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From: "Vera Reeves" <>
Subject: [ARIZARD] Nichols of Sharp County, AR
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 18:11:44 -0500
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I have a Sharp County marriage book that covers the dates 1880-1910 if I can
help.

Vera
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> My MOM (McLeod: 1919 to 2005) and DAD (Nichols: 1915 to 1985) were born
> and
> raised in the Cave City area of Sharp County. I have lots of relatives
> who
> where born and raised there, plus live there today.
>
> One of my earlier relatives, who was born in Roseville, TN and lived in
> the
> Cave City after the Civil War was my Great-Great-Great-Grand Pa, John
> Gabriel
> Nichols (Feb. 23, 1842 to Feb. 07, 1914).
>
> In accordance with a Nichols' family story, John Gabriel Nichols was
> selected
> by General Sheridan as his Personal Blacksmith and later became one of the
> General's Body Guards, plus may have seen southern General Lee. Like many
> War
> Veterans then and TODAY, John Gabriel Nichols could not sit still or stay
> in
> one place long, so he rejoined General Sheridan who was on his way to the
> "Indian Territory" to put down rebellion(s). John Gabriel Nichols never
> returned to
> his family in Cave City, but was found living in Oklahoma with his second
> family. His second wife was supposed to be an Indian.
>
> While I was living in Texas, I drove up to Oklahoma several times looking
> for
> my cousins. I found a bunch of Nichols, but none that I could link back
> to
> John Gabriel Nichols (Feb. 23, 1842 to Feb. 07, 1914).


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