WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
CAIL ADOLPH NICHOLSON
(variously mispelled as CARL or GAIL)
(electrician)
BIOGRAPHY
After living at 616 South Seventh West in Salt Lake City,Cail Nicholson first came to Dixie with the CCC in 1934.
He married Naomi Empey, the daughter of Joseph L. Empey, Jr,
in Salt Lake City on October 13, 1934.
He was employed as an assistant electrician on the Escalante Oil Well project.
Cail, along with his father-in-law, died in the oil well explosion on March 6, 1935.
His funeral, along with other victims of the blast, was held in the St. George Tabernacle
on the afternoon of March 8, 1935.
He was buried in Plot B-6-9-4-SH at the St. George City Cemetery.
FAMILY
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Cail's Parents and Siblings:
Stanley Livingston Nicholson Johanna Brox Nicholson Helen Nicholson Vera Nicholson Warren Nicholson Cail Adolph Nicholson |
(1/3/1890-1/17/1959) (married 9/25/1911) (9/25/1891-1/10/1988) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Naomi's Parents and Siblings: Joseph Lamoni Empey, Jr. Mathilda "Mattie" Elizabeth Foster Empey Xxxxxxx X. Empey Naomi Empey Xxxxxxx X. Empey Xxxxxxx X. Empey Xxxxxxx X. Empey Xxxxxxx X. Empey |
(5/5/1887-3/6/1935) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (11/13/1886-1/11/1965) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Cail Adolph Nicholson) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Wiseman) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Booth) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Ocker) |
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Cail & Naomi's Family: Cail Adolph Nicholson Naomi Empey Nicholson |
(7/14/1912-3/6/1935) (married 10/13/1934) (xx/xx/1918-xx/xx/1965) |
PHOTOS
Photos on the web:Gravestone for Joseph L. & Mattie F. Empey and Gail A. Nicholson
REFERENCES
MyTrees.com entry for Naomi EmpeyCail A. Nicholson obituary
Washington County News, March 14, 1935, Page 4
Death certificate for Cail Adolph Nicholson
Find-A-Grave entry for Carl A Nicholson
Geni entry for Cail Adolph Nicholson
Find-A-Grave entry for Stanley Livingston Nicholson
Find-A-Grave entry for Johanna Brox Nicholson