Doddridge County Roots


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Benjamin Harrison NICHOLSON

Benjamin Harrison NICHOLSON

Male 1888 - 1918  (29 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Harrison NICHOLSON
    Birth 29 Oct 1888  Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Medical Condition 1917  [1] 
    "one leg off below knee" 
    Occupation 1917  [1] 
    locomotive fireman for Cherry River Boom & Lumber Co in Richwood 
    Residence 1913, 1917  Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Death 16 May 1918  Clay Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Cause: mining accident 
    Person ID I140359  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2025

    Father Richard C. NICHOLSON,   b. CA 1838, Madison Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Jan 1920 (Age ~ 81 years)
    Mother Lydia A. KINNEY,   b. Jul 1844, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1920, Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years)
    Family ID F14921  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Florence Etta LONG,   b. 31 Jul 1895, Clay Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1967, Indore, Clay Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Marriage 26 Jan 1913  Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F62547  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S2005] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    3. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, p. 240, Line 2164 : https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=838202&frame=00413.

    4. [S2259] Nicholas County Marriage Records, Summersville, WV, https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=495644&frame=00340.

    5. [S352] U.S. Mining Accidents, 1839-2006 [database online], (Ancestry.com, original data at https://history.denverlibrary.org/).