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Virgil Ira Nicholson 1897–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Nov 1897

Birth Location: Rabun County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 08/09/1970

Death Location: Melrose, Putnam, Florida, USA

Father: Ira Nicholson

Mother: F. Crain

Spouse(s): Elizabeth *, Winnie Nicholson

Children(s): Peggy Cooke, Martha *, Robert Sr, Ila (Brewer), Louis Nicholson, Ophelia (Dooley), Pete Jr., Harrison Nicholson

The story of Virgil Ira Nicholson began in 1897 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA. Virgil Ira Nicholson married Elizabeth J Lay, Winnie Graham Toms Nicholson, and had children including Harrison R Nicholson, Ila Louellen Nicholson Brewer, Louis Nicholson, Martha Ann Nicholson Anderson, Ophelia Nancy Nicholson Dooley, Peggy Sue Nicholson Cooke, Pete Nicholson Jr, Robert Wallace Nicholson Sr. Virgil Ira Nicholson passed away in 1970 in Melrose, Putnam, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Virgil Ira Nicholson began in 1897 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
  • Virgil Ira Nicholson married Elizabeth J Lay, Winnie Graham Toms Nicholson, and had children including Harrison R Nicholson, Ila Louellen Nicholson Brewer, Louis Nicholson, Martha Ann Nicholson Anderson, Ophelia Nancy Nicholson Dooley, Peggy Sue Nicholson Cooke, Pete Nicholson Jr, Robert Wallace Nicholson Sr.
  • Virgil Ira Nicholson passed away in 1970 in Melrose, Putnam, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ira Nicholson
1867–1927
Birth Location: Rabun County, Georgia
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F. Crain
1875–1926
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth *
1894–1951
Birth Location: Tamassee Oco, South Carolina, USA
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Winnie Nicholson
1900–1996
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Peggy Cooke
1936–1967
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Martha *
1938–2016
Birth Location: Horse Shoe, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
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Robert Sr
1933–2020
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Ila (Brewer)
1927–2010
Birth Location: Tamassee, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
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Louis Nicholson
1919–1920
Birth Location: Oconee Co., SC
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Ophelia (Dooley)
1924–1990
Birth Location: Lawassee Aco, South Carolina, USA
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Pete Jr.
1929–1993
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Harrison Nicholson
1921–1921
Birth Location: –
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Virgil Nicholson's Ancestors

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Virgil Nicholson
1897–1970
Birth Place: Rabun County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Ira Nicholson
1867–1927
Rabun County, Georgia
F. (Louellin) Crain
1875–1926
South Carolina
Grandparents
William (Ira Crain) *
1847–1927
South Carolina
Era (Lavinia "Vinie") Callas
1857–1930
Oconee County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Isaac CRANE
1807–1850
Mary Barnes
1810–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philemon *
1757–1840
Elizabeth *
1760–

Virgil Nicholson's Descendants

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Virgil (Ira) Nicholson (2 Nov 1897–08/09/1970) m. Elizabeth (J Lay) * (2 Mar 1894–11 Jul 1951) m. Winnie (Graham Toms) Nicholson (1 Aug 1900–22 Aug 1996)
  1. 1. Peggy (Sue Nicholson) Cooke 1936–1967
  2. 2. Martha (Ann Nicholson (Anderson)) * 1938–2016 m. Alvin (Leon Anderson) Jr 1933–2017
  3. 3. Robert (Wallace Nicholson) Sr 1933–2020
  4. 4. Ila (Louellen Nicholson) (Brewer) 1927–2010
  5. 5. Louis Nicholson 1919–1920
  6. 6. Ophelia ((Nancy) Nicholson) (Dooley) 1924–1990
  7. 7. Pete (Nicholson) Jr. 1929–1993
  8. 8. Harrison (R.) Nicholson 1921–1921

Virgil Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1897
2 Nov 1897
Birth of Virgil Ira Nicholson in Rabun County, Georgia, USA
Rabun County, Georgia, USA
1970
08/09/1970
Age 73
Death of Virgil Ira Nicholson in Melrose, Putnam, Florida, USA
Melrose, Putnam, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Rabun County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08091970
    Event Place: Melrose, Putnam, Florida, USA
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