According to the marriage lists in UsGenWeb for Haralson Co Ga, Someone with the same name as my brickwall ancestor presided over exactly one marriage in 1892. If this is my ancestor, then he died about one month after performing that marriage. Could someone tell me if there are likely to be records that might tell me more about this individual? Thanks! Bert While I am at it I might as well post his info just incase someone might see a connection: ----------- My earliest known Nicholson ancestor was James Nicholson, as usual, his age varies depending on which census return you check but his grave at Bremen City Cemetery, Haralson Co Ga. says he was born 22 Oct 1822 and died 18 Jan 1893. In her Confederate widow's pension application, James' wife claimed that James was born in North Carolina, however several of her answers seemed incoherent and I tend to believe all the known census returns which report he was born in South Carolina. (James was a member of Co B 26th Ga Bat., I have a copy of the pension application and have submitted my attempt at transcribing it to to UsGenWeb) Additionally, the 1880 census reports that James' father was born in Virginia and his mother in South Carolina. James Nicholson married Harriet Anne Caudle in Troup Co Ga in 1856. James reported his occupation as teacher in census years 1860, 1870 and 1880. In 1860, James' family lived in Woodbury, Meriwether Co. GA In 1870, in Griffen, Spalding Co. Ga In 1880, in (Texas district) Heard Co. Ga. I have some descendant info on 5 of his 8 children.

Bert, Haralson County's court records should tell you that he was appointed a justice of the peace and the date(s) of his appointment(s), but I sincerely doubt that there will be any more than that. All those I have read simply gave the date the court met, the names of those to be appointed and the name of the judge who signed the order. Sorry to be a wet blanket, but that's been my only experience with reading JP appointments in early records. Was his marriage to Harriet in 1852 his first? Has he not been located in the 1850 census? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bert Pittman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 3:34 PM Subject: [GEORGIA] Justice of the Peace record trail? > According to the marriage lists in UsGenWeb for Haralson Co Ga, Someone with the > same name as my brickwall ancestor presided over exactly one marriage in 1892. > If this is my ancestor, then he died about one month after performing that > marriage. Could someone tell me if there are likely to be records that might > tell me more about this individual? > > Thanks! > Bert > > While I am at it I might as well post his info just incase someone might see a > connection: > ----------- > My earliest known Nicholson ancestor was James Nicholson, as usual, his age > varies depending on which census return you check but his grave at Bremen City > Cemetery, Haralson Co Ga. says he was born 22 Oct 1822 and died 18 Jan 1893. > > In her Confederate widow's pension application, James' wife claimed that James > was born in North Carolina, however several of her answers seemed incoherent > and I tend to believe all the known census returns which report he was born in > South Carolina. (James was a member of Co B 26th Ga Bat., I have a copy of the > pension application and have submitted my attempt at transcribing it to to > UsGenWeb) Additionally, the 1880 census reports that James' father was born in > Virginia and his mother in South Carolina. > > James Nicholson married Harriet Anne Caudle in Troup Co Ga in 1856. James > reported his occupation as teacher in census years 1860, 1870 and 1880. > > In 1860, James' family lived in Woodbury, Meriwether Co. GA > In 1870, in Griffen, Spalding Co. Ga > In 1880, in (Texas district) Heard Co. Ga. > > I have some descendant info on 5 of his 8 children. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/480 - Release Date: 10/17/2006 > >