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James Stevenson Nicholson 1812–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1812

Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 18 Jan 1882

Death Location: Mooresburg, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John II

Mother: Mary Fultz

Spouse(s): Matilda Taylor

Children(s): Ella Nicholson, William Nicholson, James Nicholson, Sarah Nicholson, Augusta Nicholson, Catherine Nicholson, Narcissa Nicholson, George Nicholson, Revd.Hughes Nicholson, Mary Nicholson, Augusta Archer, Sarah Horner

In 1812, James Stevenson Nicholson entered the world in Stokes, North Carolina, USA, born to John Stockton Nicholson Ii And Mary Fultz. James Stevenson Nicholson married Matilda Anne Taylor, and had children including Augusta Elizabeth Archer, Augusta Elizabeth Nicholson, Catherine L Nicholson, Ella Tabitha Nicholson, George Pinckney Nicholson, James Martin Nicholson, Mary Frances Nicholson, Narcissa Arminta Nicholson, Revd Hughes T Nicholson, Sarah Alice Horner, Sarah Alice Nicholson, William Robert Nicholson. James Stevenson Nicholson passed away in 1882 in Mooresburg, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1812, James Stevenson Nicholson entered the world in Stokes, North Carolina, USA, born to John Stockton Nicholson Ii And Mary Fultz.
  • James Stevenson Nicholson married Matilda Anne Taylor, and had children including Augusta Elizabeth Archer, Augusta Elizabeth Nicholson, Catherine L Nicholson, Ella Tabitha Nicholson, George Pinckney Nicholson, James Martin Nicholson, Mary Frances Nicholson, Narcissa Arminta Nicholson, Revd Hughes T Nicholson, Sarah Alice Horner, Sarah Alice Nicholson, William Robert Nicholson.
  • James Stevenson Nicholson passed away in 1882 in Mooresburg, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John II
1787–
Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
JI
Mary Fultz
1788–1870
Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
MF

Spouses(s)

Matilda Taylor
1823–1894
Birth Location: Grainger, Tennessee, USA
MT

Children(s)

Ella Nicholson
1860–1945
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
EN
William Nicholson
1864–1934
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
WN
James Nicholson
1862–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JN
Sarah Nicholson
1858–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
SN
Augusta Nicholson
1856–1943
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
AN
Catherine Nicholson
1854–1883
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
CN
Narcissa Nicholson
1852–1882
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
NN
George Nicholson
1847–1910
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
GN
Revd.Hughes Nicholson
1844–1873
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
RN
Mary Nicholson
1843–1922
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MN
Augusta Archer
1856–1943
Birth Location: –
AA
Sarah Horner
1858–1951
Birth Location: –
SH

James Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
James Nicholson
1812–1882
Birth Place: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Stockton Nicholson II
1787–
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Fultz
1788–1870
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Stockton) Nicholson
1757–1838
Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
Katherine ("Caty" Bunting) Stevenson
1766–1843
Stevenson, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Nicholson's Descendants

1.
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James (Stevenson) Nicholson (18 Apr 1812–18 Jan 1882) m. Matilda (Anne) Taylor (16 May 1823–31 Jul 1894)
  1. 1. Ella (Tabitha) Nicholson 1860–1945 m. Franklin (Barton) Bassett 1861–1914
    1. 1. Ralph (Howard) Bassett 1896–1966 m. Cecil (Readie) Moore 1898–1976
      1. 1. Alberta Bassett 1922–1999 m. Cloyd (David) Boswell 1909–1998
      2. 2. Jay (T) Bassett 1921–1998
      3. 3. Albert (Franklin) Bassett 1919–1974
      4. 4. Claude (Rogers) Bassett 1916–1918
      5. 5. James (Arnold) Bassett 1923–1989
      6. 6. Frank (B) Bassett 1928–2005
    2. 2. Eunice (Nevada) Bassett 1892–1987
    3. 3. Eugene (Nicholson) Bassett 1892–1967
    4. 4. Bessie (Lee) Bassett 1889–1979
    5. 5. Nora (Miriam) Bassett 1883–1972
    6. 6. Annetta (Maltilda) Bassett 1886–1967
  2. 2. William (Robert) Nicholson 1864–1934
  3. 3. James (Martin) Nicholson 1862–
  4. 4. Sarah (Alice) Nicholson 1858–
  5. 5. Augusta (Elizabeth) Nicholson 1856–1943
  6. 6. Catherine (L) Nicholson 1854–1883
  7. 7. Narcissa (Arminta) Nicholson 1852–1882
  8. 8. George (Pinckney) Nicholson 1847–1910
  9. 9. Revd.Hughes (T) Nicholson 1844–1873
  10. 10. Mary (Frances) Nicholson 1843–1922
  11. 11. Augusta (Elizabeth) Archer 1856–1943
  12. 12. Sarah (Alice) Horner 1858–1951

James Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1812
18 Apr 1812
Birth of James Stevenson Nicholson in Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Stokes, North Carolina, USA
1882
18 Jan 1882
Age 70
Death of James Stevenson Nicholson in Nicholson Farm, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Nicholson Farm, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1812
    Event Place: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1882
    Event Place: Nicholson Farm, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mooresburg, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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