Nichols Cemetery

Located in a field east of Banks Dairy Road (unpaved as of mid-January 2000) about a quarter mile south of the paved road (the “Metter Highway”) between Upper Lotts Creek Church and Portal in Bulloch County, Georgia.

This list of those buried in the Nichols family cemetery is based on a survey done on September 22, 1968, by Lawrence M. Edwards, and witnessed by Walter C. Coward, Jr., Notary Public, Chatham County. Here the names have been placed in alphabetical order. Comments giving full names, where known, and indicating relationships among many of those listed have been added. Corrections and additions to the commentary would be most welcome.

Original Survey	Corrections and additional information

David Bell Co. "I" 9 Ga. Inf. CSA	Husband of Jemima Crumpton, 9^th child of John T. and Mary A. Crumpton. This marker may be simply a memorial and David may be buried elsewhere.

Franseny Bland born June 16, 1851 died June 23, 1851	Daughter of Hiram Bland [Sr.] and Jane “Jency” Crumpton, 8^th child of John T. and Mary A. Crumpton

Hiram Bland born July 15, 1863 died August 30, 1865	Son of Hiram Bland [Sr.] and Jane “Jency” Crumpton, 8^th child of John T. and Mary A. Crumpton

Hiram L. Bland born November 24, 1873 died July --, 1876	Have no idea who this is. Hiram Bland, Sr., seems to have died in November 1864, and his widow, Jane “Jency” Crumpton Bland, married Hiram Jones in 1878.

Wily Bland born July 19, 1852 died August 17, 1852	Son of Hiram Bland [Sr.] and Jane “Jency” Crumpton, 8^th child of John T. and Mary A. Crumpton

Daniel A. Crumpton born April 17, 1812 died October 7, 1861	2^nd child of John T. and Mary A. Crumpton

John T. Crumpton born November 25, 1778 died July 19, 1861	Came to Bulloch from Duplin Co., NC. Possibly the son of Thomas Crumpton of Stallin’s District, Duplin, NC, whose will, proved Jan 1808 in Duplin Co. names wife Rachel, son John and daughter Rebecah Watson.

Mary Crumpton wife of John Crumpton born August 31, 1786 died [can't read], 1869	Mary Alderman Crumpton, daughter of Daniel Alderman (Jr.) and Sarah A. Newton of Duplin, NC. She died 17 August 1869.

Sarah A. Crumpton born March [can't read] died February 18, 1888	Sarah Ann, 4^th child of John T. and Mary A. Crumpton, born March 21, 1816

Jasper W. C. Deal born June 7, 1884 died August 9, 1890	Son of Jasper C. Deal and his wife, Emaline Rebecca Nichols Deal, 9^th child of Theophilus Nichols and Rebecca Crumpton Nichols.

Nest H. GYE Son of G. I. and A. J. [hard to read] born June 25, 1893 died September 8, 1894	No idea who this is.

Infant son of J. Q. and S. E. Hendrix May 22, 1893	John Quincy Hendrix and his wife, Sarah Elizabeth Nichols Hendrix, 7^th child of Theophilus and Rebecca Crumpton Nichols

Harriet wife of J. A. Morris aged 60 years died February 4, 1897

James W. Morris born January 17, 1877 died August 14, 1897

Daniel Newman Co. "A" Coast Guard BN Ga. Mil. CSA	Probably the father of Josephine Amanda Newman Nichols, wife of James Monroe Nichols.

Absalom J. Nichols born January 27, 1838 and killed in the Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia June 27, 1862	Memorial marker, placed between the graves of his parents; he was buried on or near the battlefield. He was the oldest child of Theophilus and Rebecca Crumpton Nichols. There is an inscription that begins, “In the twinkling of an eye this precious youth was called to die.” I was unable to read the remainder when I visited the site in January 2000.

Ann Jane Nichols born November 1, 1858 died October 13, 1884	Ann Jane Brannen, first of four wives of Daniel Newton Nichols, who was the 7^th child of Theophilus and Rebecca Crumpton Nichols. Ann Jane’s parents were Alexander Brannen, Jr., and Sarah Ann Hodges. The inscription reads, “At the crystal river’s brink we shall find each broken link some sweet day by and by.”

Annie L. Nichols born January 17, 1886 died November 14, 1964	Wife of Dean Newman Nichols, and daughter of Nelson Corbin and his wife, Nancy Williamson Corbin. She and her husband share a stone. However, there are also what appear to be the graves of this couple in the cemetery at Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church.

C. A. Nichols born February 9, 1876 died April 12, 1887	Charles A.; 6^th child of James Monroe Nichols and Josephine Amanda Newman Nichols

Dean N. Nichols born May 26, 1872 died May 18, 1943	Dean Newman Nichols, 4^th child of James Monroe Nichols and Josephine Amanda Newman Nichols; husband of Annie L. Corbin Nichols. However, there are also what appear to be the graves of this couple in the cemetery at Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church.

Fannie Nichols born December 9, 1873 died May 16, 1895	Fannie D. Jones, third of four wives of Daniel Newton Nichols. She died in childbirth, and the child also died. Her parents were Thomas Jones and Mary J. ? Her obelisk marker is identical to that of Ann Jane Brannen Nichols, and the inscription also reads, “At the crystal river’s brink we shall find each broken link some sweet day by and by.”

George L. Nichols died October 14, 1899 age 32

J. M. N. [footstone]	Child of Dean Newman Nichols and Annie L. Corbin Nichols, born abt 1908.

James M. Nichols born September 29, 1845 died December 25, 1917	James Monroe Nichols, 4^th child of Theophilus and Rebecca Crujmpton Nichols. Husband of Josephine Amanda Newman Nichols.

Josephine Amanda Nichols born January 28, 1844 died June 6, 1909	Josephine Amanda Newman, Nichols, daughter of Daniel Newman and Nancy Strickland Newman; wife of James M. Nichols. The inscription on her obelisk reads, “Mother thou hast from us flown to the regions far above. We to thee erect this stone consecrated by our love.”

Kermit born November 3, 1911 died July 15, 1912	Kermit Nichols, son of Dean Newman Nichols and Annie L. Corbin Nichols. There is also what appears to be a grave for this child in the cemetery at Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church.

Little Annie Nichols born June 5, 1886 died August 11, 1886	First child of Daniel Newton Nichols and his second wife, Sarah Ellen “Sallie” Groover Nichols. I wonder if her full name was Ann Jane, since it was a frequent custom in those days to name the first daughter of a second (or later) wife after the previous wife.

Mary born January 12, 1915 died May 6, 1918	Mary Nichols, daughter of Dean Newman Nichols and Annie L. Corbin Nichols. There is also what appears to be a grave for this child in the cemetery at Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church.

Rebecca Nichols died November 27, 1949	Daughter of Dean Newman Nichols and Annie L. Corbin Nichols; born abt 1918.

Rebecca Nichols born May 4, 1818 died August 7, 1869	Rebecca Crumpton Nichols, wife of Theophilus. The following inscription appears on her stone: “Mother thou hast from us flown to the regions far above. We to thee erect this stone consecrated by our love.”

Remer Infant son of G. W. and Jincy Nichols born June 9, 1868 died July 17, 1868	His parents were George Washington Nichols, 3rd child of Theophilus and Rebecca Crumpton Nichols, and his wife, Jincy [Jency] Parrish Nichols.

S. A. Nichols born December 31, 1877 died May 1, 1888	Swain A. Nichols, 7^th child of James Monroe Nichols and Josephine Amanda Newman Nichols.

Sallie E. Nichols born August 15, 1861 died September 29, 1892	Sarah Ellen “Sallie” Groover Nichols, 2d wife of Daniel Newton Nichols, daughter and youngest child of Charles A. Groover and Mary Ann Rushing. Her obelisk marker is identical to those of the first and third wives of Dan Nichols, and the inscription reads, “At the crystal river’s brink we shall find each broken link some sweet day by and by.”

Theopelus Nichols born January 16, 1808 died February 11, 1881	Theophilus, not Theopelus! The tombstone very clearly says Theophilus. He was the husband of Rebecca Crumpton Nichols. The inscription on his stone reads, “His words were kindness, his deeds were love. His spirit humble, he rests above.” He came to Georgia from North Carolina about 1820, and after settling in Bulloch County became a large landowner and a respected citizen who was opposed to slavery.

Elizabeth Nichols Williamson born April 16, 1869 died May 30, 1924	Daughter of James Monroe Nichols and Josephine Amanda Newman Nichols, wife of Frank M. Williamson

Frank M. Williamson born August 25, 1868 died June 11, 1897	Son of James R. Williamson and Elizabeth Barwick Williamson

Katie Williamson born February 8, 1887 died April 12, 1888	Daughter of Frank M. and Elizabeth Nichols Williamson

Elizabeth Woods born October 16, 1822 died April 24, 1901	Elizabeth Crumpton, 7^th child of John T. and Mary A. Crumpton. Wife of John Henry Woods.

John Henry Woods born November 22, 1818 died December 16, 1910

Formatted and submitted by Lowell Berenguer.