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Nicholas J. WILCOX

Nicholas J. WILCOX

Male 1846 - 1913  (66 years)

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  • Name Nicholas J. WILCOX 
    Born 15 Jun 1846  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Birthplace given in 1900 Census as Ohio, and in his marriage record as Doddridge County. But his obituary states Tyler County.
    Gender Male 
    Military Civil War  [1] 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880, 1910  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1880, indicated as being "Maimed, Crippled, Bedridden, or otherwise disabled."
    Occupation farmer  [2, 3] 
    Residence Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 20 May 1913  Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I35716  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2018 

    Father William B. WILCOX,   b. 3 Sep 1817,   d. 9 Sep 1902  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Temperance ROBERTS,   b. 2 Oct 1816,   d. 25 Jul 1863  (Age 46 years) 
    Family ID F13041  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane KNIGHT,   b. Mar 1852, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1909, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Married 30 Sep 1866  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Marriage date given in husband's obituary as Aug 31 1866, but marriage record shows it as Sep 30 1866.
    Divorced Y  [3] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on May 5/6 1910:
      Nicolas J. Wilcox, 64, widowed (not clear, initial entry overwritten), farmer; son Cary (sic, should be Clay) O, 21, single, college student; dau Susan C, 15; son Daniel R, 35, county assessor, married 11 yrs; dau-in-law Lola C, 28, married 11 yrs, mother of 1 child (still living); grandchild Ruth J, 4; servant Douglass H. Moran, 16, farm worker.
      NOTE: Hezekiah Douglas Moran was a son of Robert J. Moran & Harriet Jane Jones. Relationship, if any, between the Wilcox and Moran families is not known. [7, 8, 9]
    Children 
    +1. Amanda Belle WILCOX,   b. 8 Sep 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1927, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    +2. William Henry WILCOX,   b. 16 Dec 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1947, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +3. Asa Wilson WILCOX,   b. 4 Jul 1871, Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1938, Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     4. Daniel R. WILCOX,   b. May 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. James O. WILCOX,   b. 8 Jan 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1925, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
    +6. John Isaac WILCOX,   b. 9 Jun 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1964, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     7. Clay A. WILCOX,   b. 23 Dec 1888, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1947, Piedmont, Mineral Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     8. (Stillborn son) WILCOX,   b. 16 Nov 1891, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1891, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     9. Susan Columbia WILCOX,   b. 14 Oct 1894, Kenton (now Canton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1949, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    Family ID F14138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S2108] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    3. [S2042] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    4. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    5. [S92] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. IV, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167).

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 256, Line 17 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792013&Type=Marriage.

    7. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    8. [S1604] Death record of son.

    9. [S110] Obituary of husband.