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Richard G. Nichols

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Birth	:	1 Jan 1895
Death	:	20 Jul 1911
Burial	:	Cool Springs Southern Methodist Church Cemetery, Cool Spring, Horry County, USA
Coordinate	:	33.9771490, -79.1420160
Description	:	Dillon Herald Thursday July 27 1911 Two Drown at Beach Young man and Young woman of Conway dead Loses his life in the surf Exhausted in attempt to save third member of the party bodies recovered. Conway July 20 Special A gloom was cast over Myrtle Beach and Conway this morning by the drowning of Richard Nichols the 18 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nichols and Miss Annie Sessoms, the twelve year old daughter of Mrs. G. Robert Sessions, both of Conway. Two sisters of Mr. Nichols, both younger than... Read More	Dillon Herald Thursday July 27 1911 Two Drown at Beach Young man and Young woman of Conway dead Loses his life in the surf Exhausted in attempt to save third member of the party bodies recovered. Conway July 20 Special A gloom was cast over Myrtle Beach and Conway this morning by the drowning of Richard Nichols the 18 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nichols and Miss Annie Sessoms, the twelve year old daughter of Mrs. G. Robert Sessions, both of Conway. Two sisters of Mr. Nichols, both younger than himself were rescued from the surf by him, and in his efforts to save little Miss Sessoms both were drowned bodies were found within a short distance of the scene. The sad tragedy occurred about 9 o'clock this morning. Quite a crowd of people were in bathing not more than waist high when a swell came in and knocked over the three Nichols children and Miss Sessions. Being unable to swim and unaccustomed to the surf bathing, it is though that the wave passed over them and they lost control of themselves and became strangled. Young Mr. Nichols seeing the condition of the girls rushed to the hill with his little sister and went back in an heroic effort to save their companions, but being himself exhausted and tightly grasped by the young lady, together they went down. One of the young ladies rescued suffered only from slight strangling while it required a great deal of effort the revive the other. Young Mr. Nichols was cold when found and several hours work on you Miss Sessoms failed to bring her to life. News of the occurrence reached Conway only a short time after the arrival of the morning train here from Myrtle Beach. A physician was rushed to the scene by auto, and a short while following, a special train was ran to the beach which carried other physicians and a large number of townspeople. The two bodies were brought to Conway on the noon train and will be interred in Lakeside Cemetery tomorrow. Young Mr. Nichols was the eldest son of the family and since the close of school here has been working with his uncle, W. Boyd Johns. He came into town yesterday afternoon to join his parents on a trip to the beach. His mother and other members were at the beach at the time of the tragedy. His father had left him only about an hour, having come over on the morning train. Miss Sessoms widowed mother was also at the beach with her children.

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Richard G. Nichols's memorial is located at: Cool Springs Southern Methodist Church Cemetery, Cool Spring, Horry County, USA.
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Latitude: 33.9771490
Longitude: -79.1420160

Family Members:

Parent

Robert Bennett Nichols

(1866 - 1927)

Catherine Minta Jones Nichols

(1868 - 1962)

Siblings

Harry Walker Nichols

(1896 - 1956)

Agnes Nichols Roberts

(1898 - 1992)

Lelia Maude Nichols Jones

(1899 - 1994)

Infant Nichols

(1910 - 1910)

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