James M NICHOLS (ca 1794 SC - aft 1860 NC?) md 1833 Macon Co., N.C. to Myra/Mira MCGAHA (ca 1807 NC - by some it was said she lived to be 100 yrs old?)

1850 census Macon Co., N.C.

Children: [not 100% sure about some info]

(1)..Daniel Nichols (1834 NC - 186?) was said to have died during the civil war - Naval explosion?

(2)..William Nichols (1835 NC - aft 1900 Ga) md ca 1875 to Susan ?___? (b c 1841)

One Child:

(2-a)..Mandy/Maudie/Mary E. Nichols (1877 Ga - 1928 Ga.). She md #1, 1891 Gwinnett Co., Ga. to W. Jake DEATON (died from mad dog bites). Children: Eva Deaton md Grove CONNER & Alice Deaton md Tom MANN [family said they resided at one time around Villa Rica-Douglasville, Ga. area?]

She md #2, to Thomas A. HAYES (1875 - 1946 Ga). Child: Emory Hayes (no dates, bur. Mt Moriah Baptist Church cem., Gwinnett Co., Ga.) [Note: some where in my papers I have more info on this family]

(3)..Rhoda Nichols (ca 1838 NC - ?) md Crawford OLIVER

(4)..Gilbert Ray Nichols (1840 NC - 1915?) md ? to Sarah Elizabeth METLOCK (1845 - 1938)

Children:

(4-a)..Charles H. Nichols (1879 - 1880)

(4-b)..John Killian Nichols (b 1881) md #1, Bonnie LEDFORD ; Md #2, Bashia REYNOLDS [resided Blairsville, Ga.?]

(4-c)..Dovie Ann Nichols (b 1883) md #1, Frank LEDFORD ; md #2, William A. JACKSON

(4-d)..Bertha lee Nichols (b 1884) md 1906 to J. Grayson TRUELOVE

(4-e)..Carrie Mae Nichols (1887 - 1939) never married

(5)..Alexander H. Nichols [look at #8 Nichols]

(6)..Harriet M. Nichols (ca 1845 NC - died in MO ?) md ? to Pinckney OLIVER

(7)..Mary D.Nichols (1847 NC - 1931 NC) md 1867 NC to Madison Monroe LEDFORD (1845 NC - 1920 NC)

Children: Charles L. (md Anne F. ROSE) ; Texie A. (md Elijah L. DEHART) ; Martha C. (md David N. CARPENTER) ; Andy H. ; Bassie F. (md W.T. CARPENTER) ; Gilbert O. ; Bertha M. (md Laurence MOFFITT) ; Spurgeon T. (md Maybell BURTON) ; Edgar J. & Lucis

(8)..Martha Ann Nichols (1853 NC - ?) md ? to Alfred DILLINGHAM