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             Husband: James Madison Nicholson    
         Census name: M. J. Nickleson 
                Born: ca 1829              in Madison Co, VA  1
                Died: Jun-15-1863          near Alexandria, VA  1 (see note 1)
              Buried:                      in Arlington National Cemetery, VA  2
              Census: 1860                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
              Census: 1850                 in Madison Co, VA  
            Military: Aug-15-1862 - Jun-15-1863 Pvt, Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War  (POW - died of disease)  3,4
              Father: David Nicholson   (1804 -     ) 
              Mother: Mary D. Breeding   (1809 -     ) 
                Wife: Sarah Ann Nicholson   1,5  
             Married: Apr-23-1855          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  1,6
                Born: Jan-27-1832          in Madison Co, VA  1 (see note 2)
                Died: Feb-16-1912           1
              Buried:                      in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV  1
              Census: 1910                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1890                 at Avon, Doddridge Co, WV  3
              Census: 1860                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
              Census: 1850                 in Madison Co, VA  
              Father: Jesse Columbus Nicholson   (1801 - 1857) 
              Mother: Tabitha Nicholson   (1808 -     ) 
           F Child 1: Elizabeth Caroline Nicholson      
       Also known as: Caroline Nicholson 7
                Born: May- 2-1856           1
                Died: bef 1920              8
              Census: 1910                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
             Husband: Silas B. Cox  b. Apr-28-1843  d. Dec-10-1932  
             Married: Feb-25-1875          in Doddridge Co, WV  1,6
           M Child 2: William Monroe Nicholson      
                Born: Jul-25-1857           1,6 (see note 3)
                Died: Jul- 3-1930          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  9
              Buried:                      in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV  10,2
             Resided:                      in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  10
              Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30     in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      farmer, merchant  10
                Wife: Sarah Ann Columbia Perine  b. 1861  d. Jun- 7-1936  
             Married: Apr- 4-1880          in Doddridge Co, WV  11
           F Child 3: Virginia A. Nicholson      
                Born: Apr-22-1859           1
              Census: 1860                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
             Husband: Sobisca Bell  b. ca 1858  
         Census name: Labiska Bell 
             Married: Feb-27-1879          in Doddridge Co, WV  6
           M Child 4: David Edward Nicholson      
                Born: Aug- 3-1860          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  10,1,12
                Died: Jan- 1-1937          in Salem, WV  10,1,12
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  1,10,13
              Census: 1910                 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Barbour Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      merchant  10
                Wife: Mary Melvina Salome Nicholson  b. Apr-20-1864  d. Nov-19-1944  
       Also known as: Mary S. Nicholson 6,14
             Married: Dec-30-1880          in Doddridge Co, WV  15
           F Child 5: Mary A. Nicholson      
                Born: Nov-13-1861           1,16
                Died: Jan- 1-1931          in Doddridge Co, WV  17,1
             Husband: Lewis Delbert Nicholson  b. Sep- 5-1862  
             Married: Jan-13-1881          in Doddridge Co, WV  6

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) Findagrave.com. 
(3) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. 
(4) U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service , 
Ancestry.com. 
(5) Marriage record of son. 
(6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(7) Death record of son. 
(8) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). 
(9) 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. 
(10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(11) 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. 
(12) Headstone (year only) 
(13) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, 
revised 1995) 
(14) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). 
(15) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Identified as David E. Nicholson, 20, of Doddridge Co, son of James M. & Sarah A.; and Mary S. Nicholson, 16, b. 
Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Richard C. & Lydia A.  Married Dec 30 
1880. 
(16) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) 
(17) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Civil War Service Records pertaining to James M. Nicholson state "Died June
15 1863, of disease at Convalescent Camp, Va.  A paroled Prisoner of War.  Was
captured at Greenland Gap, W.Va., Apr 25 1863."  (Note:  Greenland Gap is in
Hampshire County.  Regimental history records state "Co. A and a company of the
23d Illinois Infantry fought and defeated a superior force under the Confederate
Gen. Jones at Greenland Gap in April 1863, inflicting terrible punishment upon
the enemy, who finally surrendered."  Total casualties of the 14th W.Va.
Infantry during the War included 88 killed or mortally wounded, and 157 who died
of disease or accident.)  Other records pertaining to James M. Nicholson show
that he was at the Confederate prison camp in Richmond from May 4 to May 14
1863, when he was paroled presumably due to illness.  He was sent to Washington
DC on May 20 1863, and then to the Convalescent Camp near Alexandria, Va., on
May 29 1863.)
Note (2) Age 15 in 1850 Census would put birth in about 1835.
Note (3) "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.







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