Lydia Elizabeth Virginia (Nichols) Henderson (1842 - 1924)

Born 16 Jan 1842 in Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States

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Died 11 May 1924 at age 82 in Smith, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Lydia was born in 1842 to parents Hiram Nichols and Elizabeth Bynum. Lydia is first shown as eight years old living with her parents and siblings in the 1850 census in Lauderdale County, Mississippi. ^[1]

In 1860 Lydia is 17 years old living in the household of her parents in Newton County, Mississippi.^[2]

About 1864 Benjamin Henderson and Lydia Virginia Nichols were married. (No marriage record found as Smith County had a record loss.). Lydia was the daughter of Hiram Nichols. Ben and Lydia are first shown on the 1870 census along with their first three children. ^[3]

Ten years later, in 1880, Ben and Liddie are still residing in Smith County, now with six children in their household. Ben is a farmer, says he was born in Mississippi; also, is recorded that both his parents were born in Mississippi which is not correct as it is known that his father was born in South Carolina. ^[4]

In 1900 Ben's birth date is given as November 1843 (which is one year late) and Lydia's is given as January 1843. Lydia is listed as having had nine children with seven still living. ^[5]

The 1910 census shows Ben and Lydia as 66 and 67 years old living in Smith County. Lydia has given birth to 9 children and 7 are living. Also, living with them is their son Jesse, 26 years old, and his wife Fannie. They have been married five years; Fannie has given birth to three children and two are living. There are two young children ages three and nine months old. They are listed as a nephew and niece of the head of house. This appears to be an error on the part of the census taker as these two young children are apparently the children of Jesse and Fannie and so would be Ben's grandchildren. ^[6]

Ben and Lydia are listed as 76 and 77 years old in the 1920 census. They have no children or grandchildren living with them. This is the last census where Benjamin and Lydia appear as Lydia died in 1924 and Ben died in 1926. ^[7]

Lydia died in 1924.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LD-Q1D : 29 October 2019), Lydia Nicholas in household of Hiram Nicholas, Lauderdale county, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; citing family 845, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GZ-PYF : 14 December 2017), Lidia Nichols in entry for Hiram Nichols, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFST-3C4 : 12 April 2016), Benjamin Henderson, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 3, family 15, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,248.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4P3-WTC : 12 August 2017), B Henderson, Beat 1 Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 103, sheet 276B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0664; FHL microfilm 1,254,664.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9F3-WG7 : accessed 12 September 2018), Ben Henderson, Beat 1 (west of Leaf River), Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101, sheet 5B, family 76, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,828.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-JBD : accessed 2 November 2019), Ben Henderson, Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 108, sheet 14A, family 115, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTN-QQF : accessed 2 November 2019), Benjamin Henderson, Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 118, sheet 3A, line 23, family 47, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
8. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVY-WF8Q : 11 July 2016), Lydia Nichols Henderson, 1924; Burial, Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, United States of America, High Hill Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 30169205, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

DNA

Paternal and maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Jessica Key and her third cousin once removed R. Keith. Their most-recent common ancestors are Hiram Nichols and Elizabeth Bynum. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd-4th Cousins, based on sharing 92 cM across 6 segments.

Paternal and maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Jessica Key and her third cousin twice removed J. Nichols. Their most-recent common ancestors are Hiram Nichols and Elizabeth Bynum. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th-6th cousins, based on sharing 62 cM across 5 segments.