Alexander H. NICHOLS (1843 Macon Co., NC - 1919 Barrow Co., GA)

Married: ca 1870/71

Sarah Elizabeth MCCLURE (1853 NC or GA? - 1916 Barrow Co., GA)
It is unknown who Sarah's parents were. Census data gives their birth place as Ga.? It is also noted in the family Bible, that Sarah was part Cherokee & had a twin sister named Polly?

Both are buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Winder, Barrow County, GA

[census 1880 Towns Co., Ga; 1900 Jackson Co., Ga; 1910 Gwinnett Co., Ga]

Children: (#4 & #5 born Young Harris, Towns Co., Ga)

(1)..Mary Nichols (1875 Ga - bef 1900)

(2)..Jessie Nichols (1877 Ga - bef 1880)

(3)..Leroy Nichols (1878 Ga - died young, age 2 in 1880)

(4)..James William Washington Nichols (1883 Ga - 1957 Ga) md. 1907 Ga to Jessie MAFFETT (1889 Ga - 1948 SC), dau. of David Wardlaw MAFFETT & Melder F. GUNTER.
James & Jessie had 4 children: Louie, James M., Melda L. & Sara J.

(5)..Ralph Sutton Nichols (1886 Ga - 1957 Ga) md. 1906 to Ella Eliza CARLYLE
[Andrew's grandparents]

(6)..Harley Nichols (1889 Ga - died during big flu epidemic in GA) , unknown who he married? Had at least 2 children.

(7)..Arabell 'Bell' Nichols (1893 Ga - ?1948 Michigan?) ; Unknown who she married?

(8)..Arizona 'Zona' Nichols (1895 Ga - ?1953 Michigan?) ; Unknown who she married?

(9)..John B. Nichols (1898 Ga - residing in Calif. in 1988) md. Glady ? (she died years before John?). John went to WV to work in the coal mines, he was said to have drew a pension because of getting the 'Black Lung' disease. Had 1 adopted son who was said to have been in the Air Force. Before Calif. the family was in Alaska. No other info known.

(10).Possibly one other child who died as an infant?