Archibald Nicholson 1
- Born: 3 Jan 1813, NC 3
- Marriage: Mary Elizabeth Hall on 11 Feb 1841
- Died: 30 Dec 1864, Stewart/Webster Co., GA at age 51
 Other names for Archibald were Archibald J Nicholson and Archibald J Nicholson.
General Notes:
Archibald and Mary buried, Carter-Dixon Cemetery, Centerpoint Road, Webster County, GA. On Archibald’s grave, “Our Father”, soldier in the Indian War, and a Mason.
Archibald’s will is on file in the Webster County Court House. Jasper is named as the executor of his will. (Webster County was created from Stewart County in 1853 and has its first census in 1860.)
Born in North Carolina, he moved at an early age with his parents to Randolph County, GA, and then to Houston County around 1820. Around 1830 the family moved to Stewart County and settled near Richland. The 1860 census shows Archibald living with his family in Webster County. It listed his occupation as farmer.
In addition to Archibald and Mary’s graves in the Carter-Dixon Cemetery, other family members include, Duncan Nicholson, Mary Ella Nicholson, Lt. Robert Marshall Dixon, Eliza Clements Dixon, Thomas Shadrack Dixon, and Mary Nicholson.
Mrs. C. E. Bryson, Preston, GA, has the old Duncan Nicholson Bible. Additional information on these families can be found in Vol. I and II, History of Stewart County, GA, and History of Webster County GA in addition to the local census records and wills, probate, and land sale records.
(The above notes from Tillis research)
Noted events in his life were:
• Alt. Death: Webster, GA, 30 Dec 1864. 3
Archibald married Mary Elizabeth Hall, daughter of Hall and Ashley, on 11 Feb 1841. (Mary Elizabeth Hall was born on 1 Oct 1820 in NC and died on 23 Jan 1867 in Stewart Co., GA.)
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