Preston Nichols b. 1896-1897 Marion County, South Carolina, USA d. 9 Jun 1955 Marion Memorial Hospital, Marion, Marion County, South Carolina, USA: Our Family History

1897 - 1955 (58 years)

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Name	Preston Nichols
Born	1896-1897	Marion County, South Carolina, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
	1900 census, age 4, "January 1896" 1910 census, age 13, calculates to 1897 1920 census, age 23, calculates to 1897 1930 census, age 31, calculates to 1899 1955 death certificate, "1-6-92" [6 January 1892] Conclusion: Jerry was probably born on 6 January 1896 or 1897.
Gender	Male
Census	2 Jun 1900	Legette township, Marion County, South Carolina, USA [1]
	1. Williams, Joe, head, black, male, born June 1854, 45, married 20 years, SC, SC, SC, farmer, cannot read or write, renting farm, farm schedule 17 2. _____, Ellen, wife, black, female, March 1866, 34, married 20 years, 9 children 7 living, SC, SC, SC, cannot read or write 3. _____, Ada, daughter, black, female, March 1880, 20, single, 1 child 1 living, SC, SC, SC, farm labor, can read and write 4. _____, Collier, son, black, male, April 1881, 19, single, SC, SC, SC, farm labor, can read and write 5. _____, Nancy, daughter, black, female, Feb 1885, 15, single, SC, SC, SC, farm labor, attended school 4 months, can read and write 6. _____, Dick, son, black, male, August 1885, 14, SC, SC, SC, farm labor, attended school 2 months, cannot read or write 7. _____, Mary, daughter, black, female, Sept 1887, 12, SC, SC, SC, farm labor, attended school 3 months, can read and write 8. _____, Clarcy F., daughter, black, female, April 1893, 7, SC, SC, SC 9. _____, Preston, grandson, black, male, January 1896, 4 [3 crossed out], SC, SC, SC
Census	23 Apr 1910	Leggett township, Marion County, South Carolina, USA [2]
	1. Williams, Joe, head, male, black, 55, first marriage, married 29 years, SC, SC, SC, farmer, home farm, cannot read or write, renting farm, farm schedule 184. 2. _____, Ellen, wife, female, black, 54, first marriage, married 29 years, 9 children 5 living, SC, SC, SC, labor, home farm, can read, cannot write 3. _____, Mary [E.], daughter, female, black, 20, single, 1 child 1 living, SC, SC, SC, labor, farm, can read and write 4. _____, Pres, grandson, male, black, 13, single, SC, SC, SC, labor, farm, cannot read or write, attended school this year 5. _____, Henry A., nephew, male, black, 11, single, SC, SC, SC, labor, home farm, cannot read or write, attended school this year 6. Alston, Henry, nephew, male, black, 7, SC, SC, SC 7. Williams, Mark S., grandson, male, black, 2, SC, SC, SC 8. _____, Gertrude, granddaughter, female, black, 4/12, SC, SC, SC
Military	6 Oct 1917 [6]
	Preston enlisted in the army. He was assigned to the 156th Depot brigade, where he was promoted to Corporal on 10 January 1918. On 22 July 1918, he was promoted to Sergeant.
Milit-End	28 Dec 1918 [6]
Census	22 Jan 1920	Legett township, Marion County, South Carolina, USA [3]
	1. Williams, Joe, head, renting, male, black, 65, married, cannot read or write, SC, SC, SC, farming, general farm, farm schedule 113. 2. _____, Ellen, wife, female, black, 60, married, cannot read or write, SC, SC, SC, no occupation 3. _____, Preston, son, male, black, 23, single, can read and write, SC, SC, SC, farm labor, home farm 4. _____, Austen, son, male, black, 16, single, did not attend school this year, cannot read or write, SC, SC, SC, no occupation 5. _____, Max[stroie?], son, male, black, 11, single, did not attend school this year, cannot read and write, SC, SC, SC, no occupation
Census	4 Apr 1930	Latta, Bethea township, Dillon County, South Carolina, USA [4]
	1. Nichols, Preston, head, renting, farm, male, Negro, 31, married, first married age 22, can read and write, SC, SC, SC, share cropper, farming, veteran farm schedule 9 2. _____, Valley [Vallie], wife, female, Negro, 26, first married age 16, cannot read or write, SC, SC, SC, laborer, farm 3. _____, Pearline, daughter, female, Negro, 9, attending school, SC, SC, SC 4. _____, Ada, daughter, female, Negro, 7, attending school, SC, SC, SC 5. _____, Goldie, daughter, female, Negro, 6, SC, SC, SC
Died	9 Jun 1955	Marion Memorial Hospital, Marion, Marion County, South Carolina, USA [5]
Buried	Green Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Marion, Marion County, South Carolina, USA [5]
Person ID	I1	ZZZ Takera Whitt
Last Modified	7 Sep 2014

Father	Alonzo Nichols, b. Dec 1870, Marion County, South Carolina, USA
Mother	Ada Williams, b. Mar 1880, South Carolina, USA , d. After 1900 (Age ~ 20 years)
Married	Alonzo Nichols and Ada Williams were never married. Alonzo was a married man living next door to the Williams family.
Family ID	F1	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Vallie Jones, b. Abt 1902, South Carolina, USA

Married Abt 1920-1921 [7]

Children

+	1. Ada Nichols, d. South Carolina, USA

Last Modified 10 Dec 2014

Family ID F2 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Takera Whitt exhibits » Slide Show		Joe Williams household, grandson Preston Williams/Nichols, 1900 census, Marion County, South Carolina 1900 U.S. census, Marion County, South Carolina, population schedule, Legette township, enumeration district (ED) 76, sheets 6A-B, pp. 166a-b (stamped), dwelling 30, family 30, Joe Williams household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 May 2010; citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1535.
		Joe Williams household, 1910, Marion County, South Carolina. Preston Williams, grandson. 1910 U.S. census, Marion County, South Carolina, population schedule, Legette township, enumeration district 66, sheet 14-A, p. 118 (stamped, recto), dwelling [not stated], family [not stated], Joe Williams household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 May 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1451.
		Joe Williams household, 1920 Marion County, South Carolina. Preston Nichols, grandson. 1920 U.S. census, Marion County, South Carolina, LeGette township, enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet 8A, p. 55 (stamped, recto), dwelling 134, family 138, Joe Williams household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry,com : accessed 16 May 2010; citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1703.
		Preston Williams/Nichols, enlistment military E. G.
		Preston Nichols household, 1930, Dillon County, South Carolina 1930 U.S. census, Dillon County, South Carolina, population schedule, Latta, enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 4-A, p. 6 (stamped, recto), dwelling 78, family 80, Preston Nichols household; digital image,Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 April 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2194.
		Death certificate, Press Williams [Preston Nichols], 1955, Marion County, South Carolina South Carolina death certificate no. 009266, Marion County, Press Williams (1955); digital image, "South Carolina Death Records, 1915-1955,"

Sources

[S1] 1900 U.S. census, Marion County, South Carolina, population schedule, Legette township, enumeration district (ED) 76, sheets 6.
[S2] 1910 U.S. census, Marion County, South Carolina, population schedule, Legette township, enumeration district 66, sheet 14A, p. 118 (stamped, recto), dwelling [not stated], family [not stated], Joe Williams household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 May 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1451.
[S3] 1920 U.S. census, Marion County, South Carolina, LeGette township, enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet 8-‐A, p. 55 (stamped, recto), dwelling 134, family 138, Joe Williams household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry,com : accessed 16 May 2010; citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1703.
[S4] 1930 U.S. census, Dillon County, South Carolina, population schedule, Latta, enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 4.
[S5] South Carolina death certificate no. 009266, Marion County, Press Williams (1955); digital image, “South Carolina Death Records, 1915–1955,” digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 May 2010).
[S6] E. G. “Buddy” Sturgis, Jr. (Curator/Director, South Carolina Military Museum, Columbia, SC) to Janis Walker Gilmore )Pawleys Island, SC), email, 25 June 2010. Regarding the service record of Press Williams (Service no. 1874762, Sgt., 156th Depot brigade).
[S8] 1930 U.S. census, Dillon County, South Carolina, population schedule, Latta, enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 4-A, p. 6 (stamped, recto), dwelling 78, family 80, Preston Nichols household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 April 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2194.