William Wright Nichols
Representing: Union
Unit History
- Olney's Oregon Cavalry
William W Nichols Enlistment Olney's Oregon Cavalry 7/7/1864
William W Nichols Muster Out Olney's Oregon Cavalry 10/31/1864
William W Nichols marriage to Elsie Thomas 1868 OR
William W Nichols Pension card 1890 WA
William W Nichols OSH Application Orting Pierce Co. WA 1892
William W Nichols Death Record 1910 WA
Family History
CWV OSH ORTING PIERCE CO NICHOLS WM Wright UNION CENSUS CHRON 2023
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William W. Nichols Enlisted on 7/12/1864 as a Private. On 7/12/1864 he mustered into "Olney's" Co. OR Cavalry He was Mustered Out on 10/31/1864 |
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Name: |
William W Nichols |
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Enlistment Date: |
12 Jul 1864 |
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Enlistment Rank: |
Private |
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Muster Date: |
12 Jul 1864 |
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Muster Place: |
Oregon |
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Muster Company: |
Olney's |
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Muster Regiment: |
Cav |
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Muster Information: |
Enlisted |
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Muster Out Date: |
31 Oct 1864 |
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Muster Out Information: |
Mustered Out |
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Side of War: |
Union |
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Survived War?: |
Yes |
An obscure Civil War unit name is seen here: Olney’s Oregon Cavalry. It was made up of local volunteers to replace US Army soldiers called away from the Columbia River Gorge to go back east. The unit earned the nickname “Olney’s Forty Thieves” because of their penchant for theft and racketeering.
William W. Nichols
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 7/12/1864 as a Private.
On 7/12/1864 he mustered into "Olney's" Co. OR Cavalry
He was Mustered Out on 10/31/1864
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Military Service Records
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Name: |
William W. Nichols |
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Gender: |
Male |
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Age: |
80 |
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Death Place: |
State Soldiers Home, Pierce, Washington |
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Name: |
William W Nichols |
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Marriage Date: |
18 Apr 1868 |
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Marriage Place: |
St Helens Columbia Co. OR |
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Spouse: |
1880 St Helen Columbia Co. OR
Wm r Nicholas 49/1831/NY parents NY/NY carpenter
Elsie 28/1852/MO parents OH/VA
Lucy 11/1869/WT
Sarah J 8/1872/OR
Cannot find burial information on Elsie Thomas Nichols
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Name: |
Elsie Thomas |
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Gender: |
F (Female) |
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Birth Date: |
1852 |
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Birth Place: |
Missouri, Missouri, USA |
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Death Date: |
11 juil. 1889 (11 Jul 1889) |
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Death Place: |
Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon, USA |
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Spouse: |
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Child: |
1900 OSH Orting Pierce Co. WA
Wm W Nichols 69/Jul 1830 widowed inmate
1910 OSH Orting Pierce Co. WA
William Nichols 80/1830/NY widowed NY/NY inmate yes to CWV
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Name: |
William W Nichols |
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Gender: |
Male |
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Birth Date: |
abt 1830 |
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Death Date: |
4 Oct 1910 |
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Age at Death: |
80 |
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Death Location: |
State Soldiers Home, Pierce, Washington |
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Record Source: |
Washington State Death Records |
William H Nichols (middle name is Wright)
BIRTH
12 Jul 1830
Queens County, New York, USA
DEATH
4 Oct 1910 (aged 80)
Orting, Pierce County, Washington, USA
BURIAL
Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery
Orting, Pierce County, Washington, USA
PLOT
Section 3, Circle N, Site 20
MEMORIAL ID
5551425 · View Source
OLNEY'S ORE CAV
Lucy Nichols 2/1869/WA unk
Mother: Elsie Thomas Nichols (4 September 1852 – 11 July 1889) married William Wright Nichols (12 July 1830 – 4 October 1910) April 18, 1868, St. Helens, Columbia, Oregon. Parents divorced in 1887.
Lucy Nichols married Herbert C. "Herb" Ingalls in 1888. Children: Clarence Alsie, Harold "Kenneth," Elsie Florence Ingalls Bechtolt and Donald Kenton.
Lucy divorced Herb in 1910.
She married Isaac Osgood in 1911. Isaac and Lucy moved to Seattle.
Sarah Jennie Nichols 10/15/1871 Columbia Co. OR d. 1/18/1958 Riverside Co. CA
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Name: |
William Wright Nicholas ???? (they have wrong infor for him either wrong family or wrong burial infor) |
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Gender: |
M (Male) |
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Birth Date: |
juil. 1830 (Jul 1830) |
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Birth Place: |
New York (New York City (All Boroughs)), New York, USA |
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Death Date: |
4 oct. 1910 (4 Oct 1910) |
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Death Place: |
McMinnville, Yamhill Co, OR |
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Spouse: |
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Child: |
Cemetery
Buried at Washington Old Soldiers Home Cemetery Orting
Row: Section: 3 Circle: N
Site: 20