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Reuben Bynum Nichols 1798–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1798

Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Union, Fulton, Arkansas, USA

Father: Reuben Nichols

Mother: Sarah Hodge

Spouse(s): Martha Touchstone

Children(s): Matilda Nichols

The story of Reuben Bynum Nichols began in 1798 in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA. Reuben Bynum Nichols married Martha Delaney Touchstone, and had children including Matilda Jane Nichols. Reuben Bynum Nichols passed away in 1840 in Union, Fulton, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Reuben Bynum Nichols began in 1798 in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA.
  • Reuben Bynum Nichols married Martha Delaney Touchstone, and had children including Matilda Jane Nichols.
  • Reuben Bynum Nichols passed away in 1840 in Union, Fulton, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Nichols
1769–1847
Birth Location: Pitt, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Hodge
1763–1830
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Touchstone
1805–1850
Birth Location: ,, GA.
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Children(s)

Matilda Nichols
1826–
Birth Location: Indianola, Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA
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Reuben Nichols's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Nichols
1798–1840
Birth Place: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Reuben Nichols
1769–1847
Pitt, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Hodge
1763–1830
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
**Jonathen (William) Nichols
1716–1786
Longmeadow, Hampton, Massachusetts, USA
Annah (Elizabeth) Lott-Reed
1716–1822
New York, New York
John (Miles) HODGE
1727–1815
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane) Loveland
1727–1839
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Hodge
1700–1772
Martha Hodges
1704–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reuben Nichols's Descendants

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Reuben (Bynum) Nichols (ABT 1798–1840) m. Martha (Delaney) Touchstone (1805–Aft. 1850)
  1. 1. Matilda (Jane) Nichols 1826–
    1. 1. Thomas (Edward " Marion") Maroney 1850–1910 m. Henrietta (Eugene) Harwell 1859–1927
      1. 1. Minnie (Armantha) Maroney 1881–1939 m. Bruce Harris 1877–1964
        1. 1. Earl (Robert) Harris 1903–1978 m. Mattie (C) Butler 1906–1971
        2. 2. James (Thomas) Harris 1899–1975 m. Ora Morris 1902–1997
        3. 3. Ivy (W.) Harris 1901–1971 m. Vida (Beatrice) Tackett 1904–1988
        4. 4. Claude (E.) Harris 1905–1982 m. Nellie (A) Teer 1903–1979
        5. 5. Ruby (Lola) Harris 1908–1991
        6. 6. Thelma Harris 1910–
        7. 7. Belmont (Buck) Harris 1912–1980 m. Linnie (Lois) Duncan 1919–2000
        8. 8. Virginia (Love) Harris 1924–2010 m. Howard (W Happy) Burris 1920–1987

Reuben Nichols's Timeline

2 Records

1798
ABT 1798
Birth of Reuben Bynum Nichols in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
1840
1840
Age 42
Death of Reuben Bynum Nichols in Union, Fulton, Arkansas, USA
Union, Fulton, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1798
    Event Place: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Union, Fulton, Arkansas, USA
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