Jul-28-2018                   

Husband: James Nelson Nicholson
Born: Aug- 2-1862 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 1 (see note 1) Died: Dec-14-1948 in Salem, WV 2 Buried: in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV 1 Resided: 1920 in Salem, WV 3 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: veterinarian 1 Father: Lorenzo Dow Nicholson (1830 - 1892) Mother: Mary Ann Martin (1826 - 1909) Other spouse 1
Wife: Dessie M. Rexroad Married: Jan-29-1920 in Ritchie Co, WV 3
Born: Jun- 5-1882 in Ritchie Co, WV 3 (see note 2) Died: Nov-13-1952 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4 Buried: in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Co Rd 50/2, Marietta Run, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Resided: 1948 in Salem, WV 5 Resided: 1920 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Granville Rexroad (1848 - 1922) Mother: Jane C. Howard (1848 - 1920)
Sources: (1) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (2) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 372, incorrectly reports death date as Jul 1 1948. DR p. 188-A : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=539314&Type=Death. (3) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (4) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) Death record of husband. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given as Aug 2 1861 in marriage record, but 1900 Census shows it as Aug 1862 and death record states Aug 2 1862. Note (2) Age in marriage record and in 1910 Census would put birth in about 1884.




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