Jean Baptiste
"John Baptiste"
Nicholas
Born in St. Charles, Louisiana, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Francois Nicholas
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Faustin Nicholas
Husband of
Exaltine (Rousselle) Nicholas
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Cecile (Roguime) Nicholas
— married
3 Apr 1886 in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
Descendants 
Father of
Heloise Nicholas, Francois Nicholas, Jean Baptiste Nicholas Jr., Natalie (Nicholas) Young, Anatole Nicholas, Irma (Nicholas) St. Pe, Henry Nicholas, Maxime Nicholas and Leon Nicholas
Died
at about age 56
in St. Charles, Louisiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jun 2014
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Biography
Jean Baptiste Nicholas was born in July, 1844 in Louisiana[1] to Francois Nicholas and Mary (Unknown) Nicholas.[2] By the time Jean was 5, his mother was widowed. She married Marcelin Folse, and by his 16th birthday, she was widowed again.[3][4]
Jean Baptiste enlisted in the CSA servings as a private in Company G, 30th (Sumter) Regiment, for Louisiana.[5]
He married 1) Exaltine Rousselle. Together they became the parents of Heloise Nicholas, Francois Nicholas, Natalie Nicholas, Jean Baptist Nicholas Jr., and Anatole Nicholas.
He married 2) Cecile Roguime on Apr. 3, 1886 in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana.[6] Together they became the parents of Irma (Nicholas) St. Pe, Vincent Nicholas, Henry Nicholas, Maxime Nicholas, Leon Nicholas, and Annette Nicholas.
Jean Baptist died in 1901 and his grave is reportedly lost.
Sources
- ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census for Police Jury Ward 1, St Charles, Louisiana. With 2nd wife and 9 children. Birth year and month listed.
- ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census for Ward 2, St. Charles, Louisiana. While listed as "Wid. of " in other census, this is the only one where her own name is listed.
- ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census for St. Charles, Louisiana. With widowed mother, 2 siblings, two siblings of his father, and Marcelin Folse.
- ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census for Dist. 2, St. Charles, Louisiana. His mother is now the widow of Marcelin Folse.
- ↑ U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 (Ancestry.com [on-line database])
- ↑ Louisiana, Marriages, 1718-1925 (Ancestry.com [on-line database])
See also:
- 1870 United States Federal Census for Ward 2, St Charles, Louisiana. With 1st wife, 1 daughter, and laborer.
- 1880 United States Federal Census for Dist. 150, St. Charles, Louisiana. With 1st wife and 5 children.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jean Baptiste by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jean Baptiste:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jean Baptiste by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jean Baptiste:
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