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ELIJAH DAVID NICHOLSON 1800–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1800

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 1867

Death Location: Laurel, Kentucky, United States

Father: Richard Nicholson

Mother: Margaret Boies

Spouse(s): Christine Jones, Martha Rogers

Children(s): MARTHA NICHOLSON, william Nicholson, Joseph Nicholson, David Nicholson, Sarah Nicholson, Joshua Nicholson, Mary Nicholson, Martha Nicholson, Leonidas Nicholson

ELIJAH DAVID NICHOLSON was born in 1800 in Tennessee, the child of Richard Nicholson And Margaret Boies. In 1850, ELIJAH DAVID NICHOLSON resided in Center, Henry, Iowa, USA. ELIJAH DAVID NICHOLSON married Christine Jones, Martha Rogers, and had children including David Elijah Nicholson, Joseph L Nicholson, Joshua Nicholson, Leonidas Baker Nicholson, Martha Emaline Nicholson, Martha Jane Nicholson, Mary Polly Young Nicholson, Sarah Nicholson, William Henry Nicholson. ELIJAH DAVID NICHOLSON passed away in 1867 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • ELIJAH DAVID NICHOLSON was born in 1800 in Tennessee, the child of Richard Nicholson And Margaret Boies.
  • In 1850, ELIJAH DAVID NICHOLSON resided in Center, Henry, Iowa, USA.
  • ELIJAH DAVID NICHOLSON married Christine Jones, Martha Rogers, and had children including David Elijah Nicholson, Joseph L Nicholson, Joshua Nicholson, Leonidas Baker Nicholson, Martha Emaline Nicholson, Martha Jane Nicholson, Mary Polly Young Nicholson, Sarah Nicholson, William Henry Nicholson.
  • ELIJAH DAVID NICHOLSON passed away in 1867 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Nicholson
1752–1825
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States,
RN
Margaret Boies
1760–1838
Birth Location: Blandford Hampden MA
MB

Spouses(s)

Christine Jones
1807–1897
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
CJ
Martha Rogers
1795–1870
Birth Location: Virginia
MR

Children(s)

MARTHA NICHOLSON
1827–1911
Birth Location: Tennessee
MN
william Nicholson
–1920
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
wN
Joseph Nicholson
1832–
Birth Location: –
JN
David Nicholson
1843–
Birth Location: Laurel, Kentucky, USA
DN
Sarah Nicholson
1836–
Birth Location: Laurel, Kentucky, USA
SN
Joshua Nicholson
1832–
Birth Location: Laurel, Kentucky, USA
JN
Mary Nicholson
1821–1903
Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee
MN
Martha Nicholson
1834–1907
Birth Location: , Davidson, Tennessee, USA
MN
Leonidas Nicholson
1826–1904
Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
LN

ELIJAH NICHOLSON's Ancestors

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ELIJAH NICHOLSON
1800–1867
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Richard Nicholson
1752–1825
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States,
Margaret Boies
1760–1838
Blandford Hampden MA
Grandparents
John (Robison) Nicholson
1724–1790
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth (Anne) Andrews
1727–1788
Great-Grandparents
Richard Nicholson
1690–1742
Rachel Tebah
1695–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

ELIJAH NICHOLSON's Descendants

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ELIJAH (DAVID) NICHOLSON (1800–1867) m. Christine Jones (9 February 1807–Oct 04, 1897) m. Martha Rogers (abt 1795–1870)
  1. 1. MARTHA (JANE) NICHOLSON 1827–1911 m. JAMES (M) ROGERS 1822–1864
    1. 1. Louisa (Catherine) Rogers 1862–1930 m. James (Buchanan) Spurlock 1858–1919
      1. 1. Martha (Matilda) Spurlock 1887–1953 m. Leander (Huston) Shannon 1881–1921
        1. 1. Verlon (Abner) Shannon 1917–1962 m. Virginia (Shannon) Palfreeman 1921–1996
        2. 2. James (Eldred) Shannon 1907–1982 m. Thelma (Rose) Shannon 1912–1988
        3. 3. Burnis (Othur) Shannon 1909–1987 m. Velma (C) Shannon 1914–1985
        4. 4. Quentin (Chesley) Shannon 1914–1993 m. Agnes Shannon 1916–1994
        5. 5. Robert Shannon 1919–
        6. 6. Merle Shannon 1911–
      2. 2. Alexander Spurlock 1880–
      3. 3. Orpha (M) Spurlock 1882–
      4. 4. Arizona (F) Spurlock 1885–
      5. 5. Marjorie (V) Spurlock 1889–
      6. 6. Robert (D) Spurlock 1893–
      7. 7. John (W) Spurlock 1897–
      8. 8. Mamie (E) Spurlock 1900–
    2. 2. x (Martha Ann) Rogers 1855–1917
    3. 3. Sarah (Marilda) Rogers 1852–1920
    4. 4. Oliver (Denton) Rogers 1850–1910
    5. 5. Matilda (Jane) Rogers 1858–1882
    6. 6. Jeremiah (D) Rogers 1844–1924
    7. 7. George (Washington) Rogers 1842–1890
    8. 8. Eliza Rogers 1846–
    9. 9. Charles (A) Rogers 1854–1920
    10. 10. Richard Rogers 1857–
    11. 11. Thomas Rogers 1853–
    12. 12. David Rogers 1849–
    13. 13. Robert Rogers 1844–
    14. 14. William (Hamilton) Rogers 1842–1920
  2. 2. william (Henry) Nicholson –1920
  3. 3. Joseph (L) Nicholson 1832–
  4. 4. David (Elijah) Nicholson 1843–
  5. 5. Sarah Nicholson 1836–
  6. 6. Joshua Nicholson 1832–
  7. 7. Mary ("Polly" Young) Nicholson 1821–1903
  8. 8. Martha (Emaline) Nicholson 1834–1907
  9. 9. Leonidas (Baker) Nicholson 1826–1904

ELIJAH NICHOLSON's Timeline

3 Records

1800
1800
Birth of ELIJAH DAVID NICHOLSON in Tennessee
Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 50
ELIJAH DAVID NICHOLSON resided here in Center, Henry, Iowa, USA
Center, Henry, Iowa, USA
1867
1867
Age 67
Death of ELIJAH DAVID NICHOLSON in Laurel, Kentucky, United States
Laurel, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Center, Henry, Iowa; Roll: 184; Page: 190b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Center, Henry, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Center, Henry, Iowa; Roll: 184; Page: 190b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1867
    Event Place: Laurel, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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