Sidney Bell Nickens was the ninth child of William Nickens and Sarah Jane Kelly. He was born 08 Sep, 1884. On 24 Apr, 1911 Sidney married Ida Roddy Persick at Donaldsonville. She was the daughter of Richard Roddy and Caphe Adele Dixon. Ida was born 08 Mar, 1887. Sidney died 14 Nov, 1951 and is buried at Mt Zion Cemetery, Prairieville, La. Ida died 30 Sep, 1965 and is also buried at Mt Zion Cemetery.

Sidney raised these children as his own:

Adele Persac	Born:	21 Dec, 1904	Died:	13 Dec, 1990
John Millard"Bud" Persac	Born:	18 Apr, 1907	Died:	03 Nov, 1988
Henry Melvin Persac	Born:	27 Oct, 1909	Died:	21 May, 1975

Adele, Bud, and Henry were the children of Ida Roddy and John Persick. They were married on 07Jan, 1904. John was born at Berlin Germany about 1880. His parents were Carl and Caroline Persick. He arrived in the U.S. about 1883. John died 09Jun, 1910 in Ascension Parish, La. and is buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Ascension Parish. John Persick's children spell their name "Persac" even though their father spelled his name "Persick".

Sidney and Ida's children are:

Richard Lee Nickens	Born:	25 Jan, 1914	Died:	24 Jul, 1996
Sidney Vinton Nickens	Born:	23 Mar, 1916	Died:	20 Nov, 1987
Earl Vage Nickens	Born:	08 Aug, 1919	Died:	26 Apr, 1997
Sarah Maybell Nickens	Born:	18 May, 1925		Living
Dorothy Lily Nickens	Born:	26 Mar, 1928	Died:	22 Mar, 2003