This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2R.2ADE/666.684.707.2 Message Board Post: William David Nichols and Hagar Veler Roberson were my grandparents. The father of William David Nichols was "Van" short for VanBuren. I do not know what his other name was or even if he had any other name besides VanBuren Nichols. His wife (my great great grandmother) was Sara Jane (maiden name Brooks) Nichols.