William Anderson Nichols (1860 - 1947)

Born 28 Apr 1860 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1 Apr 1947 at age 86 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

William was born about 1860. He passed away about 1947. ^[1]

Spouse: Amanda Ann Nichols (1871–1954)

Children:

1. Elsie Emersette (Nichols) Faw (1895-1987)
2. Eugene Coleman Nichols (1907–1975)

Timeline:

• 1860, born in Wilkes County^[2]
• 1880, Reddies River, Wilkes Count^[3]
• 1900, Reddies River Township, Wilkes County^[4]
• 1910, Reddies River, Wilkes County^[5]
• 1920, Reddies River, Wilkes Count^[6]
• 1940, Reddies River Township, Wilkes County^[7]
• 1947, died in Wilkes County^[8]

Research Notes

Other sites and members have listed William Anderson Nichols as a spouse of Lydia Beamon; however, no records have been found to support this conclusion although the Nichols and Beamon families have lived close together as shown in the 1900 census records.

William Anderson Nichols is suspected to be the father of at least one of her children and is listed as uncertain due to lack of documentation supporting a marriage; however, DNA evidence is being investigated and could prove this connection.

At this time, it is believed a marriage did not occur and that at least one of her children was born to William Anderson Nichols out of wedlock thus taking the mother's maiden name. Research is ongoing.

Sources

1. ↑ Source will be added by William Jennings by 28 Feb 2022.
2. ↑ #FindAGrave
3. ↑ #1880Census
4. ↑ #1900Census
5. ↑ #1910Census
6. ↑ #1920Census
7. ↑ #1940Census
8. ↑ #FindAGrave

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDH-9L6 : 14 June 2019), William Nickols in entry for Catharine Nickols, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch.org Wm A Nichols in household of Catherine Nichols accessed 29 Jul 2014; Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 196B, NARA microfilm publication T9.
• "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch.org William A Nicholls in household of Catherine Nicholls accessed 29 Jul 2014; Reddies River Township, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 10A, family 188, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241224.
• "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch.org William A Nichols accessed 29 Jul 2014; Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 175, sheet 9A, family 168, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375148.
• "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch.org William A Nichols accessed 29 Jul 2014; Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 5A, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821329.
• "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch.org William A Nichols accessed 29 Jul 2014; Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0020, sheet 16B, family 314, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1728.
• "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch.org William A Nichols accessed 29 Jul 2014; Reddies River Township, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 97-22, sheet 21A, family 354, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 2988.
• "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP8N-BH5 : 10 February 2018), William Anderson Nichols, 01 Apr 1947; citing Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, v 9A cn 9194, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,909,218.
• Find A Grave, Inc., FindAGrave.com William Anderson Nichols (1860-1947) accessed 24 July 2014; Find A Grave: Memorial #72977337, Records of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkesboro, North Carolina.

DNA Confirmations

Autosomal DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationship is confirmed by a MyHeritageDNA test match between Private (Curtis) Messer and Willard Faw, third cousins once removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Anderson Nichols and Catherine (Nichols) Nichols, the third great grandparents of Private (Curtis) Messer and second great grandparents of Willard Faw. Predicted relationship from MyHeritage: 3rd - 5th cousin, based on sharing 48.7 cM across 2 segments.