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Francis Marion Albert NICHOLSON

Francis Marion Albert NICHOLSON

Male 1852 -

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  • Name Francis Marion Albert NICHOLSON 
    Born 1852  Madison Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birthplace given in his 1871 marriage record as Madison County, Virginia, but in his 1911 marriage record as Rockingham County, Virginia.
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1911  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • Identifief as Francis Marion Nicholson in "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 369, as Francis M. Nicholson in his marriage record, as F. M. Nickelson in sons' 1881 death records, and as F. M. Nicholson in daughter Ada's marriage record, but as Francis Albert Nicholson in Ada's death record and as F. A. Nickleson in the 1880 Census.
    Person ID I28682  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 May 2019 

    Father Jesse Columbus NICHOLSON,   b. CA 1801,   d. 1857, Richmond Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Mother Tabitha NICHOLSON,   b. CA 1808 
    Family ID F11588  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Priscilla Ann "Sally" GOLDSMITH,   b. CA 1846, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1908, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Married 5 Dec 1871  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 22 1880:
      F. A. Nickleson, 26, b. Va, farmer; wife Sally A, 34 (? - second digit not clear), b. WVa; son George B, 7; son William E, 6; son Alfred A, 4; son Jasper M, 3; dau Ada W, 1; son Luther Randolph, 7 months, b. Oct; grandmother Martha Brown, 84, widowed; mother-in-law Susanna Goldsmith, 58, widowed. [6, 7]
    Children 
     1. George B. NICHOLSON,   b. CA 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1881, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 9 years)
     2. William L. NICHOLSON,   b. 18 Sep 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1881, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)
    +3. Alfred N. NICHOLSON,   b. CA 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Jasper Marion NICHOLSON,   b. 14 Feb 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1949, Park (Arbutus Park), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +5. Ada W. NICHOLSON,   b. 12 Jun 1878, Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1950, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     6. Luther Randolph NICHOLSON,   b. CA 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1881, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 2 years)
    +7. Harvey Leondis NICHOLSON,   b. 1881,   d. 27 Feb 1951, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +8. Lewis Jesse NICHOLSON,   b. CA 1884
    +9. Bitha Susan NICHOLSON,   b. 25 Apr 1886, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1961, Follansbee, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F10896  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Martha B. DAVIS,   b. Apr 1895, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1967, Webster Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Married 13 Mar 1911  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Isabell NICHOLSON,   b. CA 1913
     2. Annie NICHOLSON,   b. CA 1914
    Family ID F53628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 369.

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795066&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 184 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791280&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Francis M. Nicholson, age 19 yr 5 mo, b. Madison Co Virginia, res. Doddridge Co, son of Jesse & Tabitha Nicholson; and Priscilla A. Goldsmith, 25, b. Lewis Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Alfred & Susan Goldsmith. Married Dec 5 1871 in Doddridge County.

    6. [S1604] Death record of son.

    7. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >).

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795066&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Francis M. Nicholson, 50, b. Rockingham Co Va., res. Doddridge Co; and Martha Davis, 20, b. Lewis Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Mar 13 1911 "at the residence of the Bride," officiated by minister Wm. A. McClain. Informants for marriage license: Francis M. Nicholson & Nathan Davis.