Abel Beach Nichols

11/23/1796 — 2/19/1868

Vital Records

Birth Date
11/23/1796
Birth Place
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Death Date
2/19/1868
Death Place
Bedford County, Virginia
Age at Death
72 years
Cause
Not recorded
Military
No
Profession
Farmer

Marker Details

Type
Obelisk
Material
Granite
Condition
Excellent
Memorial Details
Massive Obelisk Shared with Wife
Footstone
Yes

Burial Location

Cemetery
James Nichols Family Cemetery
Plot/Section
Not recorded
""Our Father"
Other Details Slave Owner, 39 Slaves in 1850 48 Slaves, in 1860; Real Estate 65,000 and Personal Estate 150,000

Family Lineage

Mother
Sarah Beach Nichols (1777-1855)
Father
James Nichols (1771-1846)
Abel Beach Nichols

Children

James Linus Nichols
George Augustus Nichols
Sallie Elvira Nichols Holmes 1839–1931 - ?