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Zachariah NICHOLSON

Zachariah NICHOLSON

Male 1839 - 1862  (23 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Zachariah NICHOLSONZachariah NICHOLSON was born 1839, Madison Co, VA; died 30 Aug 1862, Manassas, VA.

    Other Events:

    • Military: Pvt, Co K, 6th W.Va. Cav, Civil War (killed in action)
    • Census: 1850, Madison Co, VA

    Zachariah married Margaret Roberta NICHOLSON 8 Jul 1858, Madison Co, VA. Margaret (daughter of Christopher Columbus NICHOLSON and Mary "Patty" KIBENA) was born 8 Oct 1837, Madison Co, VA; died 27 Mar 1909, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Upper Little Indian Fork Cemetery, Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Harris P. NICHOLSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1859; died 25 Jun 1859.
    2. 3. Alice NICHOLSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Aug 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA; died 20 Feb 1943, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Harris P. NICHOLSONHarris P. NICHOLSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Zachariah1) was born 1859; died 25 Jun 1859.

  2. 3.  Alice NICHOLSONAlice NICHOLSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Zachariah1) was born 6 Aug 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA; died 20 Feb 1943, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Birth date Feb 1861 in the 1900 Census appears to be incorrect. The date on her headstone is 1860, and her death record specifies 6 Aug 1860. "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 373, also reports it as as 6 Aug 1860.

    Alice married George Minter COX 16 Nov 1876, Doddridge Co, WV. George (son of Philip Sheridan COX and Elizabeth MINTER) was born 5 May 1855; died 1 Nov 1926, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Hettie Amanda COX  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Sep 1878, Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV; died Aug 1966; was buried , Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV.
    2. 5. Gracie A. COX  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1884.
    3. 6. Ora Minter COX  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jun 1886, Doddridge Co, WV; died 5 Jul 1952, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV.
    4. 7. Flossie Purinton COX  Descendancy chart to this point was born Mar 1889, Doddridge Co, WV; died 1976.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Hettie Amanda COXHettie Amanda COX Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alice2, 1.Zachariah1) was born 27 Sep 1878, Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV; died Aug 1966; was buried , Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Elk District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1910, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1952, Salem, Harrison Co, WV

    Hettie married Osten Evan FREEMAN 9 May 1897, Doddridge Co, WV. Osten (son of William Washington FREEMAN and Christiana Lear HUGHES) was born 8 May 1877, Doddridge Co, WV; died 7 Jun 1963, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Austin Hamdon FREEMAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Feb 1898, Doddridge Co, WV; died 14 Nov 1968, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV.
    2. 9. William Dayne FREEMAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Sep 1900, Harrison Co, WV; died 25 Dec 1945, Culloden, Cabell Co, WV; was buried , Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV.
    3. 10. Wilma May FREEMAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Oct 1904, Doddridge Co, WV; died 17 Jun 1999; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV.
    4. 11. George Walter FREEMAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Mar 1907; died 18 Nov 1988.
    5. 12. Oral Glenn FREEMAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Jan 1910, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV; died 6 Jun 1964.
    6. 13. Roland Elwood FREEMAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Jan 1912, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV; died Jan 1980.

  2. 5.  Gracie A. COXGracie A. COX Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alice2, 1.Zachariah1) was born May 1884.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV


  3. 6.  Ora Minter COXOra Minter COX Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alice2, 1.Zachariah1) was born 7 Jun 1886, Doddridge Co, WV; died 5 Jul 1952, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Hudson Motor Car employee
    • Occupation: machine repairman
    • Residence: Detroit, Wayne Co, MI
    • Census: 1900, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1943, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Obituary states birth date as 7 July 1885.

    Ora married Georgia Leona SNIDER 30 Jul 1907, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV. Georgia (daughter of Abraham S. SNIDER and Vilena BOYCE) was born 16 Jul 1888, Avondale (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Flossie Purinton COXFlossie Purinton COX Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alice2, 1.Zachariah1) was born Mar 1889, Doddridge Co, WV; died 1976.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1915, Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1918, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, Beech Lick, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, 1940, Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1950, Beech Lick, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1952, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Birth date given in 1900 Census as June 1890. But her birth record shows it as Mar 21 1889, while the SSDI has Mar 31 1889.

    Flossie married William Lee DAVISSON 1 Sep 1915, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV. William (son of Edgar DAVISSON and Margaret E. MCPHERSON) was born 8 Dec 1874, Doddridge Co, WV; died 29 Apr 1967, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Benson Cemetery, Kincheloe Creek, Benson, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Eleanor Faith DAVISSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jun 1919, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV; died 14 Dec 1988, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Austin Hamdon FREEMANAustin Hamdon FREEMAN Descendancy chart to this point (4.Hettie3, 3.Alice2, 1.Zachariah1) was born 22 Feb 1898, Doddridge Co, WV; died 14 Nov 1968, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: 1921, 129 MAPLE AVE, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, Elk District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1910, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, Salem, Harrison Co, WV

    Austin married Mabel D. WATKINS 4 Jun 1921, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV. Mabel (daughter of E. L. WATKINS) was born 1894, Marion Co, WV; died 1976; was buried , Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Stuart Brockwell FREEMAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Jun 1922, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV; died 16 Aug 2009, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV; was buried (MAUSOLEUM), Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV.

  2. 9.  William Dayne FREEMANWilliam Dayne FREEMAN Descendancy chart to this point (4.Hettie3, 3.Alice2, 1.Zachariah1) was born 18 Sep 1900, Harrison Co, WV; died 25 Dec 1945, Culloden, Cabell Co, WV; was buried , Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: glass blower at Dunbar Glass Corp.
    • Residence: Culloden, Cabell Co, WV
    • Census: 1910, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Military: From 5 Aug 1917 to 11 Jun 1919; Cpl, Co G, 142nd Inf, 36th Div, World War I
    • Census: 1920, Salem, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV
    • Occupation: 1930; blower in lamp chimney factory
    • Residence: 1935, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV
    • Census: 1940, Culloden, Cabell Co, WV
    • Occupation: 1940; glass blower

    William married Addie B. HUNTER CA 1921. Addie was born CA 1900, Arkansas. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Austin D. FREEMAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born CA 1921, Louisiana.
    2. 17. Walter Bernard FREEMAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Oct 1926, Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV; died 3 Apr 1994.

  3. 10.  Wilma May FREEMANWilma May FREEMAN Descendancy chart to this point (4.Hettie3, 3.Alice2, 1.Zachariah1) was born 21 Oct 1904, Doddridge Co, WV; died 17 Jun 1999; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, Salem, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: 1927, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV

    Wilma married Edgar Maline WALKER 25 Oct 1927, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV. Edgar (son of Edgar O. WALKER and Lula Jane SMITH) was born 17 Nov 1901, Marion Co, WV; died 26 Feb 1978; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  George Walter FREEMANGeorge Walter FREEMAN Descendancy chart to this point (4.Hettie3, 3.Alice2, 1.Zachariah1) was born 3 Mar 1907; died 18 Nov 1988.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, Salem, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI
    • Occupation: 1930; plumber in automobile factory
    • Census: 1940, Mahan, Fayette Co, WV
    • Occupation: 1940; dispatcher in coal mine


  5. 12.  Oral Glenn FREEMANOral Glenn FREEMAN Descendancy chart to this point (4.Hettie3, 3.Alice2, 1.Zachariah1) was born 1 Jan 1910, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV; died 6 Jun 1964.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Salem, Harrison Co, WV
    • Occupation: 1940; salesman at biscuit company
    • Residence: 1930, 1940, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV

    Oral married Marie Genevieve "Chattie" BURBRIDGE 13 Nov 1930, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV. Marie (daughter of Philip Sheridan BURBRIDGE and Emily M. RINGER) was born 25 Jan 1909, Doddridge Co, WV; died 2005. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Roland Elwood FREEMANRoland Elwood FREEMAN Descendancy chart to this point (4.Hettie3, 3.Alice2, 1.Zachariah1) was born 26 Jan 1912, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV; died Jan 1980.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, Salem, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: 1936, Salem, Harrison Co, WV

    Roland married Mary Alice WOLVERTON 15 Aug 1936, Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Harrison WOLVERTON and Gretna GIBSON) was born 12 Dec 1915, Salem, Harrison Co, WV; died Dec 1997. [Group Sheet]


  7. 14.  Eleanor Faith DAVISSONEleanor Faith DAVISSON Descendancy chart to this point (7.Flossie3, 3.Alice2, 1.Zachariah1) was born 6 Jun 1919, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV; died 14 Dec 1988, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Beech Lick, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, 1940, Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Eleanor married Millard Brent VANSCOY. Millard (son of John William VANSCOY and Martha Rebecca Ann PERINE) was born 18 Jun 1905, Doddridge Co, WV; died 10 Jan 1975, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 5

  1. 15.  Stuart Brockwell FREEMANStuart Brockwell FREEMAN Descendancy chart to this point (8.Austin4, 4.Hettie3, 3.Alice2, 1.Zachariah1) was born 16 Jun 1922, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV; died 16 Aug 2009, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV; was buried (MAUSOLEUM), Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Military: U.S. Navy, World War II
    • Occupation: coin sales manager to C & P Telephone Co. (40 yrs)
    • Residence: Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV
    • Residence: 1945, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV

    Stuart married Mary Jo DICKEY 20 Jul 1945, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV. Mary (daughter of Newton Richard DICKEY and Josephine POWELL) was born 11 Apr 1923, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; died 7 Sep 2009; was buried (MAUSOLEUM), Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  2. 16.  Austin D. FREEMANAustin D. FREEMAN Descendancy chart to this point (9.William4, 4.Hettie3, 3.Alice2, 1.Zachariah1) was born CA 1921, Louisiana.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV


  3. 17.  Walter Bernard FREEMANWalter Bernard FREEMAN Descendancy chart to this point (9.William4, 4.Hettie3, 3.Alice2, 1.Zachariah1) was born 12 Oct 1926, Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV; died 3 Apr 1994.

    Other Events:

    • Military: (ENLISTED 6/8/1945); U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II
    • Census: 1930, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV
    • Residence: 1935, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV
    • Census: 1940, Culloden, Cabell Co, WV


  4. 18.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (14.Eleanor4, 7.Flossie3, 3.Alice2, 1.Zachariah1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded

    Living married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 19.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (14.Eleanor4, 7.Flossie3, 3.Alice2, 1.Zachariah1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded

    Living married Charles Stanley FERRELL. Charles (son of Stanley Charles FERRELL and Billie Ilene FLUHARTY) was born 2 Apr 1942, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV; died 23 May 1993; was buried , Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Living  Descendancy chart to this point