George Franklin NICHOLSON Maymie L NICHOLSON Jimmie L NICHOLSON Nannie M NICHOLSON Julius H NICHOLSON Reba V NICHOLSON Nellie D WAKEFIELD Francis Elizabeth NICHOLSON M C NICHOLSON Huldah Irene NICHOLSON Wilber S NICHOLSON Julius H NICHOLSON Ludilla A ROBINSON Mini tree diagram
James Henry NICHOLSON

James Henry NICHOLSON1,2,3,5,6

about 18681,2,3 - before 19304

Life History

about 1868

Born in Alabama.1,2,3

16th Jun 1901

Married Nellie D WAKEFIELD in Arkansas County, Arkansas.3

about 1903

Birth of daughter Maymie L NICHOLSON in Arkansas County, Arkansas.1,7

about 1904

Birth of daughter Jimmie L NICHOLSON in Arkansas County, Arkansas.8,9

about 1909

Birth of daughter Nannie M NICHOLSON in Arkansas County, Arkansas.4,10,1

16th Apr 1911

Birth of son Julius H NICHOLSON in Alabama.11,12,13,3,1,5

25th May 1915

Birth of daughter Reba V NICHOLSON in Arkansas.1,14,15,16,17,3,18

before 1930

Died in Arkansas County, Arkansas.4

Notes

  • James H Nicholson, the son of George Franklin Nicholson, and his siblings are listed in the 1880 census in Prairie Township of Arkansas County, Arkansas.  This J H Nicholson was born in 1868, as the son of George Franklin and Huldah Nicholson.  The J H Nicholson who married Rosebud Butler must be this J H Nicholson's son.

    1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 15 June, page 22B, Hse #154, Fam #163
    Frank Nicholson W M 32   Farmer AL AL AL [b abt 1848]
    L A Nicholson W F 33 Wife  House Keeping AL AL AL [b abt 1847]
    Martha Roberson W F 41 Sister-in-Law  AL AL AL
    James H Nicholson W M 12 Son At School AL AL AL
    F E Nicholson W F 10  Dau At School AR AL AL
    M C Nicholson W F 7 Dau At School AR AL AL
    H I Nicholson W F 2  Dau AR AL AL [Huldah Irene]

    James was appointed Ppostmaster at St Charles, Arkansas in 1889.

    U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
    Appointed at  Ethel
    Geo B McSwain 21 Mch 1891
    James H Nicholson 14 My 1895
    Nellie D Nicholson 20 My 1920
    Appointed at St Charles
    Henry E Smith 30 November 1889
    Arkansas County, Volume #56, pp 1-2, 1882-1892

    James' sister Fannie (Frances Elizabeth), the child listed above as F E, married Bert Rownd.  In the 1910 census for Prairie Township, their father Frank Nicholson is living next door to Fannie and Bert as a widower taking boarders in his home, served by two hired cooks.

    J H Nicholson is enumerated as Henry in the 1910 and 1920 census, giving us his middle name.

    1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 21 April, Prairie Township, District 13, page 3B, Hse/Fam #45
    Nicholson, Henry Head M W 62 Married 36 years TN TN TN Merchant, Dry Goods Rents
    Nicholson, Nellie Wife F W 56 Married 36 years 4 children/3 living GA TN GA
    Nicholson, Mamie Dau F W 7 Single AR AL AR
    Nicholson, Jamie Dau F W 6 Single AR AL AR
    Nicholson, Nannie M Dau F W 1yr3mos Single AR AL AR

    1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 2 February, South Prairie Township, District 16, page 6A, LaGrue Springs, Ethel & St Charles Rd, Hse #108, Fam #112
    Nicholson, Henry Head Owns M W 52 AL AL AL Merchant, General Store
    Nicholson, Nellie D Wife F W 38 AR TN AR
    Nicholson, Mamie L Dau F M 17 AR AL AR
    Nicholson, Jimmie L Dau F W 16 AR AL AR Saleslady, General Store
    Nicholson, Nannie M Dau F W 11 AR AL AR
    Nicholson, Julius M Son M W 8 AR AL AR
    Nicholson, Reba Dau F W 4 AR AL AR
    Payne, Annie Servant F Neg 47 Divorced AR AL AL

    He died before the 1930 census.  Nellie is reported as a widow and head of the house in the 1930 census.

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