James Frank Nourse (1895-1990)

James Frank Nourse

Son of John Davis Nourse & Elizabeth Celia Utley

James Frank Nourse was born on March 2, 1895 in Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky.  He was the eldest of three children born to John Davis Nourse and Elizabeth Celia Utley. 

On June 5, 1917, Frank registered for the draft for World War I.  He was laboring as a farmer at that time.  He was described as medium height and build with blue eyes and brown hair.  He did not serve in the war.

Frank married Bethel Cavanah on December 26, 1927 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.  He was 32 years old and she was 23 years.  Bethel was born on August 3, 1904 in Hopkins County. 

In 1930, Frank and Bethel were renting a farm in Kitchen, Hopkins County.  Their rent was $8.00 per month.  Frank was working in a coal mine at that time.

James Frank Nourse died on November 20, 1990 in Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky.  He was 95 years old at his death.  Bethel Cavanah Nourse died three years later on January 6, 1994.  She died in Los Alamitos, Orange County, California, at the age of 89 years.

Notes for James Frank Nourse

Birth, Occupation, Physical Description, Residence in 1917:  Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database online]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005.  Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,582 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

Marriage: Ancestry.com Family Tree - James Nourse and his Descendants.  Accessed on 9 August 2007.

Residence and Occupation in 1930:  Year: 1930; Census Place: Kitchen, Hopkins, Kentucky; Roll: 751; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 30; Image: 971.0.

Death:  Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Divisision of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp.. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Divisision of Epidemiology and Health Planning.  Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems.

Signature:  see draft card information above

Notes for Bethel Cavanah

Birth: Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.  Number: 407-38-1273; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951.         

Death:  Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp.. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems.

Elizabeth Celia Utley (1873-1949)

Elizabeth Celia Utley

Son of William Obediah Utley & Cynthia Ann Wickliffe

Elizabeth Celia Utley was born October 26, 1873 in Seminary, Hopkins County, Kentucky.  She was the fourth of five children born to William Obediah Utley and Cynthia Ann Wickliffe.  She was raised on the family farm in Seminary, Hopkins County, Kentucky.

Bettie married John Davis Nourse on October 4, 1893 in Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky.  She was 20 years old and he was 22 years.  John was born March 6, 1871 in Madisonville, the son of James Robert Nourse and Mary Harpending Davis. 

By 1910, John and Bettie had established themselves on a farm on Pleasant View Road, in Madisonville.  It was located near the farm of Aspasia Utley, Bettie’s older brother.  John and Bettie had three children:

                        James Frank             born March 2, 1895

                        Irene Delle                born February 27, 1897

                        Martha Ann               born November 14, 1903

John and Bettie lived the remainder of their lives on their family farm in Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky. 

Elizabeth Celia Utley Nourse died on January 26, 1949 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.  She was 75 years old at her death.  John followed exactly six years later.  John Davis Nourse died on January 2, 1955 in Hopkins County, Kentucky.  He was 83 years old at his death.

Notes for Elizabeth Celia Utley

Birth:  Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree - Obadiah Utley,  Accessed on 9 August 2007.

Marriage and Death:  Ancestry.com Family Tree - James Nourse and his Descendants.  Accessed on 9 August 2007.

               

Notes for John Davis Nourse

Birth: Ancestry.com Family Tree - James Nourse and his Descendants.  Accessed on 9 August 2007.

Residence and Occupation in 1910:  Year: 1910; Census Place: 7-Dist, Hopkins, Kentucky; Series: T624; Roll: 481; Page: 48A; Enumeration District: 99; Part: 2; Line: 7.

Death:  Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp.. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning.   Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems.