Fourth Generation

54. Elijah Wilson Cawood Nichols^3,16. Birth: 1818, near Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee. Parents: John J. Nichols III and Margaret (Peggy) Scantling. Census: 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee. Age 10-14, enumerated in the household of his father John J. Nichols. Birth of Child: about 1840, boy #1 Nichols, age of father: 22. Birth of Child: about 1842, boy #2 Nichols, age of father: 24. Birth of Child: 7 October 1867, Elijah Caywood (Doc) (Doc) Nichols, age of father: 49. Birth of Child: about 1869, Adam S. (Wee) Nichols, age of father: 51. Death: 1904, age 86, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Burial: 1904, Presbyterian Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee. (The following is from The Nichols Book.)

He grew to young manhood on his father's farm that was located on Middle Creek, about four miles east of the city of Sevierville. When a small boy, perhaps ten or twelve yeras old, he was driving a yoke of cattle in a wagon over toward Pigeon Ford and going down a little hill, the catle ran away throwing him from the wagon and injuring his hip. He always walked with a slight limp after that fall.

As a young man he was always interested in selling goods. On several occasions he went to Baltimore, Md. and bought goods and brought them into Tennessee and sold them up and down the rivers. This line of work seemed to appeal to him very much and he eventually traveled on down by river mostly to the Mississippi and down the river through Louisiana and no doubt to New Orleans. He stayed in this area several years and married a girl in Louisiana. They had two boys and later he took his family and father-in-law to Texas where they intended to establish a trading post or store. They cut trees and built their homes and stores. Elijah returned to New Orleans to buy goods to take back to Texas. When he arrived back home, he found their homes and store were burned to the ground, his family could not be found anywhere. He searched many years through that area and through the southwest but never could find a trace of any of them. It is my belief that this happened just before or during our war with Mexico in 145. Most of us believe that this family was kiled or captured by the Mexicans or Indians. He returned to New Orleans and began trading up and down the Mississippi River again. He went to Vincennes, Indiana. that was perhasps during the Civil Wa years and about the time the Civil War ended he returned to his home in Tennessee, having been gone many, many years.

He prepared to open a general store in Dandridge, Tenn. This place is in Jefferson County and about twelve miles from where he was born. On the night before he was to open his store it was burned to the ground. The store was set fire by a man from North Carolina who claimed that no Tennessean had a right to have that business there.

Me married a young lady from Powder Springs, Tennessee by the name of Atchley. They moved to New Market, Tennessee and opened a store. here their two sons were born. Their sons names were Eligah Caywood (known by all of his friends as Doc) and Adam S. Nichols. He sold his merchant business and returned to Dandridge. Here he lived until his death in 1904.

I might mention that my own father thought a great deal of Uncle Elijah and they were together very much while my father was operating the Ferry at Dandridge. He is buried in the Presbyterian Cmetery in Dandridge.

Elijah Caywood Nichols, (known as Doc by al of his friends) oldest son of Elijah Nichols, was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1867. I never knew Elijah Caywod personlly. He owned a large farm and a Ferry around Kimberlain Heights, in the French Broad River in Tennessee. H married a young lady by the name of Hodge. To this union eight daughters were born, namely, Nellie, Mamie, Clarice, Grace, Louvene, Kathleen, Edna, Anna.

Elijah Wilson Cawood Nichols and girl from Louisiana. Marriage: about 1838, Louisiana, Elijah Wilson Cawood Nichols, to girl from Louisiana.

girl from Louisiana¹⁷. Birth: about 1818. Birth of Child: about 1840, boy #1 Nichols, age of mother: 22. Birth of Child: about 1842, boy #2 Nichols, age of mother: 24.

Elijah Wilson Cawood Nichols-6422 and girl from Louisiana-9693 had the following children:

Elijah Wilson Cawood Nichols and Penelope P. Atchley. Marriage: 18 May 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee, Elijah Wilson Cawood Nichols, to Penelope P. Atchley.

Penelope P. Atchley^3,17. Birth: about 1820. Birth of Child: 7 October 1867, Elijah Caywood (Doc) (Doc) Nichols, age of mother: 47. Birth of Child: about 1869, Adam S. (Wee) Nichols, age of mother: 49.

Elijah Wilson Cawood Nichols-6422 and Penelope P. Atchley-6715 had the following children: