Gertie's Family
From Gertie [Nichols] Bower's album.  Photo label reads "My cousins - Roberta, Rowena, Floyd, Luella and Lucille Goff."
NICHOLS
Generation No. 3


19.  MAGGIE PEARL3 NICHOLS (CHARLES NELSON2, MASON1) was born 26 May 1888 in Shelton Twp., Buffalo Co., Nebraska and died in 1983 in Cass County Michigan.  She married (1) FRANKLIN BOSTON, b. 1884 in North Dakota; d. bef. 1912; (2) LESLIE GOFF,  b.1855 in Michigan; d. 1942; (3) Mr.  STEININGER.

Notes for MAGGIE PEARL NICHOLS:
Burial:  Bly Cemetery, Marcellus, Cass Co., Michigan

GENERAL AFFIDAVIT
Evidence supporting pension claim #758-649, April 11, 1902
Claimant: Susan Nichols, widow
Soldier: Charles Nichols, deceased

State of Michigan, County of Kalamazoo, ss:
  In the Matter of Susan Nichols, widow of Charles N. Nichols
On this 4th day of April, A.D. 1920, personally appeared before me a James H. Nichols, aged 32 years, a resident of Vicksburg in the county of Kalamazoo and State of Michigan whose Post Office address is Vicksburg, Michigan.  And, is well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declare in relation to the aforesaid case as follows:
  That he is the son of the soldier and claimant, Susan Nichols.  That he lived in Nebraska in the year 1888, living with his parents.  That on May 26, 1888  I was sent for a Doctor by the name of E. S. Smith.  That he came to my parents' home the same evening.  I went up to my room on the second floor to bed.  When I awoke in the morning I went to my mother's (the claimants) room and there first I saw my sister Maggie.  I lived with my parents continually until within the last three years and know that the said Maggie is the same child born as above stated.
Signature of affiants:  James H Nichols
Charles L Keip, Notary Public in and for Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

More About MAGGIE PEARL NICHOLS:
Census: 14 Jun 1900, Marcellus twp., Cass Co., Mi., dau, age 12

Children of MAGGIE NICHOLS and Franklin Boston are:

      i.    FLOYD H BOSTON, b. 15 May 1906, Cass Co., Michigan
       
     ii.    JAY M BOSTON, b. abt 1908

    iii.    EVELYN BOSTON, b. abt 1909


Children of MAGGIE NICHOLS and LESLIE GOFF are:

34.  i.ROWENA GOFF, b. 19 Aug 1912, Michigan; m. JOHN BALOG.

35. ii.ROBERTA GOFF, b. 16 Feb 1915, Michigan; m. Mr. Guisinger

36. iii.       LUELLA GOFF, b. Abt. 1919, Michigan.

37  iiii.      LUCILLE GOFF, b. 29 Aug 1920, Michigan; m. Mr. Liller