Rebecca (Nobles) Nickerson (abt. 1859 - abt. 1889)

Born about 1859 in Texas, United States

Wife of Noah Nickerson — married 1 Oct 1877 in Gonzales, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died about 1889 at about age 30 in Hamon, Gonzales County, Texas, United States

Biography

Rebecca (Nobles) Nickerson is a part of US Black heritage.

Rebecca was born about 1859 in Texas. She was the daughter of Ned and Martha Nobles.

In the 1870 census Rebecca (age 11), Keeping House, was in Precinct 5, Gonzales, Texas. She was living with her inferred parents Ned and Martha, and 6 inferred siblings.^[1]

Rebecca married Noah Nixon on 1 October 1877 in Gonzales, Texas, United States.^[2]

In the 1880 census Rebecca (age 20), Keeping House, was the wife of Noah Nickerson in Gonzales, Texas, United States.^[3]

Rebecca died in 1889 and was buried in Terryville Community Cemetery, Hamon, Gonzales County, Texas, United States.^[4]

Slave Owners

(see Research Notes)

• John D Dubose

Research Notes

According to an unsourced posting on FindAGrave for Rebecca's mother Martha, Ned and his wife and children and mother Patty were born in Africa and were brought by boat to Jamestown, Virginia. At some point they were sold to slave owner John D. Dubose and brought to Gonzales, Texas around 1860 (1859?), where John had a farm and also operated a grocery store. In 1871, John Dubose's son David and his wife Elizabeth soled Ned a 60 acre parcel of land in what is known as the Terryville Community. Rebecca and some of her siblings were born in Texas.

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 5, Gonzales, Texas; Roll: M593_1587; Page: 512A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #5162501 (accessed 18 January 2024)
   Rebecca Nobles (11), Keeping House, in Precinct 5, Gonzales, Texas. Born in Texas.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965"
   Original data: Marriage Records. Texas Marriages. Texas State Library and Archives Commission and various county clerk offices, Texas
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61383 #900389252 (accessed 18 January 2024)
   Rebecca Nobles marriage to Noah Nixon on 1 Oct 1877 in Gonzales, Texas, USA.
3. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Gonzales, Texas; Roll: 1306; Page: 496A; Enumeration District: 071
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #6835334 (accessed 18 January 2024)
   Rebecca Nicholson (20), wife, Keeping House, in household of Noey Nicholson (21) in Gonzales, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.
4. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #168980913
   Ancestry Record 60525 #135784827 (accessed 18 January 2024)
   Rebecca Nickerson burial (died in 1889) in Terryville Community Cemetery, Hamon, Gonzales County, Texas, United States of America. Born in 1859.