Joshua William Nichols

1814 - 1886  (71 years)

• Name	Joshua William Nichols
  Birth	08 Dec 1814	TN
  Gender	Male
  Census	1840	Madison Co, TN   [1]
  	age 20-29(26), living with parents
  Census	1850	District 2, Madison Co, TN   [2]
  	age 35,wife Minerva-age 29, 5 children
  Census	1860	Madison Co, TN   [3]
  	age 45,wife Minerva,name listed Benj?
  Census	1870	District 2, Madison Co, TN   [4]
  	age 46(56?), wife M-age 36(49?), 8 children & 2 others
  Census	1880	District 2, Madison Co, TN   [5]
  	age 65,widower, name spelled with 2 L's on form
  Death	04 Oct 1886	Madison Co, TN
  Probate	17 Jan 1889	Madison Co, TN   [6]
  	Final Settlement
  Person ID	I460	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Nichols,   b. 1781, NC d. Aft 30 Jun 1860 (Age > 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rebecca ???,   b. 1780, NC d. Bef 30 Jun 1860 (Age < 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 08 Dec 1814
  Family ID	F193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minerva Ann Barton,   b. 05 Nov 1817, Caswell Co, NC d. 02 Apr 1875 (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	07 Oct 1841	Madison Co, TN   [7, 8]
  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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Children	1. William C Nichols,   b. 10 Jan 1840, Madison Co, TN d. 21 Jun 1918, Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Angeline Elizabeth Nichols,   b. 14 Feb 1844, Madison Co, TN d. Aft 1880 (Age > 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. James Thomas Nichols,   b. 20 Dec 1845, Madison Co, TN d. 13 Oct 1881 (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Benjamin Bancroft Nichols,   b. 28 Nov 1847, Madison Co, TN d. 22 Dec 1916, Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Lucinda G Nichols,   b. 08 May 1850, Madison Co, TN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Rebecca Ann Nichols,   b. 15 May 1853, Madison Co, TN d. 19 Apr 1917, Jackson, Madison Co, TN (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. John O Nichols,   b. 04 May 1857, TN bur. MS  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Susie A Nichols,   b. 15 Feb 1860, Madison Co, TN d. Bef 1887 (Age < 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Photos		Nichols-Joshua-William-(Minerva-Ann-(Barton))-Mar
  Family ID	F149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - age 20-29(26), living with parents - 1840 - Madison Co, TN Marriage - 07 Oct 1841 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 35,wife Minerva-age 29, 5 children - 1850 - District 2, Madison Co, TN Census - age 45,wife Minerva,name listed Benj? - 1860 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 46(56?), wife M-age 36(49?), 8 children & 2 others - 1870 - District 2, Madison Co, TN Census - age 65,widower, name spelled with 2 L's on form - 1880 - District 2, Madison Co, TN Death - 04 Oct 1886 - Madison Co, TN Probate - Final Settlement - 17 Jan 1889 - Madison Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - 1870 census - lists several in family, but only by first initial, and ages do not match up - possibly 1870 census in Texas? -- letter from William C Nichols to bro Ben Nichols sent from Texas - J W Nichols --- died in Madison Co, TN as noted by the court 12/7/1886 --------------- him??

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S43] Military documents. [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S48] See Notes.