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From: "barbara smith" <>
Subject: [ILSHELBY] [NICHOLS] Nichols 1850 census
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 15:29:36 -0800

> Looking for those from these families to share with. These are family of
> mine from the census.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Joseph Nichols, age 21, b IL
> > > > > Luiza or Eliza, age 18, b IL (mariage record identifies her as
Eliza
> > > > Rogers),
> > > > > married 2/1/1849 in Shelby County, Marriage Record Vol 1, p 31)
> > > > >
> > > > > Levi or Lee Nichols, age 23, b IL
> > > > > Ann, age 23, b IL (marriage record identifies her as Lena Ann
> > Waggoner, (have her pictures)
> > > > married
> > > > > 5/26/1846 in Shelby County, Marriage Book Vol C, p 140)
> > > > > William, age 3, b IL
> > > > > Jane, age 4/12, b IL
> > > > >
> > > > > William Nichols, age 66, born GA (my ggg-grandfather)
> > > > > Permeliah, age 63, born NC (ggg-grandmother) She died before 1858
> > > > > Green F, age 20, born IL (I cannot read this son's name; the
> > > handwriting
> > > > is very
> > > > > loopy and very faint.
> > > > >
> > > > > In the 1860 Shelby County census, William's surname is indexed as
> > > > Nicholess, but I'm
> > > > > fairly sure it's the same man. It appears that William's first
wife
> > > > Permeliah died
> > > > > before the 1860 census, as he is living with a second wife in a
> > > household
> > > > of mixed
> > > > > surnames:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1860 Shelby County, Subdivision 66, p 735
> > > > >
> > > > > Household 1064, family 1062
> > > > > James Lanzer, age 23, b KY
> > > > > Celia S., age 19, b KY
> > > > > William Nicholess, age 76, born GA
> > > > > Mary, age 52, born Ohio
> > > > > Andrew Reed, age 24, born IL
> > > > > Nancy, age 22, born IL
> > > > >
> > > > > Household continuing on p 736
> > > > > Miles Reed, age 11 months, born IL
> > > > > Nancy Chandler, age 48, born TN
> > > > >
> > > > > Two households (Household 1069, family 1064) down is:
> > > > > Joseph Nichols, age 31, born IL
> > > > > Eliza, age 29, born IL
> > > > > Sarah, age 8, born IL
> > > > > Marta (?), age 5, born IL
> > > > > Mary C., age 2, born IL
> > > > >
> > > > > Green and Lee (or Levi) were living in a different township (Cold
> > > > Springs).
> > > > > 1860 Shelby County, Cold Springs, page 463
> > > > > Household 476, family 476
> > > > > Green F. Nichols, age 30, born IL
> > > > > Lovina, age 28, born IL
> > > > > Joseph F., age 6, born IL
> > > > > William, age 2, born IL
> > > > > Daniel Russel, age 20 (farm hand), b IL
> > > > >
> > > > > On the next page (page 464)
> > > > > Household 482, Family 482
> > > > > Lee Nichols, age 33, born IL
> > > > > Leneanne, age 31, born IND
> > > > > Sarah J, age 14, born IL
> > > > > Isabella, age 8, born IL
> > > > > Green, age 6, born IL
> > > > > Laura A., age 3, born IL
> > > > > Stephen A., age 2, born IL
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't know for sure if this is your William Nichols or not, but
> the
> > > age
> > > > and
> > > > > birthplace match with what you've mentioned, and it appears that
he
> > had
> > > > moved to
> > > > > Shelby County by 1850 where you said he died in 1865.
> > > > >
> > > > > I cannot find a marriage record for Green Nichols that matches the
> > name
> > > of
> > > > the wife
> > > > > he is living with in 1860, so it is probably indexed in the
Illinois
> > > > marriage
> > > > > database under a different name. He did have a second marriage to
> > Mary
> > > E.
> > > > Banning
> > > > > on 9/4/1879 in Shelby County.
> > > > >
> > > > > Barbara
> >
> >
> >
>

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