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This project is a table of contents for all projects relating to this County of West Virginia. Please feel free to add profiles of anyone who was born, lived or died in this county. Nicholas County is a county located in the central region of U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,604. Its county seat is Summersville. The county was created in 1818 by the Vir...
Morris was the first settler on Peter’s Creek, which is now in Nicholas County. In the fall of 1791, a man came to his house and introduced himself as Mr. Allen and asked if he could stay with him all winter and hunt. There was a lot of bear, deer, elk, buffalo and small game in the area at that time. Mr. Allen said he had been with the Indians and had learned to hunter from them. Mr. Allen mov...
Samuel Davis in Kentucky - which is which? Samuel Davis, of Nicholas County b:1799 in KY, resident of Nicholas Co, KY, is a DNA match to James Daniel, Sr. (1677-1748), son of Jochabed Daniel (1646-1698), whose first husband may have been a Davis, and stepson of William Daniel . 1800 Nicholas County, KY Tax List Eli Davis Philemon Davis So we’re tracing up to try and find the steps between ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Nicholas County, Kentucky.= Official Website =Nicholas County was established in 1799 and named for Col. George Nicholas, the "Father of the Kentucky Constitution".The county has a picturesque, rural character. Its rolling countryside is typical of the Bluegrass region where winding roads lead past manicured farms, through wooded glad...
The Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes, also known as the Battle of Cross Lanes, took place on August 26, 1861 in Nicholas County, Virginia (now West Virginia) as part of the Western Virginia Campaign during the American Civil War. Wikipedia
The Battle of Carnifex Ferry took place on September 10, 1861 in Nicholas County, Virginia (now West Virginia), as part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the American Civil War. The battle resulted in a Union strategic victory that contributed to the eventual Confederate withdrawal from western Virginia, which in turn led to the creation of the State of West Virginia two yea...