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Shadrack I "Shady" Nicholson 1780–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Madison City, Madison County, Virginia

Father: John Nicholson

Mother: Anne Wiggins

Spouse(s): Sarah Dodson

Children(s): David Nicholson

Shadrack I "Shady" Nicholson was born in 1780 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA, the child of John Nicholson And Anne Wiggins. Shadrack I "Shady" Nicholson married Sarah Elizabeth Dodson, and had children including David Madison Nicholson. Shadrack I "Shady" Nicholson passed away in 1855 in Madison City, Madison County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Shadrack I "Shady" Nicholson was born in 1780 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA, the child of John Nicholson And Anne Wiggins.
  • Shadrack I "Shady" Nicholson married Sarah Elizabeth Dodson, and had children including David Madison Nicholson.
  • Shadrack I "Shady" Nicholson passed away in 1855 in Madison City, Madison County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Nicholson
1730–1810
Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, USA
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Anne Wiggins
1736–1805
Birth Location: Saint Lukes Protestant Episcopal Parish, Church Hill, Queen Annes, Maryland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Dodson
1776–1861
Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

David Nicholson
1801–1868
Birth Location: Madison, Madison, Virginia, United States
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Shadrack Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
Shadrack Nicholson
1780–1855
Birth Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Nicholson
1730–1810
Orange County, Virginia, USA
Anne Wiggins
1736–1805
Saint Lukes Protestant Episcopal Parish, Church Hill, Queen Annes, Maryland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Shadrack Nicholson's Descendants

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Shadrack (I "Shady") Nicholson (1780–1855) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Dodson (1776–1861)
  1. 1. David (Madison) Nicholson 1801–1868 m. Mary (D (Nicholson)) Breeden 1809–1891
    1. 1. James (Madison) Nicholson 1832–1863 m. Sarah (Ann) Nicholson 1832–1912
      1. 1. David (Edward) Nicholson 1860–1937 m. Mary (Melvina Salome) Nicholson 1864–1944
        1. 1. Gordie (Guy) Nicholson 1893–1950 m. Lillian Pasternak 1894–1956
        2. 2. Mattie (Blanche) Harvey 1882–1959
        3. 3. James (B) Nicholson 1884–
        4. 4. Nancy (Roberta) Davis 1889–1965
        5. 5. Brittie (A) Nicholson 1891–
        6. 6. Lucian (Clay) Nicholson 1895–1967
        7. 7. Sarah (D) Nicholson 1896–
        8. 8. Lotta (D) Nicholson 1899–
        9. 9. Zettie (R) Nicholson 1904–
        10. 10. Blanch Nicholson 1895–

Shadrack Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1780
1780
Birth of Shadrack I "Shady" Nicholson in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1855
1855
Age 75
Death of Shadrack I "Shady" Nicholson in Madison, Madison, Virginia, USA
Madison, Madison, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Madison, Madison, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Madison City, Madison County, Virginia
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