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The
Online Archive of 
James C. Nicholson
July 31, 1815 - April 29, 1885
Born in England in 1815.
Resided in Bastrop County, TX.
Mustered in with Company D in Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Discharged in November 1861 at Bowling Green, KY because of disease of right
big toe caused by pressure from shoe.
Departed for England during the war.
Attended Veteran's Reunion in Pallestine, TX in 1881.
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James Nicholson |
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Fairview Cemetery, Bastrop County, TX. |
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| 1850 Census - TX, Batsrop County, Page 146, Dwelling 10, Family 10, (image)(trans) | |||||||||
| Name | Age. | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| James Nicholson | 34 | M | Merchant | $3,100 | England | ||||
| R. H. Nicholson | 30 | F | TN | ||||||
| William Nicholson | 13 | M | NY | Y | |||||
| Mary A. Nicholson | 11 | F | TX | Y | |||||
| H Nicholson | 9 | M | TX | Y | |||||
| R. Nicholson | 7 | F | TX | ||||||
| Samuel Nicholson | 1 | M | TX | ||||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Bastrop County, Bastrop, Page 240, Dwelling 1, 2, & 3, Family 1, (image 1/20) (trans) | ||||||||||
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| James Nicholson | 45 | M | Hotel Keeper | 4,000 | 2,000 | England | ||||
| Rebecca H. Nicholson | 26 | F | 1,000 | TN | ||||||
| Samuel G. Nicholson | 11 | M | TX | |||||||
| James N. Nicholson | 7 | M | TX | |||||||
| Rubell N. Nicholson | 5 | F | TX | |||||||
| Samuel Walker | 29 | M | Drugist | 2,000 | GA | |||||
| John M. Webster | 25 | M | Clerk | 400 | NY | |||||
| S. H. Chercher | 29 | M | Carpenter | NC | ||||||
| Cornelius Philips | 54 | M | Carpenter | VA | ||||||
| James B. Cowan | 34 | M | Brick Mason | 1,000 | VA | |||||
| J. C. Wilkins | 26 | M | Clerk | 85 | 1,530 | KY | ||||
| John Smith | 39 | M | Labor | Ireland | ||||||
| John T. Stanley | 33 | M | Proff Sergon | 500 | ME | |||||
| J. Rosenfield | 22 | M | Clerk | 9,000 | TX | |||||
| H. McLester | 38 | M | Lawyer | 400 | GA | |||||
| S. Elsworth | 27 | M | Stage Driver | NJ | ||||||
| R. F. Cambell | 23 | M | Farmer | 400 | 2,000 | TN | ||||
| H. McFarland | 30 | M | Stage Driver | PA | ||||||
| C. A. Banes | 32 | M | Stage Driver | TN | ||||||
| A. Hews | 24 | M | Student MD | 400 | OH | |||||
| K. Keslus | 23 | M | Taylor | 700 | Saxony | |||||
| Elizabeth Barden [Borden?] | 24 | F | Servant | TX | ||||||
| Emma Barden | 4 | F | TX | |||||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Bastrop County, Bastrop, Page 240, Dwelling 8, Family 6, (image 2/20) | ||||||||||
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| Henry Crochron | 51 | M | Merchant | 15,000 | 8,000 | NY | ||||
| Mary Crochron | 43 | F | England | |||||||
| William Nicholson | 20 | M | Clerk | NY | ||||||
| Mary A Nicholson | 17 | F | Texas | |||||||
| Ruth T. Nicholson | 12 | F | Texas | |||||||
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J. Nicholson Letter, dated November
16, 1861 |
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Jones, Margaret Belle, ed. Bastrop; a compilation of material relating to the history of the town of Bastrop, with letters written by Terry Rangers. Bastrop: NP. 1936. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. |
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| (offsite) RootsWeb
Message Boards (surname:
Nicholson) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Nicholson) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Bastrop County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Bastrop County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Bastrop County, TX) |
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