W Nicholson Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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William Nicholson

~1840 - October 13, 1864

Born at Staten Island, NY around 1840.
Resided at Bastrop, Bastrop County, TX in 1860 with relatives; occupied as a clerk.

Mustered into Company D at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Suffered slight forehead wound near Mossy Creek, TN on December 29, 1863.
Present in February 1864.
Killed near Rome, GA on October 13, 1864.
Buried near Coosaville, GA.

Also Identified As:
	Unidentified
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	Unidentified
Parents:
	James C. Nicholson, Co. D b. July 31, 1815 d. April 19, 1885
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Coosaville, GA

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

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 8, Family 6, (image 2/20)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	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					TX
	Ruth T. Nicholson	12	F					TX

1860 Census - TX, Bastrop County, Bastrop, Page 240, Dwelling 1, Family 1, (image) (trans)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	James Nicholson	45	M		Hotel Keeper			England
	Rebecca H. Nicholson	26	F					TN
	Samuel G. Nicholson	11	M					TX
	James N. Nicholson	7	M					TX
	Rubell N. Nicholson	5	F					TX
	Samuel Walker	29	M		Drugist			GA
	John M. Webster	25	M		Clerk			NY
	S. H. Chercher	29	M		Carpenter			NC
	Cornelius Philips	54	M		Carpenter			VA
	James B. Cowan	34	M		Brick Mason			VA
	J. C. Wilkins	26	M		Clerk			KY
	John Smith	39	M		Labor			Ireland
	John T. Stanley	33	M		Prof Sergon			ME
	J. Rosenfield	22	M		Clerk			TX

Related Links:
	W. Nicholson Letter, dated September 27, 1861 W. Nicholson Letter, dated September 28, 1861 W. Nicholson Letter, dated October 14, 1861 J. Nicholson Letter, dated November 16, 1861 J. Nicholson Letter, dated December 23, 1861 W. Nicholson Letter, dated January 14, 1862 W. Nicholson Letter, dated March 29, 1862 W. Nicholson Letter, dated April 11, 1862 W. Nicholson Letter, dated April 16, 1862 W. Nicholson Letter, dated April 27, 1862 W. Nicholson Letter, December 10, 1862 W. Nicholson Letter, January 18, 1863 W. Nicholson Letter, February 20, 1863 W. Nicholson Letter, April 3, 1863 W. Nicholson Letter, April 15, 1863
Sources:
	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.
Research Links:
	(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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