He was the son of Francis Wayles Eppes, grandson of President Thomas Jefferson. He married Susan Branch Bradford on November 1,1866. They had six children only one of which married. He enlisted August 1861 at Tallahassee, Florida, and was called the best marksman in camp. He was promoted to lst Cpl October 1, 1862, and was detailed as Acting Sgt Major soon after. He was wounded once during the war; he was shot through the hat, the bullet scorching his hair. He was paroled at Tallahassee, Florida on May 15, 1865. After the war he managed the plantation Pine Hill, and served four terms as Leon County's Commissioner of Public Instruction.
He was named for his maternal grandfather, U.S. Senator Nicholas Ware of Augusta, Georgia.
On September 3, 1904 he was brutally murdered. His death and the subsequent murder trial caused a great commotion throughout Tallahassee, Florida. Three blacks were convicted and one executed. The family remained convinced that Nicholas was killed because of his knowledge of political corruption.
He was named for his maternal grandfather, U.S. Senator Nicholas Ware of Augusta, Georgia.
On September 3, 1904 he was brutally murdered. His death and the subsequent murder trial caused a great commotion throughout Tallahassee, Florida. Three blacks were convicted and one executed. The family remained convinced that Nicholas was killed because of his knowledge of political corruption.
He was the son of Francis Wayles Eppes, grandson of President Thomas Jefferson. He married Susan Branch Bradford on November 1,1866. They had six children only one of which married. He enlisted August 1861 at Tallahassee, Florida, and was called the best marksman in camp. He was promoted to lst Cpl October 1, 1862, and was detailed as Acting Sgt Major soon after. He was wounded once during the war; he was shot through the hat, the bullet scorching his hair. He was paroled at Tallahassee, Florida on May 15, 1865. After the war he managed the plantation Pine Hill, and served four terms as Leon County's Commissioner of Public Instruction.
He was named for his maternal grandfather, U.S. Senator Nicholas Ware of Augusta, Georgia.
On September 3, 1904 he was brutally murdered. His death and the subsequent murder trial caused a great commotion throughout Tallahassee, Florida. Three blacks were convicted and one executed. The family remained convinced that Nicholas was killed because of his knowledge of political corruption.
He was named for his maternal grandfather, U.S. Senator Nicholas Ware of Augusta, Georgia.
On September 3, 1904 he was brutally murdered. His death and the subsequent murder trial caused a great commotion throughout Tallahassee, Florida. Three blacks were convicted and one executed. The family remained convinced that Nicholas was killed because of his knowledge of political corruption.
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