U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nichols, Henry (1791-1873) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: West Virginia and Its People Author: Thomas Condit Miller and Hu Maxwell New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913 Volume II, Pages 350-351 Henry Nichols, son of William and Jane (McClelland) Nichols, was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1791, died January 5, 1873, and is buried in the cemetery near the Baptist church of which he and his wife were very devout members, at Barrackville, about three miles from Fairmont, West Virginia. He moved to a farm on Buffalo creek, in what was then Monongalia county, Virginia, which is now Marion county, West Virginia, about the year 1826, but continued his occupation as an iron moulder at Oliphant Furnace, leaving there Saturday evening and returning Sunday night, for several years. He married. July 3, 1815, Nancy McClelland, born January 15, 1796, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, died June 8, 1865, buried in the same cemetery with her husband. She was no relation to the above-named persons of the same name. Children: James William, see forward; Jane Isabella, born October 24, 1819, married Felix S. Wilcox; Ann Eliza, born December 20, 1820, married John M. King; Mary Collins, January 14, 1823, married James Shriver; Sarah Ann, born April 2, 1825, married John A. Heck; William Alexander, born November 23, 1827, married Mary Ann Pindel; Priscilla McClelland, born September 23, 1829, married Jesse Sharp; Larken McClelland, born May 9, 1831, married Mary Sinclair; Henry McClelland, born February 20, 1833, not married, killed in the civil war; John Robinson, born May 1, 1835, married Laretta Wilson; Thomas Luther, born May 12, 1840, died in infancy; Elsey Steenrod, born June 11, 1841, never married. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Information: --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1870 Census, Marion County WV Fairmont Township, Page No. 11 widowed Henry Nichols is living in the Jesse and Priscilla Sharp household Priscilla was one of Henry's daughters. Henry is listed as being 80 yrs old, Farmer, $1000/$100, Va 1860 Census, Marion County (W)Va PO: Barrackville, Page No. 154-155, Lines 40, and 1-4 Dwelling 1164, Family 1106 NICHOLS, Henry, 66, Farmer, $2000/646, Va ", Nancy, 65, Va ", Henry, 27, Laborer, Va WILCOX, Eunice A, 18, Va ", Anthony J, 14, Va 1850 Census, Marion County (W)Va Stamped page 206, Lines 11-18 Dwelling 677, Family 679 NICHOLS, Henry, 57, Farmer, $1600, Penna ", Nancy, 54, Va ", Sarah Ann, 25, Penna ", Priscilla 21, Va ", Larken C, 19, Laborer, Va ", Henry, 17, Laborer, Va ", John, 15, Laborer, Va ", Elzy, 8, Va Note: the next household is the WILCOX family (daughter Jane, appears to be a widow) She is the head of household, 29, born in Pa Children: Mary 10, Eunice Ann 8, Elizabeth H 5, Anthony G 4, Sarah Jane 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------