James Thomas Nichols

1845 - 1881  (35 years)

• Name	James Thomas Nichols
  Birth	20 Dec 1845	Madison Co, TN
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	District 2, Madison Co, TN   [1]
  	age 5
  Census	1860	Madison Co, TN   [2]
  	age 12
  Census	1870	District 2, Madison Co, TN   [3]
  	age 18(22-25?)
  Census	1880	Boyetts Store, Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN   [4]
  	age 34,married, wife Lerissa L,name listed Thos
  Occupation	1880	Boyetts Store, Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN   [4]
  	Works on Farm
  Death	13 Oct 1881
  Probate	Feb 1889	Obion Co, TN
  	Guardian Bond
  Person ID	I479	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   [5, 6]
  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	Terissa Lerissa L A ???-xx,   b. 06 Jun 1856, MS d. 01 Jan 1884 (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	Bef 20 Oct 1874
  Notes	Children: dau Nancy E Nichols 10/20/1874 TN dau Jenny A Nichols 3/17/1877 TX - married ??? Haggard son John T Nichols 2/28/1879 TN son James W Nichols 1/16/1882
  Family ID	F1602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Dec 1845 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 5 - 1850 - District 2, Madison Co, TN Census - age 12 - 1860 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 18(22-25?) - 1870 - District 2, Madison Co, TN Census - age 34,married, wife Lerissa L,name listed Thos - 1880 - Boyetts Store, Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN Occupation - Works on Farm - 1880 - Boyetts Store, Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN Probate - Guardian Bond - Feb 1889 - Obion Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

  
  

• Sources

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