Erasmus Nichols (1800 - 1878)

Born 10 Apr 1800 in North Carolina [uncertain]

Husband of Elizabeth (Stanley) Nichols — married 8 Sep 1825 in Hendricks Co., Indiana

Descendants

Died 25 Jun 1878 at age 78 in Hendricks , Indiana

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Biography

Erasmus was born in 1800. He was the son of James Nichols and Rachel Jackson. He passed away in 1878. ^[1]

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Birth

He is (according to census data) born in Pennsylvania.

Marriages

He marries Elizabeth Stanley in Hendricks Co., IN. on 08SEP1825.^[2]
(Note the names are recorded as NICHOLUS and STANLY.)

Family

His family is on a farm in Clay Township, Hendricks Co., Indiana, in the 1860 Census.^[3]

In the 1870 Census, he is with his family and grandchildren, on the Indiana farm.^[4] Based on names; his son James^[5] has a wife Rachel^[6], and grandchildren Charlie^[7] and Alonzo^[8] living in the household.

Death

He passes away 26JUN1878.
(The FindaGrave page has a picture of Erasmus and Elizabeth.)^[9]

Sources

• Source: FAMILY Leroy Matlock

Non-census

• Source: FINDAG Find A Grave website.
• Source: IN2007M “Indiana Marriages 1811 - 2007”, database with images, (indexed from microfilm), accessed via FamilySearch, ref: Hendricks, Indiana, county clerk.

Census

• Source: US1860C "United States Census, 1860," Ancestry.com. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
• Source: US1870C "United States Census, 1870," database with images, accessed via FamilySearch, NARA microfilm publication M593, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Source: #FAMILY First-hand information as remembered by Leroy Matlock, Thursday, March 5, 2015.
2. ↑ Source: #IN2007M. GS Film 001316561; DF: 004714911; Image #00022; SEP 1825; page 6; Erasmus Nicholus, [res] Hendricks, IN., [age] --, [born] ---, Elizabeth Stanly, [res] Hendricks, IN., [age] ---, [born] ---, [registration] in Hendricks, Indiana, Sep 1825, [marriage date] 08SEP1825, [in] Hendricks, Indiana, [groom's parents] ---- , -----, [bride's father] ---, [bride's mother] ---, [offic] Samuel Jessup
3. ↑ Source: #US1860C Year: 1860; Film: M653_265; Image= 188; Page ---; Clay, Hendricks, Indiana; Page=184; Dwelling=1377; Family=1379; line 3, Erasmus Nichols; [age] 60; [occupation] Farmer; [born] Pennsylvania; [columns checked] none (Post Office on page is Coatsville).
4. ↑ Source: #US1870C Year: 1870; Film: M653_---; Image= ---; Page 609; Clay Twnp, Hendricks Co., Indiana; Page=8; Dwelling=67; Family=67; line 29, Erasmus Nichols; [age] 70; [occupation] Farmer; [born] Pennsylvania; (Post Office on page is Amo).
5. ↑ Source: #US1870C Year: 1870; Film: M653_---; Image= ---; Page 609; Clay Twnp, Hendricks Co., Indiana; Page=8; Dwelling=67; Family=67; line 31, James Nichols; [age] 24; [occupation] Farmer; [born] Indiana; (Post Office on page is Amo).
6. ↑ Source: #US1870C Year: 1870; Film: M653_---; Image= ---; Page 609; Clay Twnp, Hendricks Co., Indiana; Page=8; Dwelling=67; Family=67; line 32, Rachel Nichols; [age] 23; [occupation] Keeping House; [born] Indiana; (Post Office on page is Amo).
7. ↑ Source: #US1870C Year: 1870; Film: M653_---; Image= ---; Page 609; Clay Twnp, Hendricks Co., Indiana; Page=8; Dwelling=67; Family=67; line 34, Charlie M Nichols; [age] 2; [occupation] ---; [born] Indiana; (Post Office on page is Amo).
8. ↑ Source: #US1870C Year: 1870; Film: M653_---; Image= ---; Page 609; Clay Twnp, Hendricks Co., Indiana; Page=8; Dwelling=67; Family=67; line 35, Alonzo Nichols; [age] 10/12, Sept.; [occupation] ---; [born] Indiana; (Post Office on page is Amo).
9. ↑ Source: #FINDAG Find A Grave, Mill Creek Friends Cemetery, Hendricks Co., Indiana.