John F
Travis
Nicholas
Born in Wayne Co. KY
Ancestors 
Brother of
Harvey Nicholas, Shelby J Nicholas, Elvira Nicholas, Able Nicholas, Abraham Nicholas and Minerva Nicholas
Husband of
Sarah Jane (Roberts) Nicholas
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Dicey Davis
— married
19 Aug 1839 in MiLL SPRINGS, Wayne Co. KY
Descendants 
Father of
Elisha T Nicholas, Sara Ellen Nicholas, Lucy Jane Nicholas, Jonathan M Nicholas, Hiram Nicholas, James N Nicholas and Josephine L. (Nicholas) Gregory
Died
at about age 75
in MILL SPRINGS, Wayne Co. KY
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Feb 2012
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Biography
John Travis Nickels was born in 1812 in Wayne County, Kentucky. His parents were Stephen Nicholas and [[Spurlock-314|Betsy Spurlock. He married Dicy Davis 9 Sep 1839, in Mill Springs, Wayne County, Kentucky. John Travis Nickels passed away 1887 in his hometown, having lived a long life of 75 years, and was buried there.[1][2]
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Sources
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHL3-5RS
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/79294243/person/36404206210/facts
- Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ3-9J9Y : 9 March 2021), John T Nickels and Sarah J Roberts, 4 Nov 1871; citing Marriage, Wayne, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 591,552.
- 1850; Census Place: Division 2, Wayne, Kentucky; Roll: 221; Page: 276a
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65P-RXX : 22 December 2020), John T. Nickels, Wayne, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH8S-2Z4 : 18 February 2021), John F Nichols, 1860.
- WikiTree profile Nicholas-309 created through the import of John Nicholas family GED1v GED.GED on Feb 13, 2012 by Robert Nicholas. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT41820, FTDNA kit #N9713, MitoYDNA ID T10763 [compare]
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~0.78%
Steven Blair :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A921421 [compare], Ancestry member Steveblair49
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Matthew Stepp
Matthew Stepp
Nichols-1310 and Nicholas-309 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate... I'd go with the Nicholas spelling, as supported by siblings, but the Travis middle name is probably legit? The middle F could be from a spelling or reading handwriting error...? Check available sources...
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Rejected matches › John Westly Nichols (1819-1880) › John Nichols (1802-1867) › John Nichols (abt.1814-) › Johann Gottfried Nicolai (1814-) › John Nicholson (1813-)
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