Brief Life History of Shadrack
When Shadrack Nicholson was born in 1771, in Fairfax, Culpeper, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, John Nicholson Sr, was 33 and his mother, Ann MNU, was 35. He married Sarah Dodson on 29 July 1801, in Madison, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Madison, Virginia, United States in 1840. He died in 1854, in Madison, Madison, Virginia, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Madison, Madison, Virginia, United States.
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Sources (29)
- Shadrach Nickelson, "United States Census, 1830"
- Shaderick Nicholson, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
- Shadrach Nicholson, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912"
Spouse and Children
1771–1854 Male
1776–1861 Female
Children (9)
1802–1843 Male
1802–1879 Female
1803–1868 Male
1808–1869 Male
1810– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1738–1810 Male
1736–1829 Female
Siblings (9)
1760–1850 Male
1762–1823 Male
1767–1799 Male
1768–1834 Male
1770– Male
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World Events (8)
1775
Age 4
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
Age 9
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 23
Name Meaning
English (northern) and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Nic(h)olas or the vernacular form Nic(h)ol + son; see Nichol , Nicholas . In Scotland the name was sometimes substituted for McNichol .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Nicolaisen or Nikolaisen , or of the Swedish cognate Niklasson, patronymics from equivalents of the personal name Nicholas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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