Jul-28-2018
Husband: Chester Octerlony Nicholas
Born: Feb-15-1884 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 (see note 1) Died: Jul-19-1962 in Lewis Co, WV 1 Buried: in Law Chapel Cemetery, Sand Fork of Kincheloe Rd (CR 2), Lewis Co, WV 1 Census: 1920, 1930 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1910 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Occupation: 1930 farmer 3 Occupation: 1920 gas line walker 4 Occupation: 1910 farmer 5 Father: John Floyd Nicholas (1855 - 1930) Mother: Nancy Dora Morris (1855 - 1932)
Wife: Audra Belle Jenkins 6 Also known as: Belle Jenkins Married: Aug- 1-1907 in Lewis Co, WV 2
Born: Oct- 6-1887 in Lewis Co, WV 1,7,2 (see note 2) Died: Sep-24-1963 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1,7 Buried: in Law Chapel Cemetery, Sand Fork of Kincheloe Rd (CR 2), Lewis Co, WV 1 Census: 1920, 1930 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1910 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1907 in Lewis Co, WV 2 Census: 1900 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Father: John Calhoun Jenkins (1847 - 1932) Mother: Lucy Catharine Wilks (1848 - 1924)
M Child 1: Willis Earl Nicholas Born: Sep- 8-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,7,5 Died: Sep-18-1928 in Lewis Co, WV 1,7 Buried: in Law Chapel Cemetery, Sand Fork of Kincheloe Rd (CR 2), Lewis Co, WV 1 Cause of death: pulmonary tuberculosis 1 Census: 1920 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1910 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 2: James Claude Nicholas Born: Apr- 3-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,8,5 Died: Nov- 8-1942 in Kincheloe (Jane Lew), Harrison Co, WV 1,8 Buried: in Law Chapel Cemetery, Sand Fork of Kincheloe Rd (CR 2), Lewis Co, WV 1 Census: 1920, 1930 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1910 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Geraldine Juanita Francis b. May-10-1918 d. Nov- 9-1989 Married: Jan-25-1937 in Pricetown (Weston), Lewis Co, WV
M Child 3: Archie Arnett Nicholas Born: 1912 1,4 Died: Feb-18-1932 in Kincheloe (Jane Lew), Harrison Co, WV 1 Buried: in Law Chapel Cemetery, Sand Fork of Kincheloe Rd (CR 2), Lewis Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV
F Child 4: Roxie Gay Nicholas Born: Dec-19-1913 at Birch Run, near Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 9,7 Died: Jun- 3-1934 in Lewis Co, WV 10,7 Buried: in Law Chapel Cemetery, Sand Fork of Kincheloe Rd (CR 2), Lewis Co, WV 1 Cause of death: tuberculosis Census: 1920, 1930 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Husband: Elven Fairfield Devericks b. Dec-28-1911 d. Mar-15-2000 Census name: Elton Devericks
F Child 5: Rubie Phyllis Nicholas Born: Dec-21-1917 at Birch Run, near Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 9,11 Died: May-19-1996 11 Buried: in Kadesh Chapel Cemetery, Beech Bottom, Brooke Co, WV 1 Resided: in Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV 11 Census: 1920, 1930 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Husband: Glen Edson Law b. Sep-25-1918 d. Mar-16-1968 Married: 1937
F Child 6: Genevieve Catherine "Betty" Nicholas Born: Dec-11-1922 in Lewis Co, WV 1,12,7 Died: Jul-31-1987 13,11,7 Buried: in Law Chapel Cemetery, Sand Fork of Kincheloe Rd (CR 2), Lewis Co, WV 1 Resided: in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1930 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Husband: Lloyd Bee Davis b. Apr-17-1923 d. Nov-24-2009 Married: ca 1943 13
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (3) 1930 Census, Lewis County, WV. (4) 1920 Census, Lewis County, WV. (5) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (6) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 308. (7) Headstone (year only) (8) Headstone. (9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Social Security Death Index. (12) Social Security Death Index, "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 308, reports birth date as Oct 11 1922, but SSDI shows it as Dec 11 1922. (13) Obituary of husband. (14) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. Event Notes Note (1) Age in marriage record would put birth in about 1885. Birth date on headstone is 1883. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1888.Name Index