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James Powell NICHOLSON

James Powell NICHOLSON

Male 1842 - 1891  (49 years)


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  • Name James Powell NICHOLSON
    Birth 6 Jan 1842  Madison Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1850  Madison Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 4 Sep 1861 to Jul 1865  [3, 4, 5] 
    Pvt, Co C & H, 7th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War 
    Census 1870, 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [6] 
    Residence 1890  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 12 Dec 1891  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Burial Upper Little Indian Fork Cemetery, Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I30339  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 May 2023

    Father Christopher Columbus NICHOLSON,   b. 12 May 1814   d. 11 Mar 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Mother Mary "Patty" KIBENA,   b. CA 1816   d. 20 Jun 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years)
    Family ID F11676  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Credilla Elizabeth COX,   b. Mar 1847, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1924, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years)  [9]
    Marriage 1 Mar 1866  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. Charles Edward NICHOLSON,   b. 5 May 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1925, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    +2. Phillip Sheridan NICHOLSON,   b. 24 Jun 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1948, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +3. Emma Jane NICHOLSON,   b. 6 Nov 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1921 (Age 48 years)
    >4. Matilda E. NICHOLSON,   b. CA 1874, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1969, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 95 years)
     5. Christopher NICHOLSON,   b. 10 May 1876   d. May 1879 (Age 3 years)
     6. Silas B. NICHOLSON,   b. Oct 1878
     7. Claudius C. NICHOLSON,   b. 9 Oct 1880   d. 8 Jul 1912 (Age 31 years)
     8. Robert Gillespie Blaine NICHOLSON,   b. May 1884, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1956, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
    +9. William Howard Clinton NICHOLSON,   b. 20 Jun 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1965, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F11675  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.
      "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 369, reports birth date as Jan 6 1842. But date on headstone appears to be Jun 6 1842.

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

    3. [S2605] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], (National Park Service , Ancestry.com).

    4. [S2588] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    5. [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S967] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp).

    7. [S5] Headstone.

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S1604] Death record of son.