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Joel Lafayette Nichols 1831–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Sep 1831

Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 1901

Death Location: Brantley, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States of America

Father: John Nichols

Mother: Nancy Barton

Spouse(s): Susannah Wellmaker

Children(s):

In 1831, Joel Lafayette Nichols entered the world in Wilkes, Georgia, United States, born to John Nichols And Nancy Barton. Joel Lafayette Nichols married Susannah Elizabeth Wellmaker. Joel Lafayette Nichols passed away in 1901 in Brantley, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Joel Lafayette Nichols entered the world in Wilkes, Georgia, United States, born to John Nichols And Nancy Barton.
  • Joel Lafayette Nichols married Susannah Elizabeth Wellmaker.
  • Joel Lafayette Nichols passed away in 1901 in Brantley, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Joel Nichols's Ancestors

Self
Joel Nichols
1831–1901
Birth Place: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Parents
John Nichols
1795–1865
York, South Carolina, United States
Nancy Barton
1807–1847
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina
Grandparents
James Nichols
1768–1820
Pennsylvania, United States
Mary BEATTY
1770–
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
Henry Barton
1757–1810
Rockbridge Parish, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Susanna Weathers
1757–1837
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
James Nichols
1737–1810
Elizabeth Greene
1739–1814
Jonathan Beatty
1746–1819
Jane Neal
1747–
James Barton
1730–1799
Elizabeth Westbrook
1732–1809
John Weathers
1725–1812
Judith Forman
1733–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Nichols
1715–
Elizabeth Rogers
1715–
Francis Greene
1719–1783
Henrietta Powell
1700–1740
Henry Barton
1700–
Joseph Westbrook
1706–1757
Jenneke Keuren
1704–1757
Samuel Weathers
1686–1729
Elizabeth Dunne
1701–1798
John Foreman
1714–1783
Mary Brown
1719–1752

Joel Nichols's Timeline

3 Records

1831
30 Sep 1831
Birth of Joel Lafayette Nichols in Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
1901
30 Jun 1901
Age 70
Death of Joel Lafayette Nichols in Crenshaw, Alabama, United States
Crenshaw, Alabama, United States
1901
1901
Age 70
Burial of Joel Lafayette Nichols in Brantley, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States of America
Brantley, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1831
    Event Place: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Joel Lafayette Nichols, person ID LJP7-3VY.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1901
    Event Place: Crenshaw, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Joel Lafayette Nichols, person ID LJP7-3VY.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Brantley, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Joel Lafayette Nichols, person ID LJP7-3VY.

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