Myrtle Lois Nichols

1893 - 1981  (88 years)

• Name	Myrtle Lois Nichols
  Birth	09 Dec 1893	Kenton, Obion Co, TN   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	District 3, Gibson Co, TN   [3]
  	age 16,single
  Census	1920	Gibson Co, TN   [4]
  	age 26,spouse William L
  Census	1930	Fruitland, Gibson Co, TN   [5]
  	age 36,spouse W L
  Census	1940	District 3, Gibson Co, TN   [6]
  	age 45,spouse William L-age 47, son Nick-age 23
  Census	1950	Gibson Co, TN   [7]
  	age 56, spouse Leslie-age 58, sis-law Callie Nichols-age 62, bro-law William Boucher-age 74
  Death	27 Dec 1981	Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN   [1, 8]
  Findagrave.com	26 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Obituary	See Documents
  Burial	Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN   [9]
  	Rosehill Cemetery
  Person ID	I472	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Bancroft Nichols,   b. 28 Nov 1847, Madison Co, TN d. 22 Dec 1916, Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Ann Melissa Thompson,   b. 17 Nov 1854, Madison Co, TN d. 01 Mar 1941, Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	07 Dec 1876	Madison Co, TN   [10]
  Photos		Nichols-Benjamin-Bancroft-(Sarah-Ann-Melissa-(Thompson))-Mar
  Family ID	F141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Leslie Scruggs,   b. 10 Oct 1891, Fruitland, Gibson Co, TN d. 03 Jul 1972, Gibson Co, TN (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	05 May 1912	Gibson Co, TN   [10, 11, 12]
  Notes	--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V4JQ-BV4 William Leslie Scruggs, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950" Name: William Leslie Scruggs **** Titles and Terms: Mr Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 04 May 1912 **** Event Place: Gibson, Tennessee, United States **** Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Myrtle Lois Nichols **** Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss **** Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: GS Film number: 2114423 Digital Folder Number: 004486350 Image Number: 01180 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Children	1. Coleman Nicholas Scruggs,   b. 22 Oct 1917, Fruitland, Gibson Co, TN d. 22 Apr 2016, Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN (Age 98 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Photos » Slide Show		Scruggs-William-Leslie-(Myrtle-Lois-(Nichols))
  		Scruggs-William-Leslie-(Myrtle-Lois-(Nichols))-Mar-1
  		Scruggs-William-Leslie-(Myrtle-Lois-(Nichols))-Mar-2
  		Scruggs-William-Leslie-(Myrtle-Lois-(Nichols))-MRJ-1
  		Scruggs-William-Leslie-(Myrtle-Lois-(Nichols))-MRJ-2
  		Scruggs-William-Leslie-(Myrtle-Lois-(Nichols))-MRJ-3
  Family ID	F202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 09 Dec 1893 - Kenton, Obion Co, TN Census - age 16,single - 1910 - District 3, Gibson Co, TN Marriage - 05 May 1912 - Gibson Co, TN Census - age 26,spouse William L - 1920 - Gibson Co, TN Census - age 36,spouse W L - 1930 - Fruitland, Gibson Co, TN Census - age 45,spouse William L-age 47, son Nick-age 23 - 1940 - District 3, Gibson Co, TN Census - age 56, spouse Leslie-age 58, sis-law Callie Nichols-age 62, bro-law William Boucher-age 74 - 1950 - Gibson Co, TN Death - 27 Dec 1981 - Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN Burial - - Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Scruggs-Myrtle-Lois-(Nichols)-(pic6-055-f)
  		Scruggs-Myrtle-Lois-(Nichols)-(pic5-083-f)
  		Scruggs-Myrtle-Lois-(Nichols)-BC

  
  

• Notes

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRRX-KJ7 Age: 88 Given Name: Lois Middle Name: Surname: Scruggs Name Suffix: Birth Date: 09 Dec 1893 State: Tennessee Last Place of Residence: Gibson, Tennessee Previous Residence Postal Code: 38343 Event Date: Dec 1981 Citing this Record: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRRX-KJ7 : 20 May 2014), Lois Scruggs, Dec 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/26/2023 Myrtle Lois Nichols Scruggs Birth: 9 Dec 1893 Kenton, Obion County, Tennessee, USA Death: 27 Dec 1981 (aged 88) Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 57446192 Family Members Spouse William Leslie Scruggs 1891-1972 Children Coleman Nichols Scruggs 1917-2016 Created by: joyce Osborne (47206665) Added: 21 Aug 2010 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57446192/myrtle-lois-scruggs Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57446192/myrtle-lois-scruggs: accessed 26 July 2023), memorial page for Myrtle Lois Nichols Scruggs (9 Dec 1893-27 Dec 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57446192, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by joyce Osborne (contributor 47206665). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/26/2023 Lois N. Scruggs Birth: Dec. 9, 1893 Death: Dec. 27, 1981 Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery Humboldt Gibson County Tennessee, USA Created by: joyce Osborne Record added: Aug 21, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 57446192 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Social Security Death Index. [S17] Birth Certificate. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S58] TN,Gibson Co,Cemeteries, Rosehill Cemetery. Scruggs, Lois N. 12-9-1893 12-27-1981 W. Leslie 10-10-1891 7-3-1972 [S25] Findagrave.com. [S41] Marriage License. [S60] TN,Gibson Co,Marriages. Name Spouse Date NICHOLS, MYRTLE LOIS SCRUGGS, WILLIAM LESLIE 1912 [S42] Marriage Record Journal.