Radford Nathaniel Nicholson (1880 - 1963)

Born 13 May 1880 in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA

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Died 3 Feb 1963 at age 82 in Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA

Biography

Radford Nicholson was enumerated as head of the household at Boyd, Transylvania County, North Carolina for the May 2, United States Census, 1910. He was noted as born 1881 in North Carolina and had been married for seven years. He was an overseer of a general farm and a renter as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Millie Nicholson, son George Nicholson, son Charles Nicholson and son John Nicholson.^[1]

Rayford N Nicholson was enumerated as head of the household at French Broad Street, Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina for the January 22, United States Census, 1920. He was noted as born 1881 in North Carolina. He was married, an owner and a proprietor of a shoe shop as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Millie M Nicholson, son George R Nicholson, son Charles B Nicholson, son John J Nicholson, son Harrell E Nicholson, daughter Elza M Nicholson, son Robert M Nicholson, son Thomas W Nicholson and daughter Elizabeth M Nicholson.^[2]

Radford Nicholson was listed as the father of Roland Burleson Nicholson who was born January 28, 1925 in Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina.^[3]

On April 1, 1935, Rad Nichalson lived at Walnut Hollow Road, Dunns Rock Township, Transylvania County, North Carolina.^[4]

Rad Nichalson was enumerated as head of the household at Walnut Hollow Road, Dunns Rock Township, Transylvania County, North Carolina for the April 29, United States Census, 1940. He was noted as born 1881 in North Carolina and married. He rented a home and was a farmer as seen in this image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Lillie Nichalson, son Robert Nichalson, son Raymond Nichalson, daughter Elizabeth Nichalson and son Roland Nichalson.^[4]

1967 North Carolina Death of son George

Radford Nathaniel Nicholson is buried at Gillespie Evergreen Cemetery in Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML9F-S75 : accessed 15 May 2015), Radford Nicholson, Boyd, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 154, sheet 10A, family 115, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,147.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZNB-NJH : accessed 15 May 2015), Rayford N Nicholson, Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 20A, family 320, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,321.
3. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC3F-2LS : 8 December 2014), Radford Nicholson in entry for Roland Burleson Nicholson, 28 Jan 1925; citing vol. 11, p. 86, Transylvania, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWQF-FC5 : accessed 11 January 2018), Rad Nichalson, Dunns Rock Township, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 88-8, sheet 6A, line 7, family 91, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2978.
5. ↑ Find A Grave website.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXR-PHB : 11 September 2017), John H Nicholson in household of Meritt M Nicholson, Davidson, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 186, sheet 230B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0983; FHL microfilm 1,254,983.

• "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP3K-5J3 : accessed 15 May 2015), Radford Nicholson in entry for George Radford Nicholson, 18 Oct 1967; citing Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, v 34A cn 34487, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,983,191.

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