Husband: William Monroe Nicholson
Born: Jul-25-1857 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Jul- 3-1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Buried: in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV 4,5
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer, merchant 4
Father: James Madison Nicholson (1829 - 1863)
Mother: Sarah Ann Nicholson (1832 - 1912)
Wife: Sarah Ann Columbia Perine 1 Married: Apr- 4-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Born: 1861 in Harrison Co, WV 7,2 (see note 2) Died: Jun- 7-1936 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,7 Buried: in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV 5 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Willey District, Lewis Co, WV Father: Jacob Perine (1829 - 1899) Mother: Nancy Ann Suttle (1822 - 1911)
F Child 1: Matilda Florence Nicholson Also known as: Florence Nicholson 9 Born: May- 7-1881 10,7 Died: Mar-12-1929 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,7 Buried: in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV 5 Census: 1910 in Garrett, DeKalb Co, IN Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Luther E. Dennison b. Oct- 7-1876 d. Oct-12-1964 Married: Feb-15-1903 in Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 9
M Child 2: Lewis Edward Nicholson Census name: Bubby Nicholson 12 Born: May- 7-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 Died: Jun-30-1956 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 13 Buried: in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV 13 Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 13 Wife: Ethel Othilla Cox b. Dec-12-1897 d. Feb-25-1964 Married: Apr-25-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
F Child 3: Lilly Mae Nicholson Also known as: May Nicholson 15,12,16 Born: Feb- 4-1884 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 17,10,14 Died: Sep- 3-1962 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 18,19 Buried: in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV 5,17 Resided: at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1900, 20, 30, 40 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Ira Flavious "Pat" Dennison b. Apr- 8-1879 d. Feb-25-1956 Census name: Ira F. J. Dennison Married: Sep- 2-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 (see note 3)
M Child 4: John Albert Nicholson Born: May-21-1886 in Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 4,20 Died: Jan-22-1938 in Salem, WV 4,21 Buried: in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV 5,4 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: rig builder 22 Wife: Bertie Gay Nicholson b. Sep-18-1890 d. Jan-31-1976 Census name: Birdie J. 23 Married: Oct- 6-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 24
M Child 5: Thomas W. Nicholson Born: Jun- -1890 10 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Edra G. Carder b. Nov- -1899 Census name: Eddra G. Carder
M Child 6: Leoran Clermont Nicholson Census name: Leon C. Nicholson Born: Feb- 8-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 25,26 (see note 4) Died: Jan- 6-1978 27,26 Buried: in Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 17 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 28 Census: 1900, 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: pipe machinist, Hope Natural Gas Co (38 yrs) 17 Wife: Mary Etta Small Married: Jun-27-1915 29
M Child 7: Homer Columbus Nicholson Born: Mar-16-1894 26,30 Died: Feb-20-1960 21,26,30 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 30 Census: 1900 10 20 30 40 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Occupation: storekeeper and postmaster 31,16,32 Military: Sep-19-1917 - Jul-16-1919 U.S. Army, cook at Camp Hospital 26 (France), World War I 33 Wife: Phyllis V. Swisher b. Feb-25-1907 d. Aug- 9-1995 Census name: Ellis Swisher Married: Aug-16-1924 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 8: Hamen Mansfield Nicholson Born: May-22-1896 in Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 34,11,35,10 Died: Jan-31-1960 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11 Buried: in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 11,36,5 Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1917 in Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 35 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1920 laborer in oil fields 12 Occupation: 1917 public works at Hope Natural Gas Co. 35 Military: Apr- 1-1918 - Jun-11-1919 Pfc, Co E, 305th Eng, 80th Div, World War I 36
F Child 9: Anna Bell Nicholson Also known as: Annabelle Nicholson 37 Born: May- 9-1898 10 Died: Dec- 2-1968 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 38 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 38,30 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James Doyle Dennison b. Jan-29-1892 d. Aug-22-1966 Also known as: Doyle Dennison 39,12
F Child 10: Mettie R. Nicholson Born: May- -1900 10 Census: 1900, 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 5)
Sources: (1) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 370. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Mother identified as Tabitha Nicholson, who was actually his grandmother. (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as William M. Nicholson, 22, of Doddridge Co, son of James M. & Sarah A.; and Sarah A. C. Perine, 17, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Jacob & Nancy A. Married Apr 4 1880. (7) Headstone (year only) (8) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101, Identified as Sarah Ann Nicholson, dau of Jacob Perine & Anna Stuttler. (9) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (11) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (13) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) Death record of daughter. (16) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (17) Obituary. (18) Obituary - At home. (19) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (20) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as J. A. Nicholson, b. May 21 1886, son of W. M. & M. Nicholson. No other entries for children of this couple found in Doddridge birth records. Note that the wedding of this John A. Nicholson and Bertie G. Nicholson was held at the "residence of Wm. Nicholson.", BR Bk 1, p. 147. (21) Obituary of wife. (22) Birth record of son. (23) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (24) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John A. Nicholson, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Miss Bertie G. Nicholson, 17, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Oct 6 1907 at "the residence of Wm. Nicholson." Person providing information for the record: L. A. Nicholson. Relationships of the latter two persons not indicated, but presumably the fathers of the couple. MR Bk 8, p. 71. (25) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Leoran C. Nicholson, white male, born Feb 8 1892 in Doddridge Co, son of William Nicholson & Columbia Perine Nicholson, this being the mother's eighth child. BR p. 245. (26) Social Security Death Index. (27) Obituary - Nursing home. (28) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (29) Obituary of husband. (30) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (31) West Union Herald-Record, 5/30/2006. (32) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (33) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (34) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (35) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (36) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (37) Death record of son. (38) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (39) Marriage record of son. Event Notes Note (1) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 370, reports birth date as Jul 25 1858. But death record states Jul 25 1857, and date on headstone is also 1857. Note (2) Age at marriage would put birth in about 1863, and Findagrave.com reports birth date as Sep 20 1862. But date on headstone is 1861. Note (3) at the residence of Lewis Sperry Note (4) Obituary states birth date as Feb 9 1892, but birth record and SSDI show it as Feb 8 1892. Note (5) In 1900, listed as an unnamed daughter, born May 1900. In 1910, listed as Mettie R, age 9.