at the time of her death. DNA shows his father was a Price from Pennsylvania. The children were taken into the home of Maggie's parents to raise and they informally changed the surname of the children to Nichols.
Johnny's second wife was Anna "Annie Birchfield", daughter of Milburn and Rachel Williams Birchfield. They had three children: Edd, Marion Howard, and Tom. Tom was killed in Rome, Italy, during WWII.His Find A Grave memorial number is 56305670. Marion was a career soldier.
John married Engledove Farley the third time. She was much younger than he was and the marriage was short-lived.
Johnny was a brilliant man, but troubled by mental illness periodically. He was creative and an inventor, though uneducated. He spent his last few years in a mental hospital in Morganton, NC where he died. He is buried near his brother Christopher Columbus Birchfield in McDowell County.
at the time of her death. DNA shows his father was a Price from Pennsylvania. The children were taken into the home of Maggie's parents to raise and they informally changed the surname of the children to Nichols.
Johnny's second wife was Anna "Annie Birchfield", daughter of Milburn and Rachel Williams Birchfield. They had three children: Edd, Marion Howard, and Tom. Tom was killed in Rome, Italy, during WWII.His Find A Grave memorial number is 56305670. Marion was a career soldier.
John married Engledove Farley the third time. She was much younger than he was and the marriage was short-lived.
Johnny was a brilliant man, but troubled by mental illness periodically. He was creative and an inventor, though uneducated. He spent his last few years in a mental hospital in Morganton, NC where he died. He is buried near his brother Christopher Columbus Birchfield in McDowell County.
Family Members
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Rosannah "Rosa" Birchfield Kilby
1865–1933
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Nancy Birchfield McMahan
1866–1936
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Martha Birchfield Hughes
1870–1932
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Sam Birchfield
1872–1934
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William Hamilton "Willie" Birchfield
1873–1898
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Christopher Columbus "Tass" Birchfield
1878–1967
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Jesse T. Birchfield
1882–1914
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Sarah Harriett "Hattie" Birchfield Hughes
1882–1946
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James Madison "Jimmy" Birchfield
1885–1953
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