Silas Bruce NICHOLSON

1841 - 1866  (25 years)

• Name	Silas Bruce NICHOLSON
  Born	1 Jan 1841	Madison Co, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Madison Co, VA
  Military	From 5 Nov 1861 to 10 Jun 1865  [2]
  	2nd Lt, Co H, 7th W.Va. Inf, Civil War
  	Military records show that Silas B. Nicholson enlisted in Co H, 7th W.Va. Inf, on 25 Sep 1861 at West Union. He mustered in on 5 Nov 1861 at Grafton, promoted to Corporal on 28 Oct 1861, promoted to Sergeant on 17 Dec 1862, and promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 12 Apr 1863. He mustered out at camp near Elk River in Virginia on 7 Sep 1864. He then joined Co C, 6th W.Va. Inf, on 29 Sep 1864 in Clarksburg, commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant. His physical description was entered as age 23, 5'8" in height, fair complexion, hazel eyes, black hair, born in Madison County, Virginia. He mustered in on 7 Nov 1864 in Grafton, and mustered out on 10 Jun 1865 in Wheeling.
  Occupation	farmer  [3]
  Died	17 Feb 1866	Doddridge Co, WV   [3, 4]
  	Cause: consumption
  Buried	UNKNOWN
  Person ID	I32725	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2017

  
  

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

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [S37] Historical Military Records, (www.fold3.com). [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).