Doddridge County Roots

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John Wesley NICHOLSON

John Wesley NICHOLSON

Male 1873 - 1952  (79 years)

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  • Name John Wesley NICHOLSON 
    Born 30 Mar 1873  [1
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Mar 1872.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Located next to the household of John W. Nicholson was the family of George T. Whitlatch, whose 10-year-old daughter Mary would eventually marry John Nicholson's 14-year-old son Reuben.
    Census 1910  Falling Spring, Greenbrier Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [2
    train conductor 
    Died 10 Jun 1952  Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I91549  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Sep 2024 

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

    Family Drusilla SUTTON,   b. 22 Sep 1871, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1910  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1892  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
    +1. Reuben Delbert NICHOLSON,   b. 9 May 1895, Zinnia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1974  (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F39394  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2692] 1910 Census, Greenbrier County, WV.

    3. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    5. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).