Benjamin Bancroft Nichols

1847 - 1916  (69 years)

• Name	Benjamin Bancroft Nichols
  Birth	28 Nov 1847	Madison Co, TN
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Edison, Gibson Co, TN   [1]
  	Center Baptist Church Cemetery
  Census	1850	District 2, Madison Co, TN   [2]
  	age 3
  Census	1860	Madison Co, TN   [3]
  	age 10
  Census	1870	District 2, Madison Co, TN   [4]
  	age 17(20-23?)
  Census	1880	District 3, Madison Co, TN   [5]
  	age 23?,married, wife Sallie,name listed Bejamin
  Census	1910	District 3, Gibson Co, TN   [6]
  	age 62,wife S A
  DerryBerry Book	page 512  [7]
  Death	22 Dec 1916	Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN   [8, 9, 10]
  Findagrave.com	26 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Burial	Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN   [11]
  	Rose Hil Cemetery
  Person ID	I353	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Joshua William Nichols,   b. 08 Dec 1814, TN d. 04 Oct 1886, Madison Co, TN (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Minerva Ann Barton,   b. 05 Nov 1817, Caswell Co, NC d. 02 Apr 1875 (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	07 Oct 1841	Madison Co, TN   [12, 13]
  Notes	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQF-T4Q Name: Joshua W. Nichols Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Manerva Ann Barton Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 07 Oct 1841 Event Place: Madison,Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51948-1 System Origin: Tennessee-ODM GS Film number: 390180 Reference ID: Citing this Record "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQF-T4Q : 11 February 2018), Joshua W. Nichols and Manerva Ann Barton, 07 Oct 1841; citing Madison,Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 390,180. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN67-7VT Name: Manerva Ann Barton Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 07 Oct 1841 Event Place: Madison, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Joshua W Nichols Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 82 Citing this Record "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN67-7VT : 4 December 2014), Joshua W Nichols and Manerva Ann Barton, 07 Oct 1841; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 82, Madison, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Photos		Nichols-Joshua-William-(Minerva-Ann-(Barton))-Mar
  Family ID	F149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann Melissa Thompson,   b. 17 Nov 1854, Madison Co, TN d. 01 Mar 1941, Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	07 Dec 1876	Madison Co, TN   [14]
  Children	1. Coleman Lee Nichols,   b. 16 Dec 1877, Madison Co, TN d. 16 Jan 1933, Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Denver Nichols,   b. 17 Oct 1879, Madison Co, TN d. 01 Apr 1880, Madison Co, TN (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Rezza Ann Nichols,   b. 04 Oct 1881, Madison Co, TN d. 14 Dec 1928, Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Eva Emily Nichols,   b. 23 Sep 1883, Madison Co, TN d. 03 Oct 1981, Jackson, Madison Co, TN (Age 98 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Callie Mai Nichols,   b. 20 Jun 1886, Obion Co, TN d. 10 May 1976, Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Jesse Ethel Nichols,   b. 23 Nov 1891, Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN d. 21 Mar 1970, Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Myrtle Lois Nichols,   b. 09 Dec 1893, Kenton, Obion Co, TN d. 27 Dec 1981, Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Photos		Nichols-Benjamin-Bancroft-(Sarah-Ann-Melissa-(Thompson))-Mar
  Family ID	F141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Nov 1847 - Madison Co, TN Burial - Center Baptist Church Cemetery - - Edison, Gibson Co, TN Census - age 3 - 1850 - District 2, Madison Co, TN Census - age 10 - 1860 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 17(20-23?) - 1870 - District 2, Madison Co, TN Marriage - 07 Dec 1876 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 23?,married, wife Sallie,name listed Bejamin - 1880 - District 3, Madison Co, TN Census - age 62,wife S A - 1910 - District 3, Gibson Co, TN Death - 22 Dec 1916 - Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN Burial - - Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSZ4-R5K J. Nichols in entry for B. B. Nichols, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955" Name: B. B. Nichols **** Event Type: Death Event Date: 22 Dec 1916 **** Event Place: Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee **** Gender: Male Marital Status: Married **** Race: White Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Birth Date: Birthplace: Madison County **** Spouse's Name: Father's Name: J. Nichols **** Father's Birthplace: North Carolina ?? Mother's Name: ???? Mother's Birthplace: Occupation: Farmer Address: Residence Place: Cemetery: Center Church **** Burial Place: Burial Date: 23 Dec 1916 **** Informant's Name: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 004183048 Image Number: 00646 GS Film number: 1299652 Reference ID: v 17 cn 628 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/26/2023 ** also found - but it's a different memorial # B. B. Nichols Birth: 5 Nov 1847 ** date on tombstone Death: 22 Dec 1916 (aged 69) Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 249547719 Created by: R-MAC (50750974) Added: 16 Feb 2023 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/249547719/b-b-nichols Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/249547719/b-b-nichols: accessed 26 July 2023), memorial page for B. B. Nichols (5 Nov 1847-22 Dec 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 249547719, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by R-MAC (contributor 50750974). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/26/2023 Benjamin B Nichols Birth: 28 Nov Madison County, Tennessee, USA *?* date on tombstone is11/5/1847 ? Death: 22 Dec 1916 Gibson County, Tennessee, USA Burial: Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Burial Unknown at this time Memorial #: 125357934 Bio: Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 about B B Nichols Name: B B Nichols Gender: Male Birth Date: 28 Nov Birth Place: Madison, Tennessee Death Date: 22 Dec 1916 Death Place: Gibson, Tennessee Father's Name: J Nichols Father's Birth Place: North Carolina Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 about B B Nichols Name: B B Nichols Birth Place: Madison County, Tennessee Death Date: 22 Dec 1916 Death Place: Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee Burial Date: 23 Dec 1916 Cemetery Name: Center Church Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Occupation: Farmer Father's Name: J Nichols Father's Birth Place: North Carolina FHL Film Number: 1299652 Probably buried at Rose Hill Cemetery Received notice from G-greatgrandson that he is not buried at Center Church Cemetery. ======================================== Family Members Spouse Sarah Ann Thompson Nichols 1854-1941 Created by: William "Bill" Belzung (47538700) Added: 19 Feb 2014 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125357934/benjamin-b-nichols Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125357934/benjamin-b-nichols: accessed 26 July 2023), memorial page for Benjamin B Nichols (28 Nov-22 Dec 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 125357934; Burial Details Unknown, Burial Unknown at this time; Maintained by William "Bill" Belzung (contributor 47538700). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/26/2023 B B Nichols Birth: Nov. 28 Madison County Tennessee, USA Death: Dec. 22, 1916 Gibson County Tennessee, USA Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 about B B Nichols Name: B B Nichols Gender: Male Birth Date: 28 Nov Birth Place: Madison, Tennessee Death Date: 22 Dec 1916 Death Place: Gibson, Tennessee Father's Name: J Nichols Father's Birth Place: North Carolina Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 about B B Nichols Name: B B Nichols Birth Place: Madison County, Tennessee Death Date: 22 Dec 1916 Death Place: Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee Burial Date: 23 Dec 1916 Cemetery Name: Center Church Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Occupation: Farmer Father's Name: J Nichols Father's Birth Place: North Carolina FHL Film Number: 1299652 Burial: Center Baptist Church Cemetery Edison Gibson County Tennessee, USA Created by: Postal45 Record added: Feb 19, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 125357934 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S52] Bob G Derryberry, The Derryberry Families in America, (Name: 1995;). [S58] TN,Gibson Co,Cemeteries, Rosehill Cemetery. Nichols, B.B. 11-5-1847 12-22-1916 Nichols, Sarah Ann 1854-1941 [S53] TN Death Index, 628. Name County Date Vol Page NICHOLS B. B. Gibson 12/22/1916 17 628 [S22] Death Certificate. [S58] TN,Gibson Co,Cemeteries, Rose Hill Cemetery. Nichols, B.B. 11-5-1847 12-22-1916 Nichols, Sarah Ann 1854-1941 [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S48] See Notes. [S41] Marriage License.