Alberta (Tolliver) Nickens
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Title
Alberta (Tolliver) Nickens
Subject
Nickens, Alberta Byrd Tolliver (1922-2006)
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Portrait photograph of Alberta Byrd (Tolliver) Nickens, of Woodstock, as a young woman.
Her parents were Theodore and Mabel (Byrd) Tolliver of Woodstock. In the 1930 census, she was listed as a 4-year old boy, “Albert”, the youngest of four children.
Nine years later, in December, Alberta married Lloyd Earl Spinner, born in Mt. Jackson. He was the son of Albert and Mattie (Johnson) Spinner and lived in Woodstock. By 1940, the young married couple were lodgers in the household of Robert and Jenny Scott on E. High Street. Alberta was a maid in a private residence; Lloyd was a servant in a private residence. Alberta’s father, Theodore, was also lodging at the home.
When Lloyd registered for the WWII draft in 1942, he lived in Front Royal and was self-employed in a café. His wife, Alberta still lived in Woodstock. Lloyd served in the U.S. Army from December 1942 to January 1946. After that, the 1950 census found both Alberta and Lloyd living on Dutch Lane in Mt. Jackson with Lloyd’s aunt, Emma J. Broadus. He worked as a fireman at a rayon plant. Alberta was not working. The couple had a son at some point after that but divorced in 1955.
Alberta married for the second time to Charles Ernest Nickens, Jr. (1922-1993), the son of Charles Ernest Sr. and Susie (Travis) Nickens. He was born in Strasburg. The couple lived on Water Street in Woodstock when he died.
Her parents were Theodore and Mabel (Byrd) Tolliver of Woodstock. In the 1930 census, she was listed as a 4-year old boy, “Albert”, the youngest of four children.
Nine years later, in December, Alberta married Lloyd Earl Spinner, born in Mt. Jackson. He was the son of Albert and Mattie (Johnson) Spinner and lived in Woodstock. By 1940, the young married couple were lodgers in the household of Robert and Jenny Scott on E. High Street. Alberta was a maid in a private residence; Lloyd was a servant in a private residence. Alberta’s father, Theodore, was also lodging at the home.
When Lloyd registered for the WWII draft in 1942, he lived in Front Royal and was self-employed in a café. His wife, Alberta still lived in Woodstock. Lloyd served in the U.S. Army from December 1942 to January 1946. After that, the 1950 census found both Alberta and Lloyd living on Dutch Lane in Mt. Jackson with Lloyd’s aunt, Emma J. Broadus. He worked as a fireman at a rayon plant. Alberta was not working. The couple had a son at some point after that but divorced in 1955.
Alberta married for the second time to Charles Ernest Nickens, Jr. (1922-1993), the son of Charles Ernest Sr. and Susie (Travis) Nickens. He was born in Strasburg. The couple lived on Water Street in Woodstock when he died.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "July 1942".
Contributor
Identified in 2009, by William Jackson, a nephew of the subject.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
018001
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Alberta (Tolliver) Nickens,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 26, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/48033.
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