Brief Life History of John
When John Nichols was born on 4 October 1802, in Loudoun, Virginia, United States, his father, Nathan Spencer Nichols Jr, was 21 and his mother, Sarah Thomas, was 20. He married Tacy Nichols on 14 August 1823, in Loudoun, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Lawrence, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Ozark Township, Lawrence, Missouri, United States in 1860. He died on 27 July 1875, in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Missouri, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Morrison Cemetery, Norman Township, Dent, Missouri, United States.
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- John Nichol, "United States Census, 1860"
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about John Nichols
- John Nickols, "BillionGraves Index"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Nichol , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, e.g. Croatian and Serbian Nikolić (see Nikolic ); see also below.
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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