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George Newton Nickles

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George Newton Nickles

Birth
Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Death
8 Jul 1937 (aged 85)
Due West, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.2041364, Longitude: -82.3911634
Memorial ID
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Son of Henry Bryson Nickles and the former Miss Nancy Agnes Hagan; he was named for his paternal grandfather.

Husband of Jane Eleanor McKee; with whom he had eleven known children:
Luther Henry (1873 - 1909)
Ida Elizabeth {m. Parker} (1875-1958)
John McKee (1876 - 1958)
William Jefferson (1878-1956)
Nellie {m. Stribling} (1880-1955)
Elizabeth Bryson (1883 - 1971)
Robert Edward (1884 - 1950)
Florence Eugenia (1887 - 1987)
Rosa Helen {m. Wrenn} (1892-1951)
George Harold (1891 - 1984)
James Pearson (1893 -)

Janie E. McKee and George Nickles were married at 7:30 PM on April 25, 1872 at the home of the bride's father, A J McKee. The wedding was performed by Rev William Franklin Pearson, pastor of the Little Mountain Church in Abbeville, SC.

Source: a handwritten entry in a small notebook in my possession of marriages performed by Rev Pearson.
Contributor: Genevieve Clay (49329496)

Note:
George Nickles' father died during the Civil War and is buried at Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery in St. Mary's County, Maryland, in a Mass Grave.

Pvt. Henry Bryson Nickles
Spelling of his last name Nichols is incorrect on the plaque and memorial.
Son of Henry Bryson Nickles and the former Miss Nancy Agnes Hagan; he was named for his paternal grandfather.

Husband of Jane Eleanor McKee; with whom he had eleven known children:
Luther Henry (1873 - 1909)
Ida Elizabeth {m. Parker} (1875-1958)
John McKee (1876 - 1958)
William Jefferson (1878-1956)
Nellie {m. Stribling} (1880-1955)
Elizabeth Bryson (1883 - 1971)
Robert Edward (1884 - 1950)
Florence Eugenia (1887 - 1987)
Rosa Helen {m. Wrenn} (1892-1951)
George Harold (1891 - 1984)
James Pearson (1893 -)

Janie E. McKee and George Nickles were married at 7:30 PM on April 25, 1872 at the home of the bride's father, A J McKee. The wedding was performed by Rev William Franklin Pearson, pastor of the Little Mountain Church in Abbeville, SC.

Source: a handwritten entry in a small notebook in my possession of marriages performed by Rev Pearson.
Contributor: Genevieve Clay (49329496)

Note:
George Nickles' father died during the Civil War and is buried at Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery in St. Mary's County, Maryland, in a Mass Grave.

Pvt. Henry Bryson Nickles
Spelling of his last name Nichols is incorrect on the plaque and memorial.


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  • Created by: GMG
  • Added: May 23, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130225423/george_newton-nickles: accessed ), memorial page for George Newton Nickles (22 May 1852–8 Jul 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 130225423, citing Upper Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by GMG (contributor 47391530).