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Viola L Nicholson 1881–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1881

Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee

Death Date: 21 May 1949

Death Location: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee

Father: William Nicholson

Mother: Virginia Gray

Spouse(s): John Cothran

Children(s): Willie Sr

The story of Viola L Nicholson began in 1881 in Maury County, Tennessee. Viola L Nicholson married John Newton Cothran, and had children including Willie Newton Cothran Sr. Viola L Nicholson passed away in 1949 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Viola L Nicholson began in 1881 in Maury County, Tennessee.
  • Viola L Nicholson married John Newton Cothran, and had children including Willie Newton Cothran Sr.
  • Viola L Nicholson passed away in 1949 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee.

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Viola Nicholson's Ancestors

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Viola Nicholson
1881–1949
Birth Place: Maury County, Tennessee
Parents
William Henry Nicholson
1850–1930
Union County, Georgia, USA other has NC
Virginia (Adeline) Gray
1855–1906
Cross Bridges, Maury Co. Tennessee
Grandparents
James (Madison) Nicholson
1828–1893
Ivy Log, Union, Georgia, USA
Alla (Marinda) Buckner
1824–1861
Georgia
Samuel (P) Gray
1823–1904
Cross Bridges, Maury Co Tennessee, USA
Margaret (J) Bell
1823–1898
Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alfred Nicholson
1799–1874
Mary Chastain
1796–1865
Henry Buckner
1805–1870
Elizabeth Banks
1806–1875
William Gray
1790–1850
Moses Bell
1806–1859
Sarah Pugh
1808–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Nicholson
1762–1858
Edward Chastain
1769–1834
Hannah Brown
1769–1834
John 384
1765–1854
Isabelle Buckner
1767–1822
William Gray
1755–1824
Ann Thornberry
1769–
Valentine III
1777–1858
Sarah Sealy
1774–1830
James PUGH
1782–1850
Sarah RICKETTS
1772–1850

Viola Nicholson's Descendants

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Viola (L) Nicholson (18 Aug 1881–21 May 1949) m. John (Newton) Cothran (23 February 1877–11 July 1953)
  1. 1. Willie (Newton Cothran) Sr 1914–2000 m. Gladys (Pearl) Roberts 1918–1998
    1. 1. Betty (Jean Cothran) Dyer 1940–2024 m. David (Allen) Dyer 1943–2023

Viola Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1881
18 Aug 1881
Birth of Viola L Nicholson in Maury County, Tennessee
Maury County, Tennessee
1949
21 May 1949
Age 68
Death of Viola L Nicholson in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1881
    Event Place: Maury County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1949
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee

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