David Allen Nichols

Other Events:

• Census: 1840, Clinton Co., Illinois
• Census: 1850, Dist. 68, Clinton, Illinois
• Census: 1855, Twp. 1, Clinton, Illinois
• Census: 1860, Clinton Co., Illinois; Carlyle P.O.
• Occupation: 1850, Dist. 68, Clinton, Illinois; Farmer
• Occupation: 1860, Clinton Co., Illinois; Farmer
• Probate: 23 Sep 1865, Clinton Co., Illinois; On this date W H H Nichols sells lands on behalf of David A Nichols' legal heirs
• Probate: 20 Jun 1867, Clinton Co., Illinois; M J O'Harnett, guardian of minor heirs, makes an annual report
• Residence: 1840, Clinton Co., Illinois; With a boy and two girls under age 5 and a woman aged 20 to 29
• Residence: 1850, Dist. 68, Clinton, Illinois; With wife Mariah (Hull) and seven children
• Residence: 1855, Twp. 1, Clinton, Illinois; With a boy and girl under age 10, two boys and three girls age 10 to 19 and a woman age 30 to 39
• Residence: 1860, Clinton Co., Illinois; With second wife Sally (Hull Maddux) and four children
• _MILT: 23 May 1832 - 12 Aug 1832, Illinois; Private, Captain Andrew Bankson's Company, 3rd Regiment, 3rd Brigade, Illinois Mounted Volunteers, Blackhawk War

Notes:

DAVID A. NICHOLS FAMILY CEMETERY
By
Harold Gentz
About a mile west of Beckemeyer on Route 50 is the Beckemeyer Cemetery. Almost due north, about 300 yards, in the edge of the timber lie three forgotten and neglected graves. Local tradition says that it is a husband and wife and one childy all died about the same time of diptheria and were buried on their farm land. The stones are broken and some pieces could not be found when a young Central High School freshman boy, Mike Kruse, of Beckemeyer took the inventory. The pieces were scattered and some were missing. Perhaps with a little probing in the ground missing pieces can be located and the stones repaired. There was no excavation down [sic] when Mike took the inventory on October 18, 1980. This is what could be found:

David A. Nichols Maria P. N.
Born Wife of
Oct. 11, 1811 D. A. Nichols (This is a footstone,
Died (broken pieces no headstone found.)
May 1, 1863 incomplete)
(broken in 4 pieces)

Found in the Clinton Co., Illinois index to estate files but not in the files themselves (box 126). Not found in the Probate Records volume K that cover his death date, which has only six pages (of over 600) that are not completely blank (4 Jan 2018)

Buried:
David A Nichols Family Cemetery

David married Mariah Hull 19 Mar 1835, Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois. Mariah (daughter of John Hull and Rebecca Bennett) was born 11 Jul 1816, Missouri; died 13 Apr 1856, Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois; was buried Sec. 17, Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

1. Sarah Nichols was born 6 Feb 1836, Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois; died 10 Feb 1902, Clinton Co., Illinois; was buried 12 Feb 1902, Clinton Co., Illinois.
2. John Nichols was born 17 Sep 1837, Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois; died 5 May 1922, California.
3. Eliza Nichols was born 1 Aug 1840, Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois; died 6 Jun 1865.
4. Matilda Florence Nichols was born 24 Feb 1842, Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois; died 12 Nov 1882, Durham, Butte, California; was buried Durham, Butte, California.
5. Oliver David Nichols was born 19 Feb 1844, Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois; died 10 Mar 1926, Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico; was buried 27 Mar 1926, Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico.
6. Samuel T Nichols was born 13 Sep 1846, Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois; died 8 Sep 1906, Durango, La Plata, Colorado; was buried 12 Sep 1906, Durango, La Plata, Colorado.
7. Jane Nichols was born 1848, Illinois; died Aft 01 Jun 1860.
8. Cynthia L. Nichols was born 11 Apr 1851, Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois; died 28 Nov 1854, Wade Twp., Clinton, Illinois.

David married Sarah Hull 11 Nov 1856, Clinton Co., Illinois. Sarah (daughter of John Hull and Rebecca Bennett) was born 7 Dec 1809, Kentucky; died 2 Nov 1862; was buried Beckemeyer, Clinton, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1810, Christian Co., Kentucky
• Census: 1830, Clinton Co., Illinois
• Probate: 31 Oct 1835, Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois
• Residence: 1810, Christian Co., Kentucky; With two boys and four girls under age 10, a boy age 10 to 15 and a woman age 26 to 44
• Residence: 1830, Clinton Co., Illinois; With a boy age 5 to 9, a boy and girl age 10 to 14, two boys and a girl age 15 to 19, a man and a woman age 20 to 29 and a woman age 50 to 59

Notes:

Possibly a son of Julius Nichols, whose estate was inventoried in Mercer Co., Kentucky in 1804; a Rebeckah Nichols, probably his wife, was administratrix

Also in Clinton Co., Illinois were Theophilus M Nichols (b. abt. 1807) and Pleasant Nichols (b. abt. 1796); Theophilus M had a son Pleasant (b. abt. 1839) while Pleasant had a son Theophilus M. (b. 1833, d. 1864 in the Civil War)

Birth:
One source indicates a birth year of 1775 and birth place of Wales; he is said to have immigrated directly to Christian Co., Kentucky

Julius is listed age 50 to 59 in the 1830 census

Julius married Barbara Maria Ludwig 19 Feb 1799, Mercer Co., Kentucky. Barbara (daughter of Christopher Ludwick and Catherine) was born 1776, Pennsylvania; died Aft May 1851. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1840, Clinton Co., Illinois
• Census: 1850, Clinton Co., Illinois; District 68
• Residence: 1840, Clinton Co., Illinois; With a girl under age 5, a girl aged 15 to 19 and a woman aged 20 to 29
• Residence: 1850, Clinton Co., Illinois; With Mary Ann Connor and her son Archibald Connor, next door to Turner Nichols

Notes:

No Ludwick/Ludwig found in Mercer Co., Kentucky general probate index (8 Mar 2016)
No Ludwick/Ludwig found in Woodford Co., Kentucky index to wills for all years, nor in the indexes to probate order books 1789-1821 (later books not indexed) (9 Mar 2016)
No Ludwick/Ludwig found in Garrard Co., Kentucky index to wills for all years, nor in the indexes to probate order books 1797-1834 (9 Mar 2016)
No Ludwick/Ludwig found in Jessamine Co., Kentucky general probate index (9 Mar 2016)
No Ludwick/Ludwig found in Franklin Co., Kentucky indexes to wills to 1834 (9 Mar 2016)
No Ludwick/Ludwig found in Washington Co., Kentucky probate index to 1850 (10 Mar 2016)
No Ludwick/Ludwig found in Lincoln Co., Kentucky probate index to 1880 (10 Mar 2016)
No Ludwick/Ludwig found in Casey Co., Kentucky probate index (10 Mar 2016)
No Ludwick/Ludwig found in Christian Co., Kentucky probate index to 1862 (10 Mar 2016)

Notes:

Married:
One source (a transcription) makes the year 1798; 1799 is from the official county register

No officiant is named in the sources

Other Events:

• Probate: 19 Apr 1819, Nelson Co., Kentucky; Will proved; executor bonded
• Probate: 21 Apr 1819, Nelson Co., Kentucky; Estate inventory
• Probate: 12 May 1819, Nelson Co., Kentucky; Estate sale
• Probate: 19 May 1823, Nelson Co., Kentucky; Estate account filed
• Will: 17 Jun 1818, Nelson Co., Kentucky; To wife Caty: money and a life estate in all property; to grandson Turner Nicholas: a silver watch; to daughter Betsey Reineirson: £5 "and no more"; to grandson Jacob Coner: "my nice suit of clothes"; to children John Ludwick, Christopher Ludwick, Barbara Nicholas, Sophia Collier, Martha Colier (sic.), and Rosey Wright: each one seventh of the remaining estate after his wife's death; to grandchildren Jacob, Caty, Christopher, and Susan Conner: each one fourth of the remaining seventh of the estate; Peter Tichenor, executor

Notes:

Will:
Spellings above are as written in the source. Other official documents make the last names "Conner" rather than "Coner" (Jacob and Caty Conner each made purchases at the estate sale), "Collier" rather than "Colier" (a Daniel Collier purchases many items at the estate sale), and "Reimerson" or "Rymarson" rather than "Reineirson" (a John Reimerson purchased a barrel of whiskey at the estate sale)

A Thomas S Wright made several purchases at the estate sale

Christopher married Catherine Bef 17 Jun 1818. Catherine died Aft 12 May 1819. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
She made a purchase at her husband's estate sale

Notes:

Birth order of children based primarily on their order in their father's will and is probably not accurate