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James Randolph Nicholson 1870 – 1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1870

Birth Location: Fort Mill, S.C.

Death Date: 3 October 1961

Death Location: USA

Father: William Nicholson

Mother: Martha Stowe

Spouse(s): Novella Davidson

Children(s): Chalmers Nicholson, James Nicholson, Mildred Hough

In 1870, James Randolph Nicholson entered the world in Fort Mill, S.C., born to William Haywood Nicholson and Martha Hannah Stowe. James Randolph Nicholson married Novella Davidson, and had children including Chalmers E. Nicholson, James Henry Nicholson, Mildred Nicholson Hough. James Randolph Nicholson passed away in 1961 in USA.

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Biography

  • In 1870, James Randolph Nicholson entered the world in Fort Mill, S.C., born to William Haywood Nicholson and Martha Hannah Stowe.
  • James Randolph Nicholson married Novella Davidson, and had children including Chalmers E. Nicholson, James Henry Nicholson, Mildred Nicholson Hough.
  • James Randolph Nicholson passed away in 1961 in USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Nicholson
1825 – 1900
Birth Location: Ft. Mill, York, South Carolina, United States
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Martha Stowe
1843 – 1919
Birth Location: Mecklenberg Co., N.C.
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Spouses(s)

Novella Davidson
1873 – 1956
Birth Location: Morgan County, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Chalmers Nicholson
1897 – 1899
Birth Location: United States of America
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James Nicholson
1907 – 1981
Birth Location: Morgan County, Alabama, USA
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Mildred Hough
1912 – 2011
Birth Location: Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America
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James Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
James Nicholson
1870 – 1961
Birth Place: Fort Mill, S.C.
Parents
William Haywood Nicholson
1825 – 1900
Ft. Mill, York, South Carolina, United States
Martha (Hannah) Stowe
1843 – 1919
Mecklenberg Co., N.C.
Grandparents
William Nicholson
1783 – 1814
Pasquotank Co., N.C.
Mary (Traylor) Huddleston
1797 – 1827
Warren, North Carolina, United States
Herbert (Abram) Stowe
1800 – 1845
Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, United States
Martha (Lucinda) Robinson
1797 – 1846
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary Tucker
1766 – 1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Nicholson's Descendants

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James (Randolph) Nicholson (31 Jan 1870 – 3 October 1961) m. Novella Davidson (23 July 1873 – 31 December 1956)
  1. 1. Chalmers (E.) Nicholson (3 January 1897 – 11 February 1899)
  2. 2. James (Henry) Nicholson (2 Nov 1907 – 28 Nov 1981)
  3. 3. Mildred (Nicholson) Hough (28 Aug 1912 – 12 May 2011)

James Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1870
31 Jan 1870
Birth of James Randolph Nicholson in Fort Mill, S.C.
Fort Mill, S.C.
1961
3 October 1961
Age 91
Death of James Randolph Nicholson in USA
USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1870
    Event Place: Fort Mill, S.C.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 October 1961
    Event Place: USA
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