Rock Springs Rocket, Apr 20, 1935
Man Dies on Way to Doctor
Ulysses Nicholas Jr., colored of New York City, died at 11 o’clock Wednesday en route to Superior where he was being taken for medical attention.
Nicholas, accompanied by his brother, George; William Edwards: Jack Schwartz, a hitchhiker; and Laurenzo Hill was en route to Los Angeles, Calif., to visit his sons, who starred as a dance team in Eddie Cantor’s film success “Kid Millions.”
Near Point of Rocks the car in which they were riding slid off the road and members of the party walked to the Rocky Point station to secure the aid of the Novak brothers, Nicholas, meanwhile, had become ill and was taken toward Rock Springs in the Novak car to receive medical aid. His condition grew continually worse, however, and it was decided to take him to Superior. He died before medical assistance could be obtained.
Death was the result of heart failure, it was revealed Thursday morning in an autopsy conducted by Dr. Ten Eyck and Dr. P.M. McCrann. His body was shipped Thursday night to Los Angeles for burial.
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Bio submitted by Angela Cable #47277708
Ulysses Dominick Nicholas was born in Mobile, Alabama in 1895. He married Viola Harden on Jan. 8, 1914. They had 4 children:
Fayard Antonio (1914-2006), Dorothy Bernice (1920-?), Harold Lloyd (1921-2000) and Eveline (1922-1922).
Ulysses and Viola were college-educated musicians, and the family travelled and lived in many different places, including Alabama, N.C. Pennsylvania, Illinois, and New York. Ulysses played the drums and Viola played piano.
Ulysses and Viola had their own band at the Standard Theater, one of the most successful black jazz and dance clubs in Philadelphia, from the late 1910s until the early 1930s. Here, two of their children, Fayard and Harold, became famous tap-acrobatic dancers and went on to star in many movies, including "Stormy Weather."
Ulysses died while on a trip from his home in New York, where the family lived at that time, to California to visit Fayard and Harold, who were currently filming a movie there.
Contributor: t. stephens (47344353) •
He himself gave his date of birth as Aug 8, 1892 on his First World War card:
Name: Ulysses Nicholas
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1892
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States
Citizenship Place: United States
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PP-S24 : 23 August 2019), Ulysses Nicholas, 1917-1918.
Contributor: SearchingFamilyTrees (46869194)
Man Dies on Way to Doctor
Ulysses Nicholas Jr., colored of New York City, died at 11 o’clock Wednesday en route to Superior where he was being taken for medical attention.
Nicholas, accompanied by his brother, George; William Edwards: Jack Schwartz, a hitchhiker; and Laurenzo Hill was en route to Los Angeles, Calif., to visit his sons, who starred as a dance team in Eddie Cantor’s film success “Kid Millions.”
Near Point of Rocks the car in which they were riding slid off the road and members of the party walked to the Rocky Point station to secure the aid of the Novak brothers, Nicholas, meanwhile, had become ill and was taken toward Rock Springs in the Novak car to receive medical aid. His condition grew continually worse, however, and it was decided to take him to Superior. He died before medical assistance could be obtained.
Death was the result of heart failure, it was revealed Thursday morning in an autopsy conducted by Dr. Ten Eyck and Dr. P.M. McCrann. His body was shipped Thursday night to Los Angeles for burial.
***
Bio submitted by Angela Cable #47277708
Ulysses Dominick Nicholas was born in Mobile, Alabama in 1895. He married Viola Harden on Jan. 8, 1914. They had 4 children:
Fayard Antonio (1914-2006), Dorothy Bernice (1920-?), Harold Lloyd (1921-2000) and Eveline (1922-1922).
Ulysses and Viola were college-educated musicians, and the family travelled and lived in many different places, including Alabama, N.C. Pennsylvania, Illinois, and New York. Ulysses played the drums and Viola played piano.
Ulysses and Viola had their own band at the Standard Theater, one of the most successful black jazz and dance clubs in Philadelphia, from the late 1910s until the early 1930s. Here, two of their children, Fayard and Harold, became famous tap-acrobatic dancers and went on to star in many movies, including "Stormy Weather."
Ulysses died while on a trip from his home in New York, where the family lived at that time, to California to visit Fayard and Harold, who were currently filming a movie there.
Contributor: t. stephens (47344353) •
He himself gave his date of birth as Aug 8, 1892 on his First World War card:
Name: Ulysses Nicholas
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1892
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States
Citizenship Place: United States
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PP-S24 : 23 August 2019), Ulysses Nicholas, 1917-1918.
Contributor: SearchingFamilyTrees (46869194)
Rock Springs Rocket, Apr 20, 1935
Man Dies on Way to Doctor
Ulysses Nicholas Jr., colored of New York City, died at 11 o’clock Wednesday en route to Superior where he was being taken for medical attention.
Nicholas, accompanied by his brother, George; William Edwards: Jack Schwartz, a hitchhiker; and Laurenzo Hill was en route to Los Angeles, Calif., to visit his sons, who starred as a dance team in Eddie Cantor’s film success “Kid Millions.”
Near Point of Rocks the car in which they were riding slid off the road and members of the party walked to the Rocky Point station to secure the aid of the Novak brothers, Nicholas, meanwhile, had become ill and was taken toward Rock Springs in the Novak car to receive medical aid. His condition grew continually worse, however, and it was decided to take him to Superior. He died before medical assistance could be obtained.
Death was the result of heart failure, it was revealed Thursday morning in an autopsy conducted by Dr. Ten Eyck and Dr. P.M. McCrann. His body was shipped Thursday night to Los Angeles for burial.
***
Bio submitted by Angela Cable #47277708
Ulysses Dominick Nicholas was born in Mobile, Alabama in 1895. He married Viola Harden on Jan. 8, 1914. They had 4 children:
Fayard Antonio (1914-2006), Dorothy Bernice (1920-?), Harold Lloyd (1921-2000) and Eveline (1922-1922).
Ulysses and Viola were college-educated musicians, and the family travelled and lived in many different places, including Alabama, N.C. Pennsylvania, Illinois, and New York. Ulysses played the drums and Viola played piano.
Ulysses and Viola had their own band at the Standard Theater, one of the most successful black jazz and dance clubs in Philadelphia, from the late 1910s until the early 1930s. Here, two of their children, Fayard and Harold, became famous tap-acrobatic dancers and went on to star in many movies, including "Stormy Weather."
Ulysses died while on a trip from his home in New York, where the family lived at that time, to California to visit Fayard and Harold, who were currently filming a movie there.
Contributor: t. stephens (47344353) •
He himself gave his date of birth as Aug 8, 1892 on his First World War card:
Name: Ulysses Nicholas
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1892
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States
Citizenship Place: United States
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PP-S24 : 23 August 2019), Ulysses Nicholas, 1917-1918.
Contributor: SearchingFamilyTrees (46869194)
Man Dies on Way to Doctor
Ulysses Nicholas Jr., colored of New York City, died at 11 o’clock Wednesday en route to Superior where he was being taken for medical attention.
Nicholas, accompanied by his brother, George; William Edwards: Jack Schwartz, a hitchhiker; and Laurenzo Hill was en route to Los Angeles, Calif., to visit his sons, who starred as a dance team in Eddie Cantor’s film success “Kid Millions.”
Near Point of Rocks the car in which they were riding slid off the road and members of the party walked to the Rocky Point station to secure the aid of the Novak brothers, Nicholas, meanwhile, had become ill and was taken toward Rock Springs in the Novak car to receive medical aid. His condition grew continually worse, however, and it was decided to take him to Superior. He died before medical assistance could be obtained.
Death was the result of heart failure, it was revealed Thursday morning in an autopsy conducted by Dr. Ten Eyck and Dr. P.M. McCrann. His body was shipped Thursday night to Los Angeles for burial.
***
Bio submitted by Angela Cable #47277708
Ulysses Dominick Nicholas was born in Mobile, Alabama in 1895. He married Viola Harden on Jan. 8, 1914. They had 4 children:
Fayard Antonio (1914-2006), Dorothy Bernice (1920-?), Harold Lloyd (1921-2000) and Eveline (1922-1922).
Ulysses and Viola were college-educated musicians, and the family travelled and lived in many different places, including Alabama, N.C. Pennsylvania, Illinois, and New York. Ulysses played the drums and Viola played piano.
Ulysses and Viola had their own band at the Standard Theater, one of the most successful black jazz and dance clubs in Philadelphia, from the late 1910s until the early 1930s. Here, two of their children, Fayard and Harold, became famous tap-acrobatic dancers and went on to star in many movies, including "Stormy Weather."
Ulysses died while on a trip from his home in New York, where the family lived at that time, to California to visit Fayard and Harold, who were currently filming a movie there.
Contributor: t. stephens (47344353) •
He himself gave his date of birth as Aug 8, 1892 on his First World War card:
Name: Ulysses Nicholas
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1892
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States
Citizenship Place: United States
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PP-S24 : 23 August 2019), Ulysses Nicholas, 1917-1918.
Contributor: SearchingFamilyTrees (46869194)
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