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James H. Nicholson

M, #18147, b. 1812, d. before 1860

Family: Malinda Harris (b. 14 September 1810, d. 24 January 1894)

Daughter*Nancy Caroline Nicholson+ (b. 1839, d. 8 January 1883)
Son*George W. Nicholson (b. 22 February 1842, d. 25 March 1924)
Daughter*Sarah Jean Nicholson+ (b. 15 March 1844, d. 15 February 1912)

Biography

James H. Nicholson was born in 1812 in Indiana. He and Malinda Harris were married on 1 March 1838 in Clark County, Indiana. Jacob Schwartz officiated at the marriage.1,2,3 He and Malinda Harris were married on 6 March 1838 in Clark County, Indiana. He died before 1860. 1880 Census says that his wife, Matilda, is a widow. In the 1865 census, Malinda shows no male of her age group. No James in the 1860 census.

Daughter Sarah Hardyman's death record said that she had lived in Adams county, Illinois since 1857. So it's probabe that James died somewhat before this and his widow and children moved to Adams county, Illinois with another relative.
James H. Nicholson was also known as Harvey Nicholson. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Clark County, Indiana.4

Citations

  1. [S2600] JeffersonvilleCLARKIN Library recorded as Extract #3287 Letter from Reich, Marylynn (P.O. Box 1548 Jeffersonville, IN 4) to Rasmusson, Jenny, 25 Mar 1998; (.)
  2. [S8874] ClarkCoIN Court Records - Marriages recorded as Extract #10479 Marriage records 1808-1951, and indexes 1815-1952, FHL#1415849-2312748. Hereinafter cited as Clark County Marriages.
  3. [S6844] IN Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993 recorded as Extract #13273 Indiana Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online http://www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  4. [S2438] IN Census 1850 recorded as Extract #3026 1850 Indiana Federal Census and Index, Original, FHL#0007726.