James birthplace in unknown. Family stories have him being born in Pennsylvania, Maryland or Virginia. He died in Hendricks County, IN., aged 72y 6m 24d. James married Rachel Jackson but their marriage date and location is unknown. James and Rachel were the parents of the following children: Erasmus, Sarah, Elizabeth; all born in Pennsylvania and Thomas, Jane, Harriet, Andrew, Eleanor and James; all born in Kentucky Mr. Nichols moved to Kentucky in 1803 and settled in Nelson County. In 1821 he moved to Indiana and lived on the White River until February 1, 1822, when he moved to Hendricks County, settled in Guilford Township, and entered eighty acres of land which was one of the first farms entered in that county. James cleared his farm and lived there until he sold out and moved two miles west of Danville, where he bought eighty acres. His sons, Erasmus and Thomas also entered eighty acres each. Andrew lived on James land after his father died. It is on this family land that the cemetery is located. James, Rachel, a daughter-in-law and many of their grandchildren are buried there.
James birthplace in unknown. Family stories have him being born in Pennsylvania, Maryland or Virginia. He died in Hendricks County, IN., aged 72y 6m 24d. James married Rachel Jackson but their marriage date and location is unknown. James and Rachel were the parents of the following children: Erasmus, Sarah, Elizabeth; all born in Pennsylvania and Thomas, Jane, Harriet, Andrew, Eleanor and James; all born in Kentucky Mr. Nichols moved to Kentucky in 1803 and settled in Nelson County. In 1821 he moved to Indiana and lived on the White River until February 1, 1822, when he moved to Hendricks County, settled in Guilford Township, and entered eighty acres of land which was one of the first farms entered in that county. James cleared his farm and lived there until he sold out and moved two miles west of Danville, where he bought eighty acres. His sons, Erasmus and Thomas also entered eighty acres each. Andrew lived on James land after his father died. It is on this family land that the cemetery is located. James, Rachel, a daughter-in-law and many of their grandchildren are buried there.
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