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Laura B. Nicholson 1903–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Nov 1903

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 26 Jun 1989

Death Location: buried at Linwood Baptist ,Neshoba County, MS

Father: William Nicholson

Mother: Gedidah Johnson

Spouse(s): Chester Bethany

Children(s): Irma Bethany, Alvin Bethany, Robert Bethany, Chester Bethany, Emma Bethany, Mary Bethany, Katherine Bethany, Alvin Bethany

In 1903, Laura B. Nicholson entered the world in Mississippi, born to William Henry Nicholson And Gedidah Clemintine Johnson. In 1910, Laura B. Nicholson resided in Beat 1, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA. In 1920, Laura B. Nicholson resided in Philadelphia, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA. Laura B. Nicholson married Chester Bethany, and had children including Alvin Ralph Bethany, Chester Leroy Bethany, Emma Pearl Bethany, Irma Lou Bethany, Katherine Bethany, Mary Ruth Bethany, Petricia Bethany, Robert Wilburn Bethany. Laura B. Nicholson passed away in 1989 in buried at Linwood Baptist ,Neshoba County, MS.

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Biography

  • In 1903, Laura B. Nicholson entered the world in Mississippi, born to William Henry Nicholson And Gedidah Clemintine Johnson.
  • In 1910, Laura B. Nicholson resided in Beat 1, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1920, Laura B. Nicholson resided in Philadelphia, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA.
  • Laura B. Nicholson married Chester Bethany, and had children including Alvin Ralph Bethany, Chester Leroy Bethany, Emma Pearl Bethany, Irma Lou Bethany, Katherine Bethany, Mary Ruth Bethany, Petricia Bethany, Robert Wilburn Bethany.
  • Laura B. Nicholson passed away in 1989 in buried at Linwood Baptist ,Neshoba County, MS.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Nicholson
1872–1935
Birth Location: Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA
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Gedidah Johnson
1880–1974
Birth Location: Dixon, Neshoba, Mississippi, United States
GJ

Spouses(s)

Chester Bethany
1900–1982
Birth Location: Mississippi
CB

Children(s)

Irma Bethany
1925–2000
Birth Location: Neshoba Nesh, Mississippi
IB
Alvin Bethany
1929–1998
Birth Location: Mississippi
AB
Robert Bethany
1924–1938
Birth Location: Mississippi
RB
Chester Bethany
1926–1995
Birth Location: Neshoba Nesh, Mississippi
CB
Emma Bethany
1928–2017
Birth Location: Neshoba Co, Mississippi, USA
EB
Mary Bethany
1931–2001
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
MB
Katherine Bethany
1933–2021
Birth Location: Linwood, Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA
KB
Alvin Bethany
1931–1998
Birth Location: Mississippi
AB

Laura Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
Laura Nicholson
1903–1989
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
William Henry Nicholson
1872–1935
Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA
Gedidah (Clemintine) Johnson
1880–1974
Dixon, Neshoba, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Asberry (Marion 'Berry') Nicholson
1842–1909
Campbell, Georgia, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Spears
1847–1927
Union County, Mississippi, USA
John (Washington Johnson (Josiah) {MS} Neshoba) (C2PPMP)
1852–1929
Leake, Mississippi, USA
Sarah (Margaret "Sis") Dewease
1853–1947
Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Jr.
1814–1892
Amarintha Wiggins
1821–1881
David CSA
1821–1908
Ivareana Williamson
1825–1864
Josiah Johnson
1817–1871
John Dewease
1832–1888
Margaret Crockett
1841–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wiggins
1787–1860
Nancy Ellis
1805–1860
William 1812
1799–1859
Jane Cole
1795–1871
Sergeant PPMPPM)
1785–1840
Nancy {MS}(GGA-PPMP)
1795–1840
Henry DEWEASE
1793–1839
Stoddard Crockett
1816–
Addelaide CARLTON
1815–1887

Laura Nicholson's Descendants

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Laura (B.) Nicholson (19 Nov 1903–26 Jun 1989) m. Chester Bethany (2 Aug 1900–26 May 1982)
  1. 1. Irma (Lou) Bethany 1925–2000 m. Perry (Edmon) Webb 1916–1982
  2. 2. Alvin (Ralph) Bethany 1929–1998
  3. 3. Robert (Wilburn) Bethany 1924–1938
  4. 4. Chester (Leroy) Bethany 1926–1995
  5. 5. Emma (Pearl) Bethany 1928–2017 m. Raymond (Otis) Skinner 1925–2005
    1. 1. Ellen (Mae) Harrison 1949–2022
  6. 6. Mary (Ruth) Bethany 1931–2001
  7. 7. Katherine Bethany 1933–2021 m. Vivian (Lee Neese) Bill 1929–2007
    1. 1. Arvis (Levan) Neese 1951–2017
  8. 8. Alvin (Ralph) Bethany 1931–1998

Laura Nicholson's Timeline

9 Records

1903
19 Nov 1903
Birth of Laura B. Nicholson in Mississippi
Mississippi
1910
1910
Age 7
Laura B. Nicholson resided here in Beat 1, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Laura B. Nicholson resided here in Philadelphia, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Philadelphia, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
1922
28 Sep 1922
Age 19
Laura B. Nicholson resided here in Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA
Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Laura B. Nicholson resided here in Dixon and Waldo, Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Dixon and Waldo, Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Laura B. Nicholson resided here in Edinburg, Leake, Mississippi
Edinburg, Leake, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 37
Laura B. Nicholson resided here in Beat 1, Leake, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Leake, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Laura B. Nicholson resided here in Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
1989
26 Jun 1989
Age 86
Death of Laura B. Nicholson in buried at Linwood Baptist ,Neshoba County, MS
buried at Linwood Baptist ,Neshoba County, MS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1903
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Leake, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02041; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 40-3
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia, Neshoba, Mississippi; Roll: T625_888; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 78
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340895
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Neshoba, Mississippi; Roll: T624_753; Page: 8a; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1374766
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi; Roll: 4679; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 50-33

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 1, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Neshoba, Mississippi; Roll: T624_753; Page: 8a; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1374766

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia, Neshoba, Mississippi; Roll: T625_888; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 78

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1922
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Neshoba Democrat; Publication Date: 28 Sep 1922; Publication Place: Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dixon and Waldo, Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340895

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Edinburg, Leake, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Leake, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02041; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 40-3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 1, Leake, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Leake, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02041; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 40-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi; Roll: 4679; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 50-33

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi; Roll: 4679; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 50-33

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1989
    Event Place: buried at Linwood Baptist ,Neshoba County, MS
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