Elizabeth Nicholson b. 9 Jul 1900 Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois d. 3 Dec 1987 Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois: Vigor Family Tree, Image and Document Archives

1900 - 1987 (87 years)

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Name	Elizabeth Nicholson
Nickname	Dadie
Born	9 Jul 1900	Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois
Gender	Female
Died	3 Dec 1987	Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
Buried	5 Dec 1987	Funks Grove Cemetery, Funks Grove, McLean County, Illinois
Person ID	I039	Vigor Family Tree \| Matthew Vigor's side of the family tree
Last Modified	4 Sep 2005

Father	William Thomas Nicholson, b. 15 Oct 1857, Boston, Lincolnshire, England , d. 22 Feb 1927, Wethersfield Township, Henry County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Motley, b. 21 Nov 1862, Neponset, Bureau County, Illinois , d. 30 Aug 1948, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
Married	13 Feb 1881	Henry County, Illinois [1]
Family ID	F009	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	George Weldon Funk, b. 30 Oct 1895, McLean, McLean County, Illinois , d. 7 Feb 1982, McLean, McLean County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
Married	2 Aug 1954	Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois [2]
Last Modified	10 May 2017
Family ID	F024	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Photos » Slide Show		Nicholson family picture Back row, left to right: William D., Joe, Anna, Tom Front row, left to right: Kate, Mary Elizabeth, William Thomas, Elizabeth If you can help me more positively identify everyone in this picture please let me know.
		Portrait of Elizabeth Nicholson Thank you D. Nicholson (Gustafson) for allowing me to scan this photo.
		Photo of Elizabeth Nicholson Thank you D. Nicholson (Gustafson) for allowing me to scan this photo.
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		Photo of Elizabeth Nicholson with a friend Thank you D. Nicholson (Gustafson) for allowing me to scan this photo.
		Photo of Elizabeth Nicholson baking with a friend Thank you D. Nicholson (Gustafson) for allowing me to scan this photo.
		Photo of Florence Funk, an unknown woman, and Elizabeth Nicholson Thank you D. Nicholson (Gustafson) for allowing me to scan this photo.
		Head shot for Elizabeth Nicholson Cropped from photo 0425 taken on 28 Jun 1978 at Bill and Harriett's 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration at the Methodist Church in Kewanee, Illinois.
		Group photo of William Nicholson, Harriett (Green) Nicholson, Elizabeth [Dadie] (Nicholson) Funk and George Weldon Funk. Taken on 28 Jun 1978 at Bill and Harriett's 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration at the Methodist Church in Kewanee, Illinois.
		Group photo of William Nicholson, Harriett (Green) Nicholson and Elizabeth [Dadie] (Nicholson) Funk Taken on 28 Jun 1978 at Bill and Harriett's 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration at the Methodist Church in Kewanee, Illinois.
		Family pocket watch Watch face and key with the crystal open.
		Family pocket watch Back of the watch showing some of the works. Maker Thos. (Thomas) Pace of Whitechapel, London, England. Number 1934. 18K gold.
		Family pocket watch Inside of the case-back. 18K gold with maker's goldsmith marks. See image 1045 for a closer view of the hallmarks.
		Family pocket watch Close-up view of the maker's goldsmith hallmarks. A crowned leopard head, an 18 with a crown over it, a lower-case serif 'e' inside a tall octagon and the initials 'CL' partially underlined.
		Family pocket watch Back of the watch and the winding key. The monogram circle is engraved with a script upper-case 'B'.

Documents » Slide Show		Funeral service program for Elizabeth Funk In Memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Funk. Born July 9, 1990, Kewanee, Illinois. Died December 3, 1987, Bloomington, Illinois. Services Saturday at 1:00 p.m. December 5, 1987, Funks Grove Church. Officiating Rev. William Eastin. Interment Funks Grove Cemetery, Funks Grove, Illinois.
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		Outer envelope of letter to Eliz. Nicholson Re: her father's estate 24 Apr 1929 Letter with 2 cents postage
		Letter to Elizabeth Nicholson from attorney Robert C. Morse 24 Apr 1929. Letter detailing necessary steps to help her mother settle her father's estate. (1.4MB image) Click on the source link to see a transcript of this handwriting.
		UNKNOWN Ray Burns letter to Dadie UNKNOWN Ray Burns letter to Dadie
		1920 Census, Wethersfield Township, Henry County, Illinois, page 3B 1920 Census, Wethersfield Township, Henry County, Illinois, page 3B

Histories		Life History of Thomas Nicholson This 7.3MB PDF file is an archive of the contents of a letter sent in September, 1983 to Elizabeth (Dadie) Nicholson Funk. Contained inside were copies of family photos, a written autobiographical life history of Thomas Nicholson and a letter from Tom C. Nicholson who sent the letter.
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Albums

Letters from Kate and Anna to Elizabeth Nicholson (9)
8 pages of handwritte Letters from Kate and Anna to Elizabeth Nicholson

Sources

[S1835] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, (State of Illinois), Volume 001, Page 0085, License No. 00000721 (Reliability: 2).
[S7] Obituary for George Weldon Funk, (Bloomington Pantagraph), 10 May 2017.
George Weldon Funk MCLEAN (PNS) - George Weldon Funk, 86, rural McLean, died at 2:05 p.m. Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital Medical Center, Bloomington, after a short illness.

A graveside funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Funks Grove Cemetery, the Rev. Marvin N. Orewiler officiating. There will be no visitation. McReynolds Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

He was born Oct. 30, 1895, at McLean, a son of Isaac G. and Besse Florence Funk. He married Elizabeth Nicholson Aug. 2, 1954, at Oak Park. She survives.

Also surviving are a sister, Florence Funk, Westminster Village, Bloomington; a niece; and a nephew. A brother preceded him in death.

He was a retired farmer and was a World War I Army veteran. He was a member of Watertown, N.Y., Masonic Lodge. He was a graduate of Lawrenceville, N.J., Preparatory School, and a 1919 graduate of Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.

He worked in a paper mill in Watertown, returning to McLean in 1930, where he raised fruits and vegetables for sale. He managed the family farm until his death. From 1941 until 1947 he was a radio engineer for WJBC, Bloomington.

Memorials may be made to the Leukemia Foundation.