Name: Nicholas, Lilly
Occupation: Seamstress; Proprietress of Virginia Inn, West Main
aka: Lillie B. Thomas Nicholas
Sex: F
Birth: Dec 1869
Death: 4 Jun 1942
Marker: No
Spouse(s): George Chapman, Daniel C. Nicholas, Sr.
Parents: Tyree and Lavinia Broadus Thomas
Children: Elijah Desoto Thomas, James Edward Nicholas, Daniel Carter Nicholas Jr.
Affiliations: Member, Phyllis Wheatley Literary Club
Notes: Undertaker – Abbott Funeral Home
NEW JOURNAL AND GUIDE
(Norfolk, Virginia)
June 20, 1942
Page 23
Note that although her obituary states that interment was at Oakwood Cemetery, official records indicate that Ms. Lilly Nicholas was in fact buried at the Daughter of Zion Cemetery.
The Daughters of Zion Cemetery has been known by several names including “Society,” “Church Hill,” “Oak Hill,” and “Old Oakwood.” And perhaps because it was adjacent to the much larger Oakwood Cemetery, it was often referred to as part of Oakwood.
