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John R. Nichols (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1837-04-22 d. 1871-04-25

Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Son of Nancy Nichols. Married to Nancy "Nannie" E. Woodruff Nichols. Father of J. W. Nichols. Attended school in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmhand in Caldwell County in 1860. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1863.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 282A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 347B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 79.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 478A.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Caldwell County, KY, June 1863, p. 31.

"John R. Nichols (1837-1871)," Find A Grave, Memorial #89887066, accessed April 12, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89887066.

Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Caldwell County Administrators Bonds, 1830-1869, p. 414.

Citation

Nichols, John R.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210278 (November 12, 2026).

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