Frank Frederick (Nicolai) Nickel (1876)

Descendants

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Biography

Research Notes

My great-grandfather is a complete brick wall for me! From his 1918 WWI draft registration, I got that his birth date is October 6, 1876 & he claims to have been born in the US. I have conflicting information - the 1910 US Census shows him living with Pauline Nicolai & their 2 young boys and that he was born in Germany, came to the US in 1882 & was not a naturalized citizen. The birth certificate for his son, Edwin, says that Frank was born in New York. In 1937, a Frank Frederick Nickel was naturalized on November 12 in the US District Court at Los Angeles. Ordinarily, I would not necessarily have connected these two names, but the signatures on both documents are strikingly similar.

Sources

• United States Census from 1910; United States (NY>NY>Manhattan Ward 12 > District 0508 > 18); World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 for Frank Frederick Nicolai; birth certificate for Edwin Frank Nicolai; Naturalization Index Cards of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles) (for Frank Frederick Nickel), Affiliate Publication Number: M1525 , Affiliate Film Number: 82 , GS Film number: 001570916 , Digital Folder Number: 004640913 , Image Number: 04043