d/o Eli TAYLOR & Lucinda JENKS
siblings, Nathan M., Orlando J., Lafayette J., Charles H. & Jessie W.

spouse, Benjamin NICHOLS, md. 10 Nov 1856, Kennedy, Chautauqua NY.
8 children:
Adelia M., 1858-1904, md. Celestus WILCOX
Melvin C., 1860-1864
William S. 1862-1864
Charles Melvin, 1864-1948, md. Sarah SWEET
Merta, 1866-1939, md. Charles BROWN
Maud C., 1867-1887, md. Salem E. PARKER; child, Maude Alline adopted by her parents.
Pearl Lena, 1871-1962, md. Franklin H. T. OAKS; 5 sons-Benjamin, Gerald, Percy, Donald & Dudley.
Baby, 1884-1884

Jamestown (NY) Evening Journal
Wednesday March 29, 1933 p. 14
Observes 92d
Birthday At Her
Residence Here
Mr$. Jane Taylor Nichols, Widow
of Benjamin Nichols, Is
Nearing Centnry Mark
The 92d birthday of Mrs. Jane
Taylor Nit hols was quietly observed
Tuesday at her home, 27 Regent
street, many friends extending birthflay greetings. Her two daughters.
Mrs. Merla. M. Brown and Mrs.
Pearl L. Oaks, and her foster
daughter. Mrs. Maude A. Ough, are
Mil with her at the family residence.
Mrs. Nichols also has a son. Charles
M. Nidhols of this city, who was
among her birthday visitors.
Her marriage to Benjamin Nichols
took place at Kennedy, Nov. 10,
1856, his death occurring here In
1912
Mrs. Nichols was born at Schroon
Lake. N. Y., in 1841 a daughter of
Eli and Lucinda Jenks Taylor, and
f.hen she was about 12 years old the
family moved to the farm of her
grandfather, Obed Jenks, in the town
of Poland about two miles south of
Kennedy, making the journey on the
Erie canal to Buffalo. thence by
steamboat on Iake Erie to Dunkirk,
and t'he reminder of the distance by
wagon.
I.ater the family lived at Randolph
and still later at Kennedy, Mrs.
Nichols coming to Jamestown In
1884 and residing: here up to the
present time. Benjamin Nichols,
her hushand, and William Babcock
established a foundry and machine
shop here in 1883 under the firm
name of Nichols & Babcock. this concern later became the Jamestown
iron Works company and operated
many years by Mr. Nichols and his
son, Charles M. Nichols the elder
Mr. Nichols retiring from business
in 1904.

Jamestown (NY) Evening Journal
Monday, Oct. 16, 1933 p. 6
MRS. JANE TAYLOR NICHOLS
Wido w of Benjami n Nichols Die s a t
H e r Hom e in Regen t Stree t a t the
A g e of 92 Years.
Mrs. Jan e Taylo r Nichols, widow
of Benjami n Nichols, died Sunda y
evenin g a t 7:45 o'clock a t he r home ,
27 Regen t street, age d 92 years.
S h e wa s born Marc h 28, 1841 a t
Schroo n Lake , Esse x county , N . Y.,
t h e daughte r of El i an d Lucind a
Jenk s Taylor . In 1868, sh e wen t
t o Kenned y wit h he r parents, and In
'November , 1856, wa s marrie d t o th e
lat e Benjami n Nichols wh o died in
1911. The y had eigh t children,
thre e of who m no w survive : a son,
Charle s M. Nichols, an d a daughter ,
Mrs. Mert a Brown , of this city, an d
a daughter , Mrs. Pear l Oak s of Sala -
manca , togethe r wit h a n adopted
daughter , Mrs. Maud A . Merrltt of
Buffalo; a brother , Jess e M. Taylo r
of Kennedy ; five grandchildre n and
18 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Nichols wa s a membe r of the
First M. E. church, th * Woman's
Relie f corps of Jame s M. Brow n
post, Q. A. R., and th e Women's
Temperanc e society .
I n he r earlie r year s Mrs. Nichols
w a s a n activ * membe r o f Mt. Sinai
chapter . Order of the Easter n Star .
S h e hs d retained remarkabl e
healt h an d menta l facultie s until
abou t a yea r ago . 8h e wa s stricken
in Jun e of this yea r and had sinc e
bee n confined to he r bed.

Jamestown (NY) Evening Journal
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1933 p. 6
Funeral services for Mrs. Jane
Taylor Nichols will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the home, 27
Regent street.