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Isaac NICHOLSON (b.1799 SC) m. Zena "Elizabeth" DAWSON (b.1802 SC)

children: *(Osborn family history says that Isaac &
1. male (b.1810-1820)  Zena (Dawson) Nicholson were GA (planters.)
2. Sarah (b.1823 NC) idiotic 
3. male (b.1825-1830) Benjamin F. (b. c.1825) m. Harriet Ursula RUSSELL
4. Mary A. (b.1829 GA or NC) m. Henry C. RICHARDSON
5. Elizabeth (b.1831 GA) m.1852 Camden Co.,MO William *OSBORN
6. Florriencea (b.1837 GA) Florinda m. Joshua WHITE
7. Bashti (b.1839 MO) idiotic
8. William (b. 1841 MO)
9. Amanda (1843 MO-1922OK) m. Moses A. WHITE

1790 SC Census -- 96th District, Pendleton Co.
John, Capt. John, & William Nicholson are enumerated.
1800 SC Census -- Pendleton District.
Bolin (b. 1759, near Williamsburg, VA),
John, John, John, William, Isaac & Benjamin Nicholson. Isaac is 26-45 yrs. old.
Other males: 3 10-16 & 2 <10; females; 1 26-45 & 2 <10. (My Isaac is 1 yr. old.)
1810 SC Census -- Pendleton District.
Benjamin, Ira, & William Nicholson. 1820 SC Census -- Pendleton Co.
Evan (26-45)(son of Ira?),
Hannah (26-45)(my Isaac's mother?),
Ira (26-45),
Martha (45+), & Stephen Nicholson (16-26).
Hannah Nicholson has these males: 2 10-16 & 1 -10; females: 3 16-26 & 1 10-16. 1830 SC
Census -- Pickens Co.
Hannah (50-60),
William (20-30),
Ira (30-40),
Martha (60-70),
Stephen (30-40).
Hannah has 2 males -- 1 20-30 & 1 15-20. 1840 SC
Census -- Pickens Co.
Benjamin (20-30),
Hanah(sic) (50-60),
Martha (Richardson), wife of William (70-80),
Stephen (40-50). Hannah is living alone.

1786 SC -- Pendleton District. John Nicholson granted land on George's Creek.
1800 his is living in the Generostee River section of present Anderson Co.,SC.
Bolin Nicholson moved from Greenville District to present Pickens Co.,SC.
1795 William Nicholson & wife Margaret bought land on the Little Generostee Creek and sold it in
1800 to Alexander Sherrar.
1800 William Nicholson lived on Nicholson's Fork of Little River. Together with Amos Richardson (?possibly his brother-in-law) he bought William Stewart's lands. 1804 Elijah Nicholson bought land on Great Generostee.
1825 Rabun Co.,GA -- Deby Nicholson married Dread Massingale.
1832 Gold Lottery of Georgia -- Isaac Nicholson of Rabun Co., GA, Higginbothams military district, drew lot 541 of the 17th district of the 3rd section (Cass Co.,GA) 1834 Cass Co., GA --
  William Sr., William , & Jacob Nicholson is living here. between Dec.1842-Feb. 1843 Pickens Co., SC --
  Hannah Nicholson died. 1843 Pickens Co., SC --
Stephen Nicholson and James Hughs valued Hannah Nicholson's land of 100 acres on the East fork of L. River adjoining John Holden & others is worth less than $1000.
1843 Pickens Co., SC -- Petition for sale of Hannah Nicholson's land by Benjamin, Isaac of MO, William of MO, Jacob of AR, Joel Hedden & wife Elizabeth of GA, William Queen & wife Mary of NC, Martin Moody & wife Lucinda, Bennet Moody & wife Hannah, Dread Massingale & wife Deborah.
1851 Pickens Co., SC -- Ira R. Nicholson had died and left his wife Jane and 12(?) children:
     Evan(GA), Mary wife of Josiah Barker, Sarah wife of James Loveless(GA),
     Martha wife of William Holden (GA),
     Harriet wife of James Jackson Pell,
     William(GA),
     Malinda wife of Mordecai Cox(GA),
     Mira wife of Jesse Lay,
     Silas, Bailey, Bailus(GA).
1851 Rabun Co., GA -- land records also mention Ira R. Nicholson particularly the guardianship responsibilities of Evan Nicholson for his younger siblings.

1833 Isaac Nicholson settled in Benton Co.,MO near John H. Howard and Lewis Johnson on the Osage River below Warsaw. (Jacob Dawson--Turkey Creek; Jonas Dawson & George Richardson--Deer Creek)

The Prairie Gleaner, Volume VI, No.1 Benton Co. Index to A Deed Record August 24, 1836-Oct., 1841 p. 9 Moore, Edward & ux. to Dawson, Henry A. 128 p. 10 Newcomb, Wm. to Dawson, Henry A. 366 p. 10 Prix, David K. & ux. to Dawson, Henry A. ---- p. 10
Nicholson, Isaac & ux. to Moad, Joseph 138 p. 10 Nichelson, Isaac & ux. to Dawson, Henry A. 165

The Prairie Gleaner, Volume VI, No.3, June 1975 Index to Circuit Court Record Book A p. 69 State of MO vs. Nichalson, Isaac 17

1840 MO Census -- Polk Co.
Isaac Nicholson (males: 1 40-50, 1 20-30, 1 10-15; females: 1 30-40, 1 15-20, 1 10-15, 1 5-10, 2 <5).
1840 MO Census -- Benton Co. William Nicholson (30-40) & family.
1850 MO Census -- Camden Co.  Isaac, Elizabeth, Sarah, Elizabeth, Florrincea, Bashti, William, Amanda NICHOLSON; Henry RICHARDSON & wife Mary (Nicholson) & children Jonathan, Elizabeth, William. 1860 Census -- Camden Co. Elizabeth Nicholson (age 58 SC) living alone in Russell Twp.
1870 MO Census -- Camden Co. Elizabeth Nickelson (age 68 SC) housekeeping for William D. Parrick and wife Isabell in Russell Twp.
1880 MO Census -- Camden Co. Elizabeth, wife of William Osborn, lists both her parents' birthplace as South Carolina.

Surmise the following from census records and Hannah's estate papers:

Pendleton District / Pickens Co., SC: <10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45+ // <10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45+ 1800 Nichelson, Benjamin 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1810 Nicholson, Benj'n 2 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 <10 10-16 16-18 16-26 26-45 45+ // <10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45+ 1820 Nicholdson, Hannah 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 <5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-30 // 50-60 1830 Nichelson, Hannah 0 0 0 1 1 1 1840 Nicholson, Hanah 1

Hannah (b.1774-1780, d. 1843) m. Benjamin (?) Nicholson (b.1765-1774, d.1810-1820) children:

1. female (1794-1800)
1.Elizabeth m. Joel Hedden
2. male (1794-1800)
2.Isaac (b.1799 SC) m. Zena Elizabeth Dawson
3. female (1800) 3.Mary (b.1794-1804) m. William Queen
4. female (1800-1804)
4.Lucinda (b.1794-1804) m. Martin Moody
5. female (1800-1804)
5.Hannah (b.1794-1804) m. Bennet Moody
6. male (1804-1810)
6.William (b.1804-1810)
7. male (1804-1810) 7.Jacob (b.1804-1810)
8. female (1804-1810) 8.Deborah (b.1804-1810) m.1825 Rabun Co., GA, Dread Massingale
9. male (1810-1820) 9.Benjamin (Jan. 1811-23 July 1887)[buried 5 mi. above Salem, Oconee Co., SC]
     m. Sarah Price

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