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Rebecca Nichols

Rebecca Nichols

Female 1811 - 1887  (76 years)

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  • Name Rebecca Nichols  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 17 Apr 1811  , Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Census: Federal 1820  , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • male 26-45: William Nicholds [at 36]
      female 26-45 [Elizabeth at 37]
      female 10-16 [Mary Ann at 13]
      female <10 [Rebecca at 9]
      female <10
      female <10
      female <10
      male <10
    Census: Federal 1830  , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • male 40-50: William Nicholds [at 46]
      female 40-50 [Elizabeth at 47]
      female 20-30
      female 15-20 [Rebecca at 19]
      female 10-15
      female 10-15
      female 5-10 [Nancy at 6]
      female <5 [Sarah at 5]
    Census: Federal 1840  , Captain McNiel's District, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • male 20-30: Stephen Bumgarner [at 29], engaged in agriculture, cannot read or write
      female 20-30 [Rebecca at 29], cannot read or write
      male 5-10 [James Linville at 8]
      male <5 [Simeon Nelson at 4]
      female <5 [Nancy Caroline 1]
    Census: Federal 22 Jul 1850  , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • 1) Stephen Bingham [sic], male age 45, farmer, $600 real estate, born in Ashe
      2) Rebecah Bingham, female age 45, born in Ashe
      3) James Bingham, male age 17, farmer, born in Wilkes
      4) Nelson Bingham, male age 13, born in WIlkes
      5) Nancy Bingham, female age 10, born in Wilkes
      6) Matilda Bingham, female age 8, born in Wilkes
      7) Wesley Bingham, male age 6, born in Wilkes
      8) Alexander Bingham, male age 4, born in Wilkes
      9) Robert Bingham, male age 2, born in Wilkes
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    Census: Federal 19 Jul 1860  , Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • 1) Stephen Bumgarner, male age 49, farmer, $500 real estate, $500 personal estate, born in NC, cannot read or write
      2) Rebecca Bumgarner, female age 49, born in NC, cannot read or write
      3) Nelson Bumgarner, male age 24, born in NC
      4) Nancy Bumgarner, female age 21, born in NC, cannot read or write
      5) Lydia Bumgarner, female age 18, born in NC
      6) Wesly Bumgarner, male age 16, born in NC, attended school
      7) Stephen Bumgarner, male age 14, born in NC, attended school
      8) Robert Bumgarner, male age 12, born in NC, attended school
      9) Fanny Bumgarner, female age 10, born in NC, attended school
      10) William Bumgarner, male age 7, born in NC, attended school
      11) Andrew Bumgarner, male age 5, born in NC
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    Census: Federal 23 Aug 1870  , Mulberry Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • 1) Stephen Bumgarner, white male age 59, farmer, $349 real estate, $383 personal estate, born in NC
      2) Rebecca Bumgarner, white female age 59, keeping house, born in NC, cannot read or write
      3) William Bumgarner, white male age 16, farm labor, born in NC, cannot write
      4) Andrew Bumgarner, white male age 15, farm labor, born in NC, cannot read or write
      5) Vilia Beman, white female age 13, domestic servant, born in NC
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    Census: Federal 8 Jun 1880  , Reddies River Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • 1) Stephen Bumgarner, head, white male age 69, farmer, cannot write, born in NC, parents born in NC
      2) Rebecca Bumgarner, wife, white female age 69, keeping house, cannot write, born in TN, parents born in VA
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    Death 30 Oct 1887  , Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Stephen Bumgarner Family Cemetery, Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
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    Person ID I325  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2011 

    Father William Nichols,   b. 20 May 1784, , Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland Province, Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1840 and 1850, , , Macon County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Holdaway,   b. 1783, , , Culpeper County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1860 and 1870, , , Macon County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 19 Dec 1807  , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14] 
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    Family ID F153  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Stephen Bumgarner,   b. 18 May 1811, , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 1901, , Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jan 1831  , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 15, 16, 17] 
    • Bride: Rebecca Nicholds
      Groom: Stephen Bumgarner
      Bond Date: 05 Jan 1831
      County: Wilkes
      Record #: 01 036
      Bondsman: Joseph Nichols
      Witness: T S Bouchell
      Bond #: 000164374
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    Children 
    +1. Rev. James Linville Bumgarner, Sr.,   b. 7 Oct 1832, , Fishdam Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1921, , Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     2. Simeon Nelson Bumgarner,   b. 9 Jun 1836, , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]
     3. Nancy Caroline Bumgarner,   b. 30 Jun 1839, , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]
    +4. Lydia "Matilda" Bumgarner,   b. 11 Dec 1841, , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1924 (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. Wesley Levi Bumgarner,   b. 26 Mar 1844, , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]
    +6. Stephen Alexander Bumgarner,   b. 23 Apr 1846, , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1925, , Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]
    +7. Absalom Robert Bumgarner,   b. 18 May 1848, , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1918 (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]
     8. Fanny Rebecca Bumgarner,   b. 4 Oct 1850, , Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1863, , Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 12 years)  [Father: natural]
    +9. William Amon Bumgarner,   b. 25 Aug 1853, , Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1934, , Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +10. Andrew Jackson Bumgarner,   b. 15 Dec 1855, , , , North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1901, , Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2011 

  • Reference  Gail Rich Nestor. "Rebecca Nichols". A Family Tree from Roots to Buds. https://roots2buds.net/getperson.php?personID=I325&tree=nestortree (accessed September 28, 2023).

  • Sources 
    1. [S68] Stephen Bumgarner Cemetery (Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina), grave marker for Rebecca Holdaway Nichols Bumgarner, photographed by Gail Rich Nestor, 15 Jan 2004.

    2. [S2] Flora B. Friend, A Genealogy of Stephen Bumgarner 1811-1901, 1-4.

    3. [S43] Mrs. Nancy W. Simpson, editor, The Heritage of Wilkes County, North Carolina, Vol II, 1990, Ancestor #673.

    4. [S142] The Journal-Patriot (North Wilkesboro, North Carolina), on microfilm, obituary for William A. Bumgarner, 23 Aug 1934, page 5.

    5. [S144] Stephen Bumgarner, "Stephen and Rebecca Bumgarner's Family Bible", "Rebecca Bumgarner was born April 17, 1811.".

    6. [S1644] North Carolina, Wilkes County, 1820 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, M33, roll 83, p. 545, William Nicholds household, accessed 19 Jul 2008.

    7. [S1613] North Carolina, Wilkes County, 1830 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, M29, roll 125, p. 350, William Nicholds household, accessed 19 Jul 2008.

    8. [S1591] North Carolina, Wilkes County, 1840 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, M704, roll 373, McNiel's District, p. 93, Stephen Bumgarner household, accessed 19 Jul 2008..

    9. [S111] 1850 U.S. census, Wilkes County, North Carolina, population schedule, digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com, Stephen Bingham [sic] household, dwelling & family 170, pages 261 & 262; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication M432, roll 649.

    10. [S734] 1860 U.S. census, Wilkes County, North Carolina, population schedule, digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com, Stephen Bumgarner household, Upper Division - Wilkesboro, dwelling 595, family 592; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication M653, roll 918.

    11. [S637] 1870 U.S. census, Wilkes County, North Carolina, population schedule, digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com, Stephen Bumgarner household, Mulberry Township, dwelling & family 36, page 336; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication M593, roll 1165.

    12. [S1737] North Carolina, Wilkes County, 1880 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T9, roll 987, Reddies River Township, enumeration district (ED) 221, p. 197D, dwelling 66, family 66, Stephen Bumgarner household, accessed 15 Jan 2011.

    13. [S467] Wilkes County, North Carolina Courthouse, "Wilkes County Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868, Vol. A-B," on microfilm, vol. I-O, Reel C.104.6003, M 929-37568 Wil.

    14. [S18] Ancestry.com, compiler, "North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868," subscription database, Ancestry.com, image number: 3759.

    15. [S467] Wilkes County, North Carolina Courthouse, "Wilkes County Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868, Vol. A-B," on microfilm, vol. A-B, Reel C.104.6001, M 929-37568 Wil.

    16. [S18] Ancestry.com, compiler, "North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868," subscription database, Ancestry.com, Bond #000164374, Record #01 036.

    17. [S144] Stephen Bumgarner, "Stephen and Rebecca Bumgarner's Family Bible", "Stephen Bumgarner was married January 6 to Rebecca Nichols in the year of 1831.".


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