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Surnames: Goar, Gore, Nichols, Nicholls, Ricketts, Rickets
Classification: Query
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Hi, Leigh!
You've done a beautiful job with the Goar/Paul family history! Many thanks for so
generously sharing your info.! I have been working on a Nichols/Nicholls family history
for over 15 years and was stuck with Lydia Ellen Goar for many years. She was always
referred to as Lillie in the documents that I had found. I have some excerpts from the
Marshall County newspapers which indicated that she married a man by the surname of
Ricketts/Rickets in Tipton Co., IN (Nevada?) I was stuck for many years also regarding
her son, Clifford Paul Nichols/Nicholls. I finally located him in ND. He died in Fargo,
Cass Co., ND on 7-28-1970. He was born on 10-04-1891 in MI. His wife was Minnie Tuffree.
She survived him so she died after 1970. They had lived in Grand Forks previously to
Fargo. Clifford (and probably Minnie also) are buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand
Forks, Grand Forks Co., MN. Clifford and his wife had one daughter, Louise, who married
Leo Cobb and settled in !
Des Moines, Polk Co., IA. Louise had 2 children and 6 grandchildren at the time of her
father's death. I have some info. on Lydia Goar's brother, Elisha Elmer Goar,
concerning his involvement in the Spanish-American War. I will look for the info. if you
interested. Thanks again!
Joni