfred Chase who diligently researched the family before the days of 'online' genealogy and gave me the starting places for my research into the earlier ancestry of this family. Other pieces have been contributed by other cousins.
Please note I have omitted people born after 1920 for privacy reasons. If you have any questions, corrections or additions please contact me .

(1) 1 William Nickens (1820 - >1880) & Chloe Delila Matthews (1827 - >1860)
m. 2 Sep 1842, Williamson Co., TN
| (2) 1 Sarah Nickens (1843 - )
| (2) 2a Meredith P. Gentry Nickens* (1846 - 1918) & Lucinda Rebecca Loveless (1846 - 1916)
| m. Livingston, Kentucky about 1868/9
| | (3) 1 Thomas F. Nickens (1869 - 1938) & Clara Mae (Ford) Manley (1878 - )
| | m. 1900, Coleman, Texas
| | (3) 2 John Henry Nickens (1874 - 1915) & Permelia E. (Ella) Kilgore (1875 - 1919)
| | m. abt 1891
| | | (4) 1 Zoe Evelyn Nickens (1892 - 1985) & Charles H. Jones (1886 - 1959)
| | | m. 4 Jul 1913, Fayetteville, Washington Co., AR
| | | (4) 2 John William (Bill) Nickens (1894 - 1983) & Lenore Maulden (1900 - 1985)
| | | m. 2 Mar 1935, Tulsa, OK
| | | (4) 3 Otto Ernest Nickens (1896 - 1990) & Maggie Lee Hibbard (1898 - 1984)
| | | m. 26 Apr 1917, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE
| | | | (5) 1 John Wesley Nickens
| | | | (5) 2 Rosemary Nickens
| | | | (5) 3 Geneva Pauline Nickens (1921 - 1946) & Wayne Bevans Snyder (1918 - )
| | | | m. 18 Apr 1941, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE
| | | | (5) 4 Charles Spurgeon (Jack) Nickens
| | | | (5) 5 Gayle Nickens (1930 - 1930)
| | | (4) 4 Roscoe Franklin Nickens (1898 - 1991)
| | | (4) 5 Alonzo Amos (Lon) Nickens (1900 - 1994) & Blanche Ellen Blissit (1905 - 1993)
| | | m. 12 May 1929, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK
| | | (4) 6 Roy Cortez Nickens (1902 - 1987) & Hazel Bernadine (Berney) Kennedy (1907 - 1999)
| | | (4) 7 Clarence Malcolm (Mack) Nickens (1904 - 1971) & Clara Bell Kastor (1901 - 1991)
| | | m. 8 Jan 1928, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK
| | | (4) 8 Garland Noah Nickens (1908 - 1981)
| | | (4) 9a Paul George Nickens* (1909 -1999 ) & Mary Francis
| | | (4) 9b Paul George Nickens* (1909 -1999 ) & Verna Locklear
| | | (4) 9c Paul George Nickens* (1909 -1999 ) & Irene
| | | (4) 10 Beatrice Pauline Nickens (1910 - 1912)
| | | (4) 11 Juanita Geraldine Nickens (1910 - 1998) & Buell Andrews
| | | m. Vale, Oregon
| | | (4) 12a Marjorie Kilgore Nickens* (1913 - ) & Samuel Ramsey Fretwell (1914 - 1971)
| | | m. 4 Jul 1933, Melba, ID
| | | (4) 12b Marjorie Kilgore Nickens* (1913 - ) & Wilber Wesley Ragains (1912 - )
| | | m. 24 Nov 1944?, Parma, ID
| | (3) 3 Emma Nickens (1875 - 1975) & William Pursell (1848 - )
| | m. abt 1895
| | | (4) 1 Mary Elizabeth Pursell (1895 - 1984) & Mansil Monroe Crisp Contributer: B. Crisp
| | | m. 20 May 1913, Fort Smith, AR
| | | (4) 2 John Pursell (1897 - ) & Ferba Thomas
| | | (4) 3 Oma Pursell (1899 - ) & William Norvell
| | | (4) 4 Essie Pursell (1901 - ) & Clem Townley
| | | (4) 5 Zora Pursell (1904 - ) & Delmar Coffman
| | | (4) 6 Charlie Pursell (1906 - ) & Tosie Lane
| | | (4) 7 James Pursell (1909 - ) & Mildred Coble
| | | (4) 8 Bessie Pursell (1911 - ) & Russell Cole
| | | (4) 9 Lorine Pursell (1914 - ) & Haskell Smith
| | | (4) 10 Florine Pursell (1914 - ) & Henry (Ted) Armstrong
| | (3) 4 Gentry Abraham Nickens (1877 - 1937)
| | (3) 5 Sarah Elizabeth (Lizzy) Nickens (1878 - 1975) & George Richards Williams (1851 - ~1931) Contributer: T. Williams
| | m. 26 Feb 1894, Franklin Co., Ark.
| | | (4) 1 David Williams (1892 - )
| | | (4) 2 Noah Williams (1893 - )
| | | (4) 3 Elvira Williams (1895 - )
| | | (4) 4 Marie Tennesse Williams (1901 - )
| | | (4) 5 Roy Gentry Williams (1903 - )
| | | (4) 6 George Minnes Williams (1906 - )
| | | (4) 7 Rebecca Pearl Williams (1908 - )
| | | (4) 8 Halley Williams (1911 - )
| | (3) 6 Joseph C. Nickens (1880 - 1964) & Allie Blair (1880 - )
| | m. 22 Jul 1915, Okmulgee, OK
| | (3) 7 Noah Henry Nickens (1883 - 1977) & Susan Ann Gregory (1886 - 1980) Contributer: S. Carson
| | m. 8 May 1903, St. Paul, Madison Co., AR
| | | (4) 1 John Floyd (Floy) Nickens (1904 - 1982) & Evelyn Isabelle Millard
| | | m. 4 Dec 1942, Coeur D'Alene, ID
| | | (4) 2 Odis Quentin Nickens (1905 - 1947) & Ada Casey
| | | (4) 3 Orville Earnest Nickens (1907 - 1983) & Goldie Willis
| | | (4) 4 Loy James Nickens (1910 - ~1944) & Ella Casey
| | | (4) 5 Inez Allene Nickens (1914 - ) & Jack McLeod
| | | (4) 6 Odell Yule Nickens (1918 - 1941) & Viola
| | | (4) 7 Joyce Chrystell Nickens (1924 - ) & Lenore Covey
| | (3) 8 William (Bill) Martin Nickens (1884 - 1963) & Lydia Mae Harlow
| | (3) 9 Elijah Nickens (1886 - )
| | (3) 10 Dave W. Nickens (1889 - 1966) & Sarah Lavina "Nannie" Jennings (1891 - 1976)
| | | (4) 1 Zoe Rebecca Nickens (1913 - ) & Knight
| | | (4) 2 Elera Fay Nickens (1917 - )
| | | (4) 3 Annie Juanita Nickens (1919 - ) & Ray Reeves
| | | m. 1940, Coleman Co., TX
| | | (4) 4 Marjorie Hope Nickens
| | | (4) 5 Eva Elizabeth Nickens & Alton Goldman Wardlow
| | | m. 1938, Coleman Co., TX
| (2) 2b Meredith P. Gentry Nickens* (1846 - 1918) & Arminda Bradley
| m. 27 Oct 1901
| (2) 3 Mary A. ? Nickens (1847 - )
| (2) 4 Virginia F. Nickens (1848 - )
| (2) 5 John C. Nickens (1850 - ) & Mary Alice (1857 - )
| | (3) 1 John Nickens (1876 - ) & Jessie C. (1888 - )
| | (3) 2 R. Elmo Nickens (1878 - ) & Anne (1881 - )
| | | (4) 1 Ramon Nickens (1899 - )
| | | (4) 2 Myrtle Nickens (1900 - )
| | (3) 3 Maud Nickens (1893 - )
| | (3) 4 Sydney G. Nickens (1885 - )
| (2) 6a Joseph Martin Nickens* (1851 - 1915) & Elizabeth (~1855 - )
| | (3) 1 Mindy Nickens (1870 - )
| | (3) 2 Emdara Nickens
| (2) 6b Joseph Martin Nickens* (1851 - 1915) & Elizabeth Jane Courson Davenport Contributer: S. Deckard
| m. 4 Oct 1885, Jackson Co., Ark.
| | (3) 1 Ida May Nickens (1887 - ) & Noel Kinnian
| | (3) 2 Joseph Mark Nickens (1890 - )
| (3) 3 Cecil Clide Nickens (1894 - )
| | (3) 4 Claude Eugene Nickens (1896 - )
| | (3) 5 Charles Clifton Nickens (1898 - ) & Lena Mae Wilson Contributer: E. & R Nickens
m. 26 May 1920
| | (3) 6 Lula Biggers Nickens (1903 - ) & Ewing Finnis Matthews
| (2) 7 Tennessee Nickens (1854 - )
| (2) 8 Samuel Nickens (1855 - )
| (2) 9 Mitchel L. Nickens (1857 - )
| (2) 10 M. S. J. Nickens (1859 - )

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