The Adair Family

Margaret Jane Adair (called Jane) married William Richardson Nicholson. She died in Dekalb County, Alabama in 1867, a fact that is documented by her gravestone. However, this genealogy is a good example of one that is very difficult to verify. Various people posted it on the internet, going back more than 30 generations. This may be totally accurate or it may be complete fiction. There is pretty strong evidence that her parents were John Adair and Jennie Kilgore. He was certainly of Irish descent. He may have been born in South Carolina and he may have been born in Ireland. Jennie was almost certainly born in South Carolina. Beyond that, we have dates that don't add up, including a date of marriage that would have occurred after Jennie was 40, for a marriage that produced 11 children. This is the challenge of genealogy -- to sort out the chaff from the single shining star.

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Descendants of G Duke Cosmos
Generation No. 1
1. G DUKE1 COSMOS1 died Unknown.
Child of G DUKE COSMOS is:
2. i. UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, d. Unknown.
Generation No. 2
2. UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS (G DUKE1 COSMOS)1 died Unknown.
Child of UNKNOWN OTTERUS is:
3. i. OTHO3 FITZGERALD, d. 1057.
Generation No. 3
3. OTHO3 FITZGERALD (UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS)1 died 1057.
Child of OTHO FITZGERALD is:
4. i. WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, b. 1086, Hampshire, England; d. 1108.
Generation No. 4
4. WALTER FITZ4 OTHER (OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS)1 was born 1086 in
Hampshire, England, and died 1108. He married GLADYS AP CONYN. She was born 1048 in Wales, and died
1108.
Child of WALTER OTHER and GLADYS CONYN is:
5. i. CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, b. 1065, Hampshire, England; d. 1136, Wales.
Generation No. 5
5. CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER (WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G
DUKE1 COSMOS)1 was born 1065 in Hampshire, England, and died 1136 in Wales. He married NESTA VERCH
RHYS OF DEHEUBARTH 1090. She was born 1080 in Dynevor, Llandyfesisant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, and died
1163 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
More About CONSTABLE WALTER and NESTA DEHEUBARTH:
Marriage: 1090
Child of CONSTABLE WALTER and NESTA DEHEUBARTH is:
6. i. MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, b. 1075, Ireland; d. 01 Sep 1177, Ireland.
Generation No. 6
6. MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD (CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3
FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS)1 was born 1075 in Ireland, and died 01 Sep 1177 in
Ireland. He married ALICE DE DE MONTGOMERY. She was born 1100 in Pembrokeshire, Wales, and died 1152
in Wexford, Ireland.
Child of MAURICE GERALD and ALICE DE MONTGOMERY is:
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7. i. GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, d. Unknown.
Generation No. 7
7. GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE (MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER
FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS) died Unknown. He married (1) EVE
DE BERMINGHAM. He married (2) CATHERINE DE VALOIS. She died Unknown.
Child of GERALD MAURICE and EVE DE BERMINGHAM is:
8. i. MAURICE FITZ FITZ8 GERALD, b. 1099; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 8
8. MAURICE FITZ FITZ8 GERALD (GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE
GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS)1 was
born 1099, and died Unknown. He married EMELINA DE LONGSPEE FITZ MAURICE 1125. She died Unknown.
More About MAURICE GERALD and EMELINA MAURICE:
Marriage: 1125
Child of MAURICE GERALD and EMELINA MAURICE is:
9. i. THOMAS FITZ9 GERALD, b. 1175, Ireland; d. 1260, Ireland.
Generation No. 9
9. THOMAS FITZ9 GERALD (MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD,
CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1
COSMOS)1 was born 1175 in Ireland, and died 1260 in Ireland. He married ELEANOR MORRIS in Ireland. She was
born 1175 in Ireland, and died Unknown in Ireland.
More About THOMAS GERALD and ELEANOR MORRIS:
Marriage: Ireland
Child of THOMAS GERALD and ELEANOR MORRIS is:
10. i. JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, b. 1200; d. 1261, Callan.
Generation No. 10
10. JOHN FITZ10 GERALD (THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER
FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2
OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS)1 was born 1200, and died 1261 in Callan. He married MARJORY FITZ ANTHONY.
She was born 1200 in Ireland, and died Unknown in Ireland.
Child of JOHN GERALD and MARJORY ANTHONY is:
11. i. MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, b. Unknown, Ireland; d. 23 Jul 1261, Calais.
Generation No. 11
11. MORICE FITZ11 JOHN (JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE,
MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3
FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS)1 was born Unknown in Ireland, and died 23 Jul 1261 in
Calais. He married MAUD DE BARRY 1252. She was born 1235 in Ireland, and died Unknown.
More About MORICE JOHN and MAUD DE BARRY:
Marriage: 1252
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Child of MORICE JOHN and MAUD DE BARRY is:
12. i. THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12 FITZGERALD, b. Apr 1261, Ireland; d. 04 Jun 1298, Ireland.
Generation No. 12
12. THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12 FITZGERALD (MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS
FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD
FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS) was born Apr
1261 in Ireland, and died 04 Jun 1298 in Ireland. He married LADY MARGARET DE BERKELEY. She was born
1275 in Berkeley, England, and died 1320.
Child of THOMAS FITZGERALD and MARGARET DE BERKELEY is:
13. i. MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13 FITZGERALD, b. 1253, Wft Est, Ireland; d. 1336, Ireland.
Generation No. 13
13. MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13 FITZGERALD (THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN
FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6
GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G
DUKE1 COSMOS) was born 1253 in Wft Est, Ireland, and died 1336 in Ireland. He married AVELINE FITZ MORICE.
She was born 1330 in Ireland, and died Unknown.
Child of MAURICE FITZGERALD and AVELINE MORICE is:
14. i. THOMAS F.14 FITZGERALD, b. 1258, Wft Est, Ireland; d. Unknown, Exile.
Generation No. 14
14. THOMAS F.14 FITZGERALD (MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11
JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER
FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2
OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS) was born 1258 in Wft Est, Ireland, and died Unknown in Exile. He married
CATHERINE MC CORMICK 1418. She was born 1329 in Wft Est, Ireland.
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Marriage: 1418
Child of THOMAS FITZGERALD and CATHERINE MC CORMICK is:
15. i. MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, b. 1327, Ireland; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 15
15. MAURICE15 FITZGERALD (THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12,
MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE,
MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3
FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS) was born 1327 in Ireland, and died Unknown.
Child of MAURICE FITZGERALD is:
16. i. ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, b. 1360, Adare, Limerick, Ireland; d. 1451, Ireland.
Generation No. 16
16. ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE (MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS
(OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8,
GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4
OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS) was born 1360 in Adare, Limerick, Ireland,
and died 1451 in Ireland. He married ARABALLA CAMPBELL. She was born 1365 in House Argyle, and died
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1457.
Child of ROBERT DE ADARE and ARABALLA CAMPBELL is:
17. i. NIEGELLO17 ADAIR, b. 1390; d. 1481, Ireland.
Generation No. 17
17. NIEGELLO17 ADAIR (ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE
FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9,
MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5
WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS)1 was born 1390,
and died 1481 in Ireland.
Child of NIEGELLO ADAIR is:
18. i. WILLIAM18 ADAIR, b. 1418, Ireland; d. 1509, Ireland.
Generation No. 18
18. WILLIAM18 ADAIR (NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14,
MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD,
THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE
GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS)1 was
born 1418 in Ireland, and died 1509 in Ireland. He married MARGARET VAUS. She was born 1425, and died
1516.
Child of WILLIAM ADAIR and MARGARET VAUS is:
19. i. ALEXANDER19 ADAIR, b. 1445, Ireland; d. 1531, Ireland.
Generation No. 19
19. ALEXANDER19 ADAIR (WILLIAM18, NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD,
THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10
GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD,
CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1
COSMOS)1 was born 1445 in Ireland, and died 1531 in Ireland. He married EUPHEMIA STEWART. She was born
1511, and died 1599.
Child of ALEXANDER ADAIR and EUPHEMIA STEWART is:
20. i. NINIAM20 ADAIR, b. 1470, Ireland; d. 1525, Ireland.
Generation No. 20
20. NINIAM20 ADAIR (ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18, NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15
FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN,
JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6
GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G
DUKE1 COSMOS)1 was born 1470 in Ireland, and died 1525 in Ireland. He married KATHERINE AGNEW 1495. She
was born 1470 in Scotland, and died 1545 in Scotland.
More About NINIAM ADAIR and KATHERINE AGNEW:
Marriage: 1495
Child of NINIAM ADAIR and KATHERINE AGNEW is:
21. i. WILLIAM21 ADAIR, b. 1500, Ireland; d. 1588, Genoch, Scotland.
Generation No. 21
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21. WILLIAM21 ADAIR (NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18, NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE,
MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE
FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ
WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2
OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS) was born 1500 in Ireland, and died 1588 in Genoch, Scotland. He married HELLEN
KENNEDY. She was born 1505 in Cassalis, and died 1575 in Genoch, Scotland.
Child of WILLIAM ADAIR and HELLEN KENNEDY is:
22. i. NINIAN22 ADAIR, b. 1533; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 22
22. NINIAN22 ADAIR (WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18, NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE
ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12,
MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE,
MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3
FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS) was born 1533, and died Unknown. He married
ELIZABETH GORDAN. She was born 1531 in Lockinvah, and died 1608 in Genoch, Scotland.
Child of NINIAN ADAIR and ELIZABETH GORDAN is:
23. i. WILLIAM23 ADAIR, b. 1565, Antrim, Ireland; d. 1626, Genoch, Scotland.
Generation No. 23
23. WILLIAM23 ADAIR (NINIAN22, WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18, NIEGELLO17, ROBERT
FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID)
FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7
MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3
FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS) was born 1565 in Antrim, Ireland, and died 1626 in
Genoch, Scotland. He married ROSENA MC LELLAND. She was born 1565 in Gelston, and died 1593 in Genoch,
Scotland.
Child of WILLIAM ADAIR and ROSENA MC LELLAND is:
24. i. ROBERT24 ADAIR, b. 1583, Ireland; d. 01 Mar 1655, Ireland.
Generation No. 24
24. ROBERT24 ADAIR (WILLIAM23, NINIAN22, WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18, NIEGELLO17, ROBERT
FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID)
FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7
MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3
FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS) was born 1583 in Ireland, and died 01 Mar 1655 in
Ireland. He married JEAN EDMONSTONE 1624 in Ireland. She was born 1611 in Dunsteath, Sterling, Ireland, and
died 1663 in Kilhilt, Ireland.
More About ROBERT ADAIR and JEAN EDMONSTONE:
Marriage: 1624, Ireland
Child of ROBERT ADAIR and JEAN EDMONSTONE is:
25. i. PATRICK25 ADAIR, b. 1623; d. 1694.
Generation No. 25
25. PATRICK25 ADAIR (ROBERT24, WILLIAM23, NINIAN22, WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18,
NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13,
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THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ
FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER
FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS) was born 1623, and died 1694. He
married JEAN MARGARET BEATTY. She was born 1621 in Ireland, and died 1675.
Child of PATRICK ADAIR and JEAN BEATTY is:
26. i. ALEXANDER26 ADAIR, b. 1650, Ireland; d. 1720, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland.
Generation No. 26
26. ALEXANDER26 ADAIR (PATRICK25, ROBERT24, WILLIAM23, NINIAN22, WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19,
WILLIAM18, NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE
FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9,
MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5
WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS) was born 1650 in
Ireland, and died 1720 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland. He married MARY STEELE 1679 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland.
She was born 1658 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland, and died 1725 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland.
More About ALEXANDER ADAIR and MARY STEELE:
Marriage: 1679, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Child of ALEXANDER ADAIR and MARY STEELE is:
27. i. THOMAS AGNEW27 ADAIR, b. 1680, Antrim, Ireland; d. 1775, Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina.
Generation No. 27
27. THOMAS AGNEW27 ADAIR (ALEXANDER26, PATRICK25, ROBERT24, WILLIAM23, NINIAN22, WILLIAM21, NINIAM20,
ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18, NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14,
MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD,
THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE
GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS) was
born 1680 in Antrim, Ireland, and died 1775 in Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina. He married MARGARET ?1. She
was born 1690 in Dublin, Antrim, Ireland, and died 1760 in Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina.
Child of THOMAS ADAIR and MARGARET ? is:
28. i. JAMES ROBERT28 ADAIR, b. 1708, Antrim, Ireland; d. 1783, Georgia.
Generation No. 28
28. JAMES ROBERT28 ADAIR (THOMAS AGNEW27, ALEXANDER26, PATRICK25, ROBERT24, WILLIAM23, NINIAN22,
WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18, NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15
FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN,
JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6
GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G
DUKE1 COSMOS)1 was born 1708 in Antrim, Ireland, and died 1783 in Georgia. He married AGNES CRAIG1 1733
in Portpatrick, Wigtown, Scotland. She was born 1712 in Portpatrick, Wigtown, Scotland, and died Unknown.
More About JAMES ADAIR and AGNES CRAIG:
Marriage: 1733, Portpatrick, Wigtown, Scotland
Children of JAMES ADAIR and AGNES CRAIG are:
29. i. JOHN29 ADAIR, b. 1753, Antrim, Irland; d. 04 Dec 1815, South Carolina.
ii. MARY ADAIR.
iii. ANN ADAIR.
iv. ALEXANDER ADAIR.
v. JAMES ADAIR, b. 1736, Portpatrick, Wigtown, Scotland.
vi. WILLIAM ADAIR, b. 1740.
vii. JOSEPH ALEXANDER ADAIR, b. 1745, Portpatrick, Wigtown, Scotland.
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viii. JANET ADAIR, b. 06 Jul 1750, Portpatrick, Wigtown, Scotland.
Generation No. 29
29. JOHN29 ADAIR (JAMES ROBERT28, THOMAS AGNEW27, ALEXANDER26, PATRICK25, ROBERT24, WILLIAM23,
NINIAN22, WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18, NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE,
MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE
FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ
WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2
OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS)2 was born 1753 in Antrim, Irland2, and died 04 Dec 1815 in South Carolina. He
married (1) NANCY GA HO GA FOSTER. She was born 1757 in Cherokee Nation. He married (2) MARGARET
JANE KILGORE 1790 in New Echota, Bartow County, Georgia. She was born 1750 in South Carolina2, and died
Aft. 1805 in Anderson, South Carolina.
More About JOHN ADAIR:
Date born 2: 1753, Clemson, Pickens County, South Carolina
Died 2: 04 Dec 1815, Georgia2
More About NANCY GA HO GA FOSTER:
Name 2: Nancy Lightfoot Foster
Name 3: Called Gahoga
Name 4: Nancy Gahoga Lightfoot
More About MARGARET JANE KILGORE:
Name 2: Called Jennie Kilgore
Name 3: Jennie Kilgore2
Date born 2: Bet. 1750 - 1785
More About JOHN ADAIR and MARGARET KILGORE:
Marriage: 1790, New Echota, Bartow County, Georgia
Children of JOHN ADAIR and NANCY FOSTER are:
i. SAMUEL30 ADAIR, d. Unknown.
ii. WALTER ADAIR, d. Unknown.
iii. CHARLOTTE ADAIR, d. Unknown.
iv. JOHN ADAIR, d. Unknown.
v. EDWARD ADAIR, d. Unknown.
Children of JOHN ADAIR and MARGARET KILGORE are:
30. vi. MARGARET JANE30 ADAIR, b. 11 Mar 1797, Pendleton District, South Carolina; d. 23 Sep 1867,
DeKalb County, Alabama.
31. vii. THOMAS BENJAMIN ADAIR, b. Abt. 1795, Pendleton District, South Carolina.
viii. JAMES ADAIR.
ix. JEAN ADAIR.
x. WILLIAM HENRY ADAIR.
xi. CHARLES DUNCAN ADAIR.
xii. GEORGE WASHINGTON ADAIR, b. 1805, Pendleton District, South Carolina; m. NANCY MCDONALD,
21 Dec 1828, Pendleton District, South Carolina.
More About GEORGE ADAIR and NANCY MCDONALD:
Marriage: 21 Dec 1828, Pendleton District, South Carolina
xiii. ELBERT EARL ADAIR, b. Pendleton District, South Carolina.
xiv. MARY ANN ADAIR.
xv. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ADAIR, d. Unknown; m. ELIZABETH MARTIN.
Notes for BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ADAIR:
Although Benjamin Franklin Adair was not Cherokee, his wife was. (Thomas Benjamin Adair's)
brother Benjamin Franklin Adair also married a Cherokee, Elizabeth or Eliza Martin, daughter of
John Martin and Eleanor McDaniel.
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32. xvi. JOHN ALEXANDER ADAIR, b. Pendleton District, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 30
30. MARGARET JANE30 ADAIR (JOHN29, JAMES ROBERT28, THOMAS AGNEW27, ALEXANDER26, PATRICK25, ROBERT24,
WILLIAM23, NINIAN22, WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18, NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE
ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12,
MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE,
MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3
FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS)3,4,5 was born 11 Mar 1797 in Pendleton District, South
Carolina6,7,8, and died 23 Sep 1867 in DeKalb County, Alabama9,10. She married WILLIAM RICHARDSON
NICHOLSON1112, son of WILLIAM NICHOLSON and MARTHA RICHARDSON. He was born 10 Jun 1800 in Pendleton
District, South Carolina13, and died 25 Jun 1869 in DeKalb County, Alabama14.
Notes for MARGARET JANE ADAIR:
Tombstone reads:
"Sacred to the Memory of"
Jane Nicholson (Margaret Jane Adair Nicholson, daughter of John Adair and
Jennie Kilgore Adair)
Consort of W. R. Nicholson
Born March 11, 1797
Died Sept. 23, 1867
"Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God"
Mrs. Jane Nicholson, wife of William R. Nicholson, was born in Pendleton dist., S. C., March 11, 1797, and died
in DeKalb co., Ala., Sept. 23, 1867. J. G. Gurley Issue of November 15, 1867
Southern Christian Advocate Obituaries, 1867-78 Ancestry.com
At least one source says she was born in Georgia.
More About MARGARET JANE ADAIR:
Date born 2: 11 Mar 1797, New Erocha, Bartow Co Ga (ancestry.com I13982 )
Burial: 1867, NICHOLSON CEMETERY, NICHOLSON GAP, DEKALB, ALABAMA
Census 1: 1850, DeKalb County, Alabama
Census 2: 1860, She claims she is 65, which would change her birth date to 1795
Notes for WILLIAM RICHARDSON NICHOLSON:
In 1895, Nicholson's Gap was the county seat of DeKalb County, AL, with a post office, but no Railroad or
Express offiice.
Source: http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/AL/Index/n.htm
Tombstone reads:
Wm R. Nicholson (William Richardson Nicholson)
Born July 10, 1800
Died June 26, 1860
"Mark the perfect man & behold the upright for the end of that man is peace"
In 1850 James and Ira are out of the house.
More About WILLIAM RICHARDSON NICHOLSON:
Date born 2: 1800, South Carolina15
Died 2: 1860, NICHOLSON CEMETERY, NICHOLSON GAP, DEKALB, ALABAMA tombstone
Burial: 1869, Nicholson's Gap, Dekalb County, Alabama
Census 1: 1850, DeKalb County, Alabama
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Census 2: 1860, Lebanon, DeKalb County, Alabama
Civil: AL16,16,16,16,16,16
Property 1: 01 May 1845, Lebanon land office: 159.67 acres, document 6316, ! NW Huntsville No 8S 7E 28
Property 2: 01 May 1845, Lebanon land office: 39.93 acres, document 742, ! NWSW Huntsville No 8S 7E 28
Property 3: 01 Jun 1845, Lebanon land office: 79.77 acres, document 6652, 1 W½SE Huntsville No 8S 7E 21
Property 4: 01 Jul 1845, Lebanon land office: 40 acres, document 7783, !SESE Huntsville No 8S 7E 29
Property 5: 01 Mar 1850, Lebanon land office: 40.16 acres, document 10861, ! NWNW Huntsville No 8S 7E 33
Property 6: 01 Dec 1860, Centre land office, 39.89 acres, document 17563, 1SENW Huntsville No 8S 7E 21
Residence: 1860, Division 2, De Kalb, Alabama17
More About WILLIAM NICHOLSON and MARGARET ADAIR:
Marriage: 18
Children of MARGARET ADAIR and WILLIAM NICHOLSON are:
33. i. JAMES A.31 NICHOLSON, b. 26 Oct 1821, South Carolina; d. 1901.
ii. IRA E. NICHOLSON19, b. 12 Oct 182219; d. 04 Sep 1847, DeKalb County, Alabama19.
Notes for IRA E. NICHOLSON:
Tombstone reads:
"To the Sacred Memory of"
Ira E. Nicholson (Son of Jane and William R. Nicholson, first o
buried in cemetery)
Born Oct. 12, 1822
Died Sept. 4, 1847
"For to me to live is Christ........is given"
More About IRA E. NICHOLSON:
Burial: 1847, Nicholson Gap, Dekalb County, AL
iii. MARGARET NICHOLSON19, b. 01 Jan 1824, South Carolina19; d. Unknown; m. DANIEL CLAYTON19.
More About MARGARET NICHOLSON:
Census: 1850, DeKalb County, Alabama
iv. WILLIAM JOHN NICHOLSON19, b. 13 Dec 1825, Pendleton District, SC19; d. 09 Feb 1870, Grand
River, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory19; m. SUSAN M. HALL, 05 Nov 184619.
More About WILLIAM NICHOLSON and SUSAN HALL:
Marriage: 05 Nov 184619
v. MARTHA JANE NICHOLSON19, b. 10 Apr 1827, South Carolina19; d. 28 Sep 1901, DeKalb County,
Alabama19.
Notes for MARTHA JANE NICHOLSON:
Tombstone reads:
"Come ye Blessed"
Martha Jane Nicholson (Daughter of Jane and William R. Nicholson)
April 10, 1827
Sept. 28, 1901
"Blessed are the pure in heart Mark 5-8"
More About MARTHA JANE NICHOLSON:
Burial: 1901, Nicholson Gap, Dekalb County, AL
Census 1: 1850, DeKalb County, Alabama
Census 2: 1860, She claims she is 30, which would change her birth date to 1830
34. vi. WARREN DAVID NICHOLSON, b. 21 Apr 1828, South Carolina; d. 28 Jul 1897, DeKalb County,
Alabama.
vii. CHARLES D. NICHOLSON19, b. 12 Feb 1830, Pickens District, SC19; d. 25 Apr 1878, Clearwater,
FL19.
More About CHARLES D. NICHOLSON:
Census: 1850, DeKalb County, Alabama
viii. MARY NICHOLSON19, b. 05 May 1831, Alabama19; d. 186819.
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More About MARY NICHOLSON:
Census: 1850, DeKalb County, Alabama
ix. EVAN NICHOLSON, b. 12 May 1832, Tellico Plains, Monroe County, TN; d. 15 Feb 1897, Owenton,
Jefferson County, AL; m. AGNES E.; b. 25 Feb 1847; d. 26 May 1919.
More About EVAN NICHOLSON:
Date born 2: 29 May 1832, Monroe County, Tennessee, accordiing to survey of cemetery
Burial: 1897, Elyton Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
Census: 1850, DeKalb County, Alabama
More About AGNES E.:
Burial: Elyton Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
35. x. RUFUS NICHOLSON, b. 07 Nov 1833, Monroe County, Tennessee; d. 11 Jun 1919, DeKalb County,
Alabama.
xi. PRIESTLY NICHOLSON, b. 01 Mar 1835, Alabama19; d. Abt. 190520.
More About PRIESTLY NICHOLSON:
Census: 1850, DeKalb County, Alabama
xii. VIRGIL NICHOLSON, b. 29 Apr 1836, Alabama21; d. Abt. 190522.
More About VIRGIL NICHOLSON:
Census: 1850, DeKalb County, Alabama
xiii. EMILY JANE NICHOLSON23,24, b. 21 Oct 1838, Alabama25; d. 23 Mar 1899, DeKalb County,
Alabama25; m. DAVID SAMUEL NOWLIN26; b. 28 Sep 182126; d. 01 Jan 1879, DeKalb County,
Alabama26.
Notes for EMILY JANE NICHOLSON:
Tombstone dates vary from dates obtained elsewhere:"Farewell"
"In Memory of"
Emily (Emily Nicholson Nowlin)
Wife of David S. Nowlin
Dau of W. & Jane Nicholson
Born Oct. 2, 1838
Died March 28, 1899
"Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God"
More About EMILY JANE NICHOLSON:
Burial: Nicholson Gap, Dekalb County, AL
Notes for DAVID SAMUEL NOWLIN:
Tombstone reads:
Headstone:
"In Memory of"
David S. Nowlin (David Samuel Nowlin)
Son of Wade & Ann W. Nowlin
Born Sept. 28, 1821
Died Jan. 1, 1879
Age 58 yrs 3 mo 4 days
Footstone:
David S. Nowlin
Serg Co K 3 Conf Cav
Confederate States Army
Sept. 28, 1821 - Jan 1, 1879
More About DAVID SAMUEL NOWLIN:
Burial: 1879, NICHOLSON CEMETERY, NICHOLSON GAP, DEKALB, ALABAMA
Census: 1850, DeKalb County, Alabama
36. xiv. MARSHALL MORTON NICHOLSON, b. 06 Dec 1840, Alabama; d. 28 Mar 1914, DeKalb County,
Alabama.
xv. ELIHU NICHOLSON27, b. 22 Mar 1842, Alabama27; d. 27 May 1862, Corinth, MS27,28.
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Notes for ELIHU NICHOLSON:
According to a note in the NICHOLSON CEMETERY, NICHOLSON GAP, DEKALB, ALABAMA
Lieut. Elihu L. Nicholson (Son of Jane and William R. Nicholson, died of
pneumonia County B 49 Ala Inf CSA 1842-1862 following the battle of Shiloh and was
buried in the doctor's yard in Corinth, Mississippi)
Buried Corinth, Miss
More About ELIHU NICHOLSON:
Burial 1: Tombstone only: NICHOLSON CEMETERY, NICHOLSON GAP, DEKALB, ALABAMA
Burial 2: 1862, Corinth, MS
Census: 1850, DeKalb County, Alabama
31. THOMAS BENJAMIN30 ADAIR (JOHN29, JAMES ROBERT28, THOMAS AGNEW27, ALEXANDER26, PATRICK25,
ROBERT24, WILLIAM23, NINIAN22, WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18, NIEGELLO17, ROBERT
FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID)
FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7
MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3
FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS) was born Abt. 1795 in Pendleton District, South Carolina.
He married RACHEL LYNCH, daughter of JETER LYNCH and NANCY MARTIN. She was born in Pendleton District,
South Carolina.
Notes for THOMAS BENJAMIN ADAIR:
John Lynch Adair was educated at the Moravian mission in the Cherokee Nation east, and later at Dwight Mission
in the west. He also attended Ozark Institute, near present Fayetteville, AR. He married Mary Jane "Jennie"
Jeffries, February 22, 1855. She was born September 9, 1831 in VA, and died May 8, 1897. He served in the
Civil War as a scout and Captain, and his family lived in Bellview, TX during the war. He then served the
Cherokee Nation as auditor, clerk of the Cherokee Senate 1869-1870, executive councilor in 1871, and as
commissioner to survey the boundary line between the Cherokee Nation and surrounding states. He also served as
executive secretary to the Principal Chief. He was editor of the Cherokee Advocate newspaper in 1873. He served
as a delegate from the Cherokee Nation to Washington, D. C. in 1876, 1880 and 1889, and several other
occupations, as well as being a poet. He and Mary had five children
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Children of THOMAS ADAIR and RACHEL LYNCH are:
i. JOHN LYNCH31 ADAIR, b. 12 Apr 1828.
ii. DAUGHTER ADAIR, b. Abt. 1837; d. Bef. 1857.
32. JOHN ALEXANDER30 ADAIR (JOHN29, JAMES ROBERT28, THOMAS AGNEW27, ALEXANDER26, PATRICK25,
ROBERT24, WILLIAM23, NINIAN22, WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18, NIEGELLO17, ROBERT
FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID)
FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7
MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3
FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS) was born in Pendleton District, South Carolina, and died
Unknown. He married ELIZABETH GUNTER, daughter of EDWARD GUNTER and ELSIE MCCOY. She was born
1811 in Pendleton District, South Carolina, and died Unknown.
Notes for JOHN ALEXANDER ADAIR:
John Alexander Adair married Cherokee citizen Elizabeth Gunter, daughter of Edward Gunter and Elsie McCoy.
They had a son named Benjamin Franklin Adair, b. Sept. 6, 1852 and a daughter Elizabeth, b. April 28, 1854.
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More About ELIZABETH GUNTER:
Name 2: Eliza Keys Gunter
Children of JOHN ADAIR and ELIZABETH GUNTER are:
37. i. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN31 ADAIR, b. 06 Sep 1852; d. Unknown.
ii. ELIZABETH ADAIR, b. 28 Apr 1854; d. Unknown.
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Generation No. 31
33. JAMES A.31 NICHOLSON (MARGARET JANE30 ADAIR, JOHN29, JAMES ROBERT28, THOMAS AGNEW27,
ALEXANDER26, PATRICK25, ROBERT24, WILLIAM23, NINIAN22, WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18,
NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13,
THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ
FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER
FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS)29 was born 26 Oct 1821 in South
Carolina29, and died 190129. He married MARY A. MAJOR29 09 Mar 184829. She was born in Tennessee.
More About JAMES A. NICHOLSON:
Name 2: James Nicholson30
Name 3: James A Nicholson31
Date born 2: 1822, South Carolina32
Date born 3: 1822, South Carolina33
Census: 1860, Lebanon, Dekalb County, Alabama
Residence 1: 1850, Division 25, De Kalb, Alabama34
Residence 2: 1860, Division 2, De Kalb, Alabama35
More About JAMES NICHOLSON and MARY MAJOR:
Marriage: 09 Mar 184836
Children of JAMES NICHOLSON and MARY MAJOR are:
i. MARTHA J.32 NICHOLSON, b. 1849, Alabama.
ii. MARY A. NICHOLSON, b. 1851, Alabama.
iii. WILLIAM A. NICHOLSON, b. 1854, Alabama.
iv. EMILY S. NICHOLSON, b. 1859, Alabama.
34. WARREN DAVID31 NICHOLSON (MARGARET JANE30 ADAIR, JOHN29, JAMES ROBERT28, THOMAS AGNEW27,
ALEXANDER26, PATRICK25, ROBERT24, WILLIAM23, NINIAN22, WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18,
NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13,
THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ
FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER
FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS)36 was born 21 Apr 1828 in South
Carolina36, and died 28 Jul 1897 in DeKalb County, Alabama36. He married (1) JULIA A.37. She was born 29
Dec 185037, and died 16 Sep 1886 in DeKalb County, Alabama37. He married (2) MARY C. BURGESS38 14 Aug
188838.
More About WARREN DAVID NICHOLSON:
Burial: 1897, Nicholson Gap, Dekalb County, AL
Census: 1850, DeKalb County, Alabama
Notes for JULIA A.:
Inscription on tombstone reads:
"In Memory of"
Julia A.
Consort of W.D. Nicholson
Born Dec. 29, 1850
Died Sept. 16, 1886
Aged 55 yrs 8 mo 18 days
"Rest Mother, rest in quiet sleep,
while friends in sorrow o'er thee weep.
And here their heart-felt offerings bring
And near thy grave thy requiem sing.
Mourning for her in the emblems of sadness,
Weep not for her with hearts shrouded in gloom.
Better by far is the anthem of gladness,
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Lifting the veil from the shroud and tomb."
More About JULIA A.:
Burial: 1886, NICHOLSON CEMETERY, NICHOLSON GAP, DEKALB, ALABAMA
More About WARREN NICHOLSON and MARY BURGESS:
Marriage: 14 Aug 188838
Children of WARREN NICHOLSON and JULIA A. are:
i. ISABELLA32 NICHOLSON39, b. 02 Jul 185539; d. 19 Oct 1856, DeKalb County, Alabama39.
Notes for ISABELLA NICHOLSON:
Tombtone reads:
"Sacred to the Memory of"
Isabella J. Nicholson
Born July 2, 1855
Died Oct. 19, 1856
1 Yr 3 Mo 17 Days (Double Headstone with 2 lambs and inscribed with
"Children of Warren D. & Julia A. Nicholson)
"Sacred to the Memory of"
Joel G. Nicholson
Born Nov. 26, 1858
Died July 28, 1861
Aged 2 yrs 8 Mo 2 days
ii. JOEL G. NICHOLSON39, b. 26 Nov 185839; d. 28 Jul 1861, DeKalb County, Alabama39.
Notes for JOEL G. NICHOLSON:
Tombstone reads:
"Sacred to the Memory of"
Isabella J. Nicholson
Born July 2, 1855
Died Oct. 19, 1856
1 Yr 3 Mo 17 Days (Double Headstone with 2 lambs and inscribed with
"Children of Warren D. & Julia A. Nicholson)
"Sacred to the Memory of"
Joel G. Nicholson
Born Nov. 26, 1858
Died July 28, 1861
Aged 2 yrs 8 Mo 2 days
35. RUFUS31 NICHOLSON (MARGARET JANE30 ADAIR, JOHN29, JAMES ROBERT28, THOMAS AGNEW27, ALEXANDER26,
PATRICK25, ROBERT24, WILLIAM23, NINIAN22, WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18, NIEGELLO17, ROBERT
FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID)
FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7
MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3
FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS)40,41,42,42 was born 07 Nov 1833 in Monroe County,
Tennessee43,44, and died 11 Jun 1919 in DeKalb County, Alabama45,46. He married SARAH CAROLINE BOGLE47,48,
daughter of JOSEPH BOGLE and MINERVA GREEN. She was born Dec 1834 in Tennessee49,50, and died Unknown.
Notes for RUFUS NICHOLSON:
The 1880 Census for DeKalb County Alabama shows Rufus as a 46 year old man.
Year: 1880; Census Place: , De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T9_12; Family History Film: 1254012; Page: 641C;
Enumeration District: 58; Image: 240.
For the 1900 census, Rufus and Sarah live in Jefferson County, Alabama, and lists his occupation as Minister.
This is backed up by the many, many weddings that include his name as the person performing the ceremony. He
lives next to Walter Hugh Nicholson and Mary Ellen Wheeler. Rufus Linus lives at home with his parents.
More About RUFUS NICHOLSON:
Date born 2: 1834, Tennessee51
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Date born 3: 1834, Tennessee52
Date born 4: 1834, Tennessee53
Died 2: Jun 1913, Dekalb County records Volume 9, Certificate 142, Roll 1
Census 1: 1850, DeKalb County, Alabama
Census 2: 1880, Year: 1880; Census Place: , De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T9_12; Family History Film: 1254012;
Page: 641C; Enumeration District: 58; Image:
Residence 1: 1900, Precinct 7, Jefferson, Alabama54
Residence 2: 1850, Division 25, De Kalb, Alabama55
Residence 3: 1880, De Kalb, Alabama56
Notes for SARAH CAROLINE BOGLE:
Could this be her family?
Name: Bogle, Sarah
Father: Bogle , Joseph
Mother: Harris , Sarah
Birth Date: 1833
State: TN
Country: USA
In the 1880 census she claims that both of her parents were born in Tennessee.
More About SARAH CAROLINE BOGLE:
Name 2: Sarah C Bogle57
Name 3: Sarah C Bogle57
Date born 2: 1836, Tennessee57
Date born 3: 1836, Tennessee57
Census: 1850, Roll M432_5, Page 376, District 24, De Kalb, Alabama
Residence: 1850, District 24, De Kalb, Alabama57,57
Children of RUFUS NICHOLSON and SARAH BOGLE are:
38. i. WALTER HUGH32 NICHOLSON, b. Dec 1861, Alabama; d. Unknown.
ii. JAMES V. NICHOLSON, b. Abt. 1864.
iii. MASTIN G. NICHOLSON, b. Abt. 1866.
iv. RUFUS LINUS NICHOLSON, b. Dec 186958; d. Nov 1938, Jefferson County, Alabama59.
Notes for RUFUS LINUS NICHOLSON:
In the 1900 census, he was 31 years old, living with his parents in Jefferson County, next door to
Walter Marion. He lists his occupation as an engineer in the mines.
More About RUFUS LINUS NICHOLSON:
Name 2: Rufus L Nicholson60
Name 3: Rufus L Nicholson61
Name 4: Rufus L. NICHOLSON62
Date born 2: 1869, Alabama62
Date born 3: 1869, Alabama63
Date born 4: 1870, Alabama64
Residence 1: 1880, De Kalb, Alabama65
Residence 2: 1900, Precinct 7, Jefferson, Alabama66
39. v. MINERVA JANE NICHOLSON, b. Abt. 1871, Alabama; d. 1946.
36. MARSHALL MORTON31 NICHOLSON (MARGARET JANE30 ADAIR, JOHN29, JAMES ROBERT28, THOMAS AGNEW27,
ALEXANDER26, PATRICK25, ROBERT24, WILLIAM23, NINIAN22, WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18,
NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13,
THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ
FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER
FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS)67 was born 06 Dec 1840 in
Alabama67, and died 28 Mar 1914 in DeKalb County, Alabama67. He married (1) SARAH A. NEWMAN68,69. She
was born 10 Apr 185069, and died 08 Oct 1920 in DeKalb County, Alabama69. He married (2) REBECCA A.
BYNUM. She was born 07 Dec 1841, and died 16 Aug 1888.
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Notes for MARSHALL MORTON NICHOLSON:
Tomstome reads:
Marshall M. Nicholson (Marshall Morton Nicholson)
Dec. 6, 1840 - Mar. 28, 1914
Headstone "A Christian and a Confederate Veteran"
Footstone "Marshall M. Nicholson"
Capt. County B 3 Conf. Cav.
Confederate States Army
Dec. 6, 1840 - March 28, 1914
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/dekalb/cemeteries/nicholson.txt
More About MARSHALL MORTON NICHOLSON:
Burial: 1914, Nicholson Gap, Dekalb County, AL
Census: 1850, DeKalb County, Alabama
Notes for REBECCA A. BYNUM:
Tombstone reads:
Rebecca A. Bynum
Wife of Marshall M. Nicholson
Dec. 7, 1841 - Aug. 16, 1888
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/dekalb/cemeteries/nicholson.txt
More About REBECCA A. BYNUM:
Burial: 1888, NICHOLSON CEMETERY, NICHOLSON GAP, DEKALB, ALABAMA
Child of MARSHALL NICHOLSON and SARAH NEWMAN is:
i. MARSHALL MARTIN32 NICHOLSON, b. 13 Sep 1890, DeKalb County, Alabama69; d. 13 Sep 1890,
DeKalb County, Alabama69.
More About MARSHALL MARTIN NICHOLSON:
Burial: 1890, NICHOLSON CEMETERY, NICHOLSON GAP, DEKALB, ALABAMA
Children of MARSHALL NICHOLSON and REBECCA BYNUM are:
ii. WILLIE E.32 NICHOLSON, b. 29 May 1880; d. 07 Aug 1880, DeKalb County, Alabama.
Notes for WILLIE E. NICHOLSON:
"Sacred to the Memory of"
Vann Melton Nicholson
Born July 12, 1882
Died July 26, 1882
9 Days(Double Headstone with picture of 2 lambs and
"Children of Marshall M. and Rebecca Nicholson" inscribed on it on top.
Bottom inscription reads "I take these little lambs said He, and lay them on my breast.
Protection they shall find in me, In me be ever blest")
"Sacred to the Memory of"
Willie E. Nicholson
Born May 29, 1880
Died Aug. 7, 1880
2 Mo. 8 Days
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/dekalb/cemeteries/nicholson.txt
iii. VANN MELTON NICHOLSON, b. 12 Jul 1882; d. 26 Jul 1882, DeKalb County, Alabama.
Notes for VANN MELTON NICHOLSON:
Tombstone reads:
"Sacred to the Memory of"
Vann Melton Nicholson
Born July 12, 1882
Died July 26, 1882
9 Days(Double Headstone with picture of 2 lambs and
"Children of Marshall M. and Rebecca Nicholson" inscribed on it on top.
Bottom inscription reads "I take these little lambs said He, and lay them on my breast.
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Protection they shall find in me, In me be ever blest")
"Sacred to the Memory of"
Willie E. Nicholson
Born May 29, 1880
Died Aug. 7, 1880
2 Mo. 8 Days
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/dekalb/cemeteries/nicholson.txt
37. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN31 ADAIR (JOHN ALEXANDER30, JOHN29, JAMES ROBERT28, THOMAS AGNEW27,
ALEXANDER26, PATRICK25, ROBERT24, WILLIAM23, NINIAN22, WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19, WILLIAM18,
NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE FITZTHOMAS13,
THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9, MAURICE FITZ
FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5 WALTER, WALTER
FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS) was born 06 Sep 1852, and died
Unknown. He married LOLA SPURLOCK 1867. She was born 1850, and died Unknown.
More About BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ADAIR:
Date born 2: 1850
More About BENJAMIN ADAIR and LOLA SPURLOCK:
Marriage: 1867
Children of BENJAMIN ADAIR and LOLA SPURLOCK are:
i. ALICE32 ADAIR, b. 1868; d. Unknown.
ii. ETTA ADAIR70, b. 187070; d. Unknown.
iii. OLNEY MORGAN ADAIR70, b. 187270; d. Unknown.
iv. WILLIAM PENN ADAIR70, b. 187470; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 32
38. WALTER HUGH32 NICHOLSON (RUFUS31, MARGARET JANE30 ADAIR, JOHN29, JAMES ROBERT28, THOMAS
AGNEW27, ALEXANDER26, PATRICK25, ROBERT24, WILLIAM23, NINIAN22, WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19,
WILLIAM18, NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE
FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9,
MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5
WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS)71,72 was born Dec
1861 in Alabama73,74,75, and died Unknown. He married MARY ELLEN WHEELER Abt. 188876, daughter of
ANDREW WHEELER and MARY JONES. She was born 05 Nov 1869 in Jackson County, Alabama77, and died 12
Jul 1960.
Notes for WALTER HUGH NICHOLSON:
In the 1900 census, he lists his occupation as carpenter. He lives right next door to Solomon Smith. Ernest Smith
is a boarder in the next house. His parents, Rufus and Caroline, are the next listed in the census. He and his wife
can both read and write.
There is a death certificate in Jefferson County, Alabama
Name: Walter H Nicholson Death Date: Oct 1933
Death County: Jefferson Volume: 41 Certificate: 20113 Roll: 3
More About WALTER HUGH NICHOLSON:
Name 2: Walter Nicholson78
Burial: Collinsville Cemetery, Collinsville, Alabama
Census 1: 1910, Series T624; Roll 17; Part 1, page 184A. 7th Precinct, Jefferson County, Alabama Lives next to
Andrew Lindsay Wheeler, Richard J. Wheeler, Bascomb Glasgow, Frank Wheeler
Census 2: 1900, Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 7, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T623 20; Page: 17A;
Enumeration District: 90.
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Residence 1: 1880, Year: 1880; Census Place: , De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T9_12; Family History Film: 1254012;
Page: 641C; Enumeration District: 58; Image:79
Residence 2: 1900, Precinct 7, Jefferson, Alabama80
Notes for MARY ELLEN WHEELER:
.In the 1910 census, she is listed as "Ella." She says that she bore 3 children, of whom all three are alive. In the
1900 census she claimed to have 2 children, both living. This is consistent with everything we know about her
children.
Her legal name was apparently Mary Ellen, but she was always called Ella.
More About MARY ELLEN WHEELER:
Name 2: Called Ella
Name 3: Mary Ellen Wheeler
Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Jefferson County, Alabama
Census 1: 1880, Listed as Ella
Census 2: 1870, Bellafonte Post Office, Hawk Springs District 11, Jackson County, Alabama
More About WALTER NICHOLSON and MARY WHEELER:
Marriage: Abt. 188881
Children of WALTER NICHOLSON and MARY WHEELER are:
i. CAROLINE ELIZABETH33 NICHOLSON, b. 28 Nov 1888, Alabama82; d. 10 Sep 1966, Jefferson
County, Alabama82.
Notes for CAROLINE ELIZABETH NICHOLSON:
Ruby Caldwell Smith told her daughter that Carrie's name was Caroline Elizabeth and that she was
named after Sarah Caroline Bogle. She was always called Carrie.
More About CAROLINE ELIZABETH NICHOLSON:
Name 2: Called Carrie
Name 3: Carrie Elizabeth Nicholson
Date born 2: 28 Nov 1888
Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Jefferson County, Alabama
Namesake: Named for Sarah Caroline Bogle
Residence: 1930, In census, is listed as living with her parents.
ii. SARAH NELL NICHOLSON, b. 23 Dec 1904, Jefferson County, Alabama; d. 09 Oct 1979, Jefferson
County, Alabama; m. THOMAS HENRY LONG; b. 07 Jan 1906; d. 09 Aug 1983, Pleasant Grove,
Jefferson County, Alabama.
Notes for SARAH NELL NICHOLSON:
Ruby Caldwell Smith helped deliver Ethel, Clarice, Doe and Booty at home.
More About SARAH NELL NICHOLSON:
Name 2: Called Sallie
Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Jefferson County, Alabama
Notes for THOMAS HENRY LONG:
Name: Thomas Long
SSN: 417-07-4727
Last Residence: 35127 Pleasant Grove, Jefferson, Alabama, United States of America
Born: 7 Jan 1906
Died: Aug 1983
State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951 )
More About THOMAS HENRY LONG:
Name 2: Called Henry
Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Jefferson County, Alabama
iii. WALTER HUGH NICHOLSON, b. 11 Nov 1890, Alabama; d. 23 May 1970, Lakeland, Polk County,
Florida; m. JANNIE ?83, 1930; b. 1905; d. Unknown.
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Notes for WALTER HUGH NICHOLSON:
In the 1930 census, Walter Hugh and Jannie have just married. He is a carpenter for a building
contractor. She is a check girl in a laundry. He is employed at the time of the census and he is not
a veteran. He owns his home, which is worth $4,000. He lives next door to Andrew Lindsey
Wheeler. This was unusual because he lived with his parents most of his life.
His neice and nephew remember him as wandering, living at home and then coming and going,
without steady jobs.
Name: Walter H Nicholson Death Date: 22 May 1970 County of Death: Polk State of Death:
Florida Age at Death: 79 Race: White Gender: Unknown Birth Date: 11 Nov 1890
More About WALTER HUGH NICHOLSON:
Name 2: Called Walter
Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Jefferson County, Alabama
Census 1: 1930, Apex, Jefferson County, Alabama, married in that year. Year: 1930; Census
Place: Precinct 7, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 22; Page: ; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 296.0
Census 2: 1900, Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 7, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T623 20; Page:
17A; Enumeration District: 90
Social Security Number: 418-05-7569
More About WALTER NICHOLSON and JANNIE ?:
Marriage: 1930
39. MINERVA JANE32 NICHOLSON (RUFUS31, MARGARET JANE30 ADAIR, JOHN29, JAMES ROBERT28, THOMAS
AGNEW27, ALEXANDER26, PATRICK25, ROBERT24, WILLIAM23, NINIAN22, WILLIAM21, NINIAM20, ALEXANDER19,
WILLIAM18, NIEGELLO17, ROBERT FITZGERALD16 DE ADARE, MAURICE15 FITZGERALD, THOMAS F.14, MAURICE
FITZTHOMAS13, THOMAS (OF SHANID) FITZMAURICE12, MORICE FITZ11 JOHN, JOHN FITZ10 GERALD, THOMAS FITZ9,
MAURICE FITZ FITZ8, GERALD FITZ7 MAURICE, MAURICE FITZ WALTER FITZ6 GERALD, CONSTABLE GERALD FITZ5
WALTER, WALTER FITZ4 OTHER, OTHO3 FITZGERALD, UNKNOWN2 OTTERUS, G DUKE1 COSMOS)84 was born Abt.
1871 in Alabama, and died 1946. She married WALTER MARION SMITH, son of WILLIAM SMITH and NANCY C..
He was born 1867 in DeKalb County, Alabama85, and died 1926.
Notes for MINERVA JANE NICHOLSON:
While she was raising her children, she taught girls to sew from charts. This was before you bought patterns to
sew. She taught them how to make a pattern from the sewing chart and then sew the clothes.
Notes for WALTER MARION SMITH:
Probably not the same person: Name: Marion W Smith Death Date: 28 Jul 1944 Death County: Jefferson
Volume: 28 Certificate: 13730 Roll: 4
1900 census: Precinct 7, Jefferson County, Alabama
1920 Census: Van Buren, Dekalb County, Alabama. Household is Marion W., Minerva J, Emmett, Rufus,
Virgil, Ruth . and Louise.
More About WALTER MARION SMITH:
Name 2: M Walter Smith86
Name 3: Marion W. SMITH87
Date born 2: 1868, Alabama88
Residence 1: 1920, 1920 U.S. Census • Alabama • DeKalb • Van Buren • ED# 6988
Residence 2: 1880, Beat 5, De Kalb, Alabama89
Children of MINERVA NICHOLSON and WALTER SMITH are:
i. EMMETT NICHOLSON33 SMITH, b. 16 Aug 1893, Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama90; d. 09 Feb
1950, Lake City, Columbia County, FL91; m. RUBY SPENCER CALDWELL, 27 Oct 1922,
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama; b. 11 Jan 1903, Ensley, Jefferson County, Alabama92; d.
25 Oct 1986, Panama City, Bay, FL.
Notes for EMMETT NICHOLSON SMITH:
Florida Death Index 1877-1998 Name: Emmet M. Smith Place: Columbia Gender: M Race: W
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Volume: 1393 Certificate: 2497 Death Date: 1950 (He was at the Veterans Hospital in Lake City
when he died.)
Their son, Jack Smith, was born in a house on the property of Andrew Lindsay Wheeler. It was a 2-
story house back behind the main house.
During the 1930 census, the family was living in Mount Clemons Michigan, near Detroit. He was
working there reupholstering and repairing Victorian furntiure and returned to Alabama just before
the birth of his daughter, Linda. On April 24, 1930, he lived in Clinton Township, Mount Clemons,
at 25 Church Street, with Ruby, Guy and Jack. There were two boarders in the house, whose
names appear to be Verna Leonardson(born in Michigan) and Charles Simmons (born in Illinois).
The family is paying $30 a month for rent. Emmett says his father was born in Georgia and Ruby
says her mother was born in Missouri according to the census takers, both things that we believe
are not true. The lodgers are a waitress at a hotel and a laborer doing odd jobs. Emmett lists
himself as a a carpenter in a cabinet shop.
His daughter says: He always planted a few crops because farming was in his blood. They had 39
acres in Alabama, but a lot of it was woods (long-term leases from Tennessee Coal and Iron
company). He would have corn, sweet potatoes and soy beans, in a time when people were not
growing soy beans. He fed them to the animals, but said that people would be eating them before
long. He had a kitchen garden too. He worked in a defense plant in Alabama, during World War II.
His daughter does not know what he did because they didn't talk about what they did at the plant.
She thinks he made powder for explosives. His son thinks he was working on setting the plant up
rather than working in the plant. He learned how to cut hair in the Army, so on Sunday afternoons
their front porch was a barber shop. Everyone who was working 6 days a week in the defense
plants during the war would get their hair cut because that was their only day off. When it became
popular for women to bob their hair, he cut his wife's hair. The relationship with her father was
cooler after that, and he may have never forgiven Emmett for cutting Ruby's hair.
His son says: My dad worked in the Edgewater coal mine as a brick mason building block and
brick walls for air and ventilation control and motor shops in the mine for part of the war years. He
worked as a saw filer, sharpening saws while building a powder plant for DUPONT co. in Sylacaga,
Al. Tthey produced powder for dynamite and all kinds of explosives ( I think the full name was
I. E. Dupont and De mours co. I may not have it spelled right ). Both before and after the war he
worked as a contractor building houses.
He says his dad was a man of sometimes strong opinions and did not care what other people
thought, a trait which arguably carried down in the famly. At church one time the discussion came
up among a small group about why some person did not come to church. Someone in the group
mentioned that this person just did not have a suit to wear and felt out of place .My dad very quickly
answered "who is going to church, the person or the clothes ? If the clothes are going you can just
put them in a paper sack and send them." After more discussion about being too poor to own a
suit my dad suggested that the group start wearing KHAKI pants and any kind of clean shirt and
forget the tie. The next Sunday he showed up in khaki pants. He was the only one but he
continued to do that. He did not believe that clothes make the man. I am afraid that I have to
agree. He worked at the powder plant as a carpenter-- saw filer while building the plant. he never
worked in the plant after it went into production
His son also says his dad had 2 separate 40 acre, adjoining leases with 40 acres in cultivation, the
rest was in woods and pasture. He believed in a good garden He liked to go to church and tell
people "I have plenty of garden vegetables, Come on over and help yourself " then when we got
home he would tell me to go pick some and bring it to the house so they won't be tromping around
in the garden (some of them didn't know how to pick and would destroy more than they picked).
From the 6th grade on I got out of school at 1:00 and came hom, ,hooked up the mule(s) and
plowed until he came home to take over the plowing and I would go in and fix the mules feed
sometimes milk the cow and then do my homework (what part of it I ever done) I think the main
reason for some of the farming was to keep me out of trouble - - - It worked. I came in one day
and told him I wanted to go to a specific ball game.He wasn't in the best mood that day He said "
I've got your d- - - ball game there is a team of mules and 40 acres and if that runs out I will lease
some more" well that fall we bought a used tractor and I learned to drive it pretty good, The 40
acres ran out, I had plowed it over and over..My dad always tried to do what he said he would do
so he leased 5 acres - - -5 miles from home I plowed that and planted it in soybeans, I cut and
raked it and he gave it away because it had NUT grass in it and he,didn't want to contaminate our
place with it. But I never got into trouble I didn't have time. Of all the farming we done , I sold 1
half wagon load of watermelons..Of the rest, we had what we used and gave away more than we
used I can't remember ever selling anything more. ---He first leased the front 40 acres that he had
helped uncle Hugh Nicholson clear the trees off of it I can remember some of the trees were oaks
over 2 feet in diameter. the first lease was before my sister Linda was born The second lease was
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an adjoining 40 acres that uncle Dick Wheeler *(Granny Caldwell's brother ) had leased for years
and he gave up the lease. since we had the front 40 the company ( T. C I ) let us have it.There was
some mine cracks--big cracks in the ground varying in size some4--6 ft. wide and 40--50 ft long
open 4 to 8 ft deep ( WE had a mule fall into one once and we had to dig her out ) We filled them
and watched them and farmed right over them. Occasionally one would open up and we would
have to fill it again some of the cracks are there now in among the houses that have been built in
my field.
More About EMMETT NICHOLSON SMITH:
Burial: 1950, Pleaant Grove Cemetery, Jefferson County, Alabama
Military service: Corporal, U. S. Army, World War I
Occupation: Brick mason, carpenter, builder, did his own drafting, made his own plans, did
blacksmithing (shoed horses for everyone), built furniture. Loved to use the lathe.
Residence 1: 1920, Living with parents: 1920 U.S. Census • Alabama • DeKalb • Van Buren • ED#
69
Residence 2: 1900, Precinct 7, Jefferson, Alabama93
Residence 3: 1930, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan; Roll: 1009;
Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 244.0.
Notes for RUBY SPENCER CALDWELL:
Social Security Information from Death Index
Ruby SMITH
Birth Date: 11 Jan 1903
Death Date: Oct 1986
Social Security Number: 263-46-6085
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Florida
Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 32404
Localities: Panama City, Bay, Florida
She was buried on her wedding anniversary, having outlived her husband by 36 years.
Her daughter says: She quit school in 7th grade and stayed home to help her mother. Later in life
she was a cook, caretaker and so forth. During World War II she took a home nursing course.
When any of the people in the neighborhood had a baby, she would help the doctor. When anyone
was sick, they would come get her to sit with the sick person and take care of them When her
grand-daughter Linda Rae was 3, she had dysentery while she was away visiting with Ruby. Ruby
sat in the hospital with her, crocheted and fed her 7-up and jello. She grew flowers, both plain and
unusual. People would come by and see her flowers and she would pick a bouquet for them. She
made many, many, rag dolls, long and skinny, all sewn by hand. They could go in the washing
machine and dryer and come out and be loved some more. She made completely hand-sewn
quilts, then made potholders from the scraps. Everyone in the family used her potholders.
Everyone thinks of her when they see a pansy. She always said the kids could pick all the pansies
they wanted. Pansies were fair game.
Her grand-daughter says: Granny Rube taught me to crochet, sew by hand and pick flowers
properly. In my garden now I have all sorts of flowers that remind me of her: pansies, peonies,
columbines, and coral bells. My most vivid memory of her is watching her kill a diamond back
rattler with a hoe when she was about 58 years old. My most vivid memory of her house in Lynn
Haven, Florida, was some asparagus my mother picked and cooked for me there one spring. It
was the best asparagus I ever ate. I loved her quilts and I always sewed, but I thought I could
NEVER make a quilt like she could. One day, when I was in my late thirties, I saw a quilt made of
old blue jeans and tied with red yarn. It was so ugly. I knew I could do better than that, so I started
making quilts and enjoying every minute of it. I am proud to say that I have a copy of her rag doll
pattern.
Her son says that she did not sell flowers until later in life. She always said, "Flowers shoudl be
given away" and gave away a fortune in them. She also made those rag dolls complete in every
detail with panties, petticoats,socks. His wife has one with small glasses made of small copper
wire and once tried to get her to make one using some of his sister's red hair. Granny Rube made
one of cotton yarn that looked like her daughter's hair instead. if you have one of hers notice the
small stitches, handmade like they were machine made. EVERY baby as far back as I can
remember, got a stuffed crochet multi color ball (and I think Nell still has one of our kids ball) Nell
still treats some of those rag dolls like they were gold.
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More About RUBY SPENCER CALDWELL:
Name 2: Called Granny Rube
Burial: 1986, Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Jefferson County, Alabama
More About EMMETT SMITH and RUBY CALDWELL:
Marriage: 27 Oct 1922, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
ii. ESTHER M. SMITH, b. Abt. 1896, Alabama; m. IRBY V. REED; b. Jul 1895, Alabama94; d. Sep 1953,
Jefferson County, Alabama.
Notes for ESTHER M. SMITH:
Walter was her only child.
More About ESTHER M. SMITH:
Burial: Buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama, according to his son
Notes for IRBY V. REED:
In 1930, he is working in the steel mill.
More About IRBY V. REED:
Name 2: Irby Reed95
Name 3: Irby Reed96
Name 4: Irby V Reed97
Date born 2: 1896, Alabama98
Date born 3: 1896, Alabama99
Burial: Buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama, according to his son
Residence 1: 1920, Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama100
Residence 2: 1900, Collinsville, De Kalb, Alabama101
Residence 3: 1930, 33rd Street, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama102
iii. WILLIAM VIRGIL SMITH, b. Bet. Jan - Mar 1900, Alabama; m. (1) CLARA; m. (2) JANE.
Notes for WILLIAM VIRGIL SMITH:
He was 4/12 years old at the time of the 1900 census.
Moved to Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, definitely after 1932 and probably after 1940.
iv. CARRIE RUTH SMITH, b. Abt. 1903, Alabama; m. MELVIN BOND.
v. RUFUS NICHOLSON SMITH, b. Abt. 1907, Alabama; d. Washington, DC?; m. RUTH.
Notes for RUFUS NICHOLSON SMITH:
He and his wife Ruth moved to Washington, DC. She worked for a government office and he
worked for the Navy Department some kind of engineering job (source is a cousin of his).
vi. MINERVA LOUISE SMITH, b. Abt. 1913, Alabama.
Notes for MINERVA LOUISE SMITH:
Did not marry. She lived with different female companions during her life. She was eccentric and
dressed in men's suits.
Endnotes
1. "Ancestry.com."
2. OneWorldTreeSM.
3. 1850 census.
4. Cemetery record, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/dekalb/cemeteries/nicholson.txt.
5. OneWorldTreeSM.
6. "Ancestry.com," Mrs. Jane Nicholson, wife of William R. Nicholson, was born in Pendleton dist., S. C., March 11, 1797,
and died in DeKalb County, Ala., Sept. 23, 1867. J. G. Gurley.
7. Cemetery record, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/dekalb/cemeteries/nicholson.txt.
8. OneWorldTreeSM.
9. "Ancestry.com," Mrs. Jane Nicholson, wife of William R. Nicholson, was born in Pendleton dist., S. C., March 11, 1797,
and died in DeKalb County, Ala., Sept. 23, 1867. J. G. Gurley.
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10. Cemetery record, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/dekalb/cemeteries/nicholson.txt.
11. 1850 census.
12. Cemetery record, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/dekalb/cemeteries/nicholson.txt.
13. 1850 census.
14. "Ancestry.com," I16971, ancestry.com record I16971 cites Title: Website:
http://users.vnet.net/jwjones/gen/ahnen.htmAbbrev: J. W. Jones . a web site that is defunct.
15. 1860 United States Federal Census.
16. Alabama Land Records.
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18. Cemetery record, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/dekalb/cemeteries/nicholson.txt.
19. website, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~oldpend/nicholson/nicg06.htm.
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25. website, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~oldpend/nicholson/nicg06.htm.
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27. website, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~oldpend/nicholson/nicg06.htm.
28. Cemetery record, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/dekalb/cemeteries/nicholson.txt, Lieut. Elihu L. Nicholson
(Son of Jane and William R. Nicholson, died ofpneumonia County B 49 Ala Inf CSA 1842-1862 following the battle of
Shiloh and was buried in the doctor's yard in Corinth, Mississippi) Buried Corinth, Miss.
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30. 1850 United States Federal Census.
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38. website, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~oldpend/nicholson/nicg06.htm.
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40. US Government, 1880 census.
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42. 1880 United States Federal Census.
43. 1900 census.
44. website, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~oldpend/nicholson/nicg06.htm.
45. State of Alabama, Death Certificate.
46. website, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~oldpend/nicholson/nicg06.htm.
47. US Government, 1880 census.
48. 1880 United States Federal Census.
49. 1900 census.
50. Census, Dekalb County, Alabama, 1850, 16 years old, born in Tennessee.
51. 1900 United States Federal Census.
52. 1850 United States Federal Census.
53. 1880 United States Federal Census.
54. 1900 United States Federal Census.
55. 1850 United States Federal Census.
56. 1880 United States Federal Census.
57. 1850 United States Federal Census.
58. 1900 census.
59. State of Alabama, Death Certificate, Volume: 50Certificate: 24933 Roll: 3 .
60. 1910 United States Federal Census.
61. 1900 United States Federal Census.
62. 1880 United States Federal Census.
63. 1900 United States Federal Census.
64. 1910 United States Federal Census.
65. 1880 United States Federal Census.
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70. OneWorldTreeSM.
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73. Census, 1900.
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75. 1900 United States Federal Census.
76. 1910 census.
77. 1900 census.
78. 1900 United States Federal Census.
79. 1880 United States Federal Census.
80. 1900 United States Federal Census.
81. 1910 census.
82. Grave marker.
83. Census, Jefferson County, Alabama, 1930, Walter Hugh is shown as a 30 year old man, married to a woman whose name
appears to be Jannie, age 25.
84. Census, 1850 DeKalb County Page 954.
85. 1880 United States Federal Census.
86. 1920 United States Federal Census.
87. 1880 United States Federal Census.
88. 1920 United States Federal Census.
89. 1880 United States Federal Census.
90. US Government, 1880 census.
91. Linda Smith Williams, Linda Smith Wiliams.
92. Social Security Death Index, 263-46-6085, Birth and death dates and location at time of death are confirmed.
93. 1900 United States Federal Census.
94. 1920 United States Federal Census.
95. 1900 United States Federal Census.
96. 1920 United States Federal Census.
97. 1930 United States Federal Census.
98. 1900 United States Federal Census.
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100. 1920 United States Federal Census.
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102. 1930 United States Federal Census.

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