George Taylor Nichols
George Taylor Nichols was born on November 7, 1832, in Savannah, Georgia. He married Sarah Battey, and their son Alfred was born around 1856. He worked as a merchant in Savannah, and his wife worked as a seamstress. By 1860, they owned $150 of real estate and $1,000 of personal property.
In August 1861, he received a commission as a 2nd lieutenant in Company D of the 1st Georgia Infantry. He fell ill in late September 1861 and went home on sick leave. He resigned on November 15, 1861.
He returned to Savannah after leaving the army, and he earned a living as a shoe dealer. By 1870, he owned $2,000 of real estate and $2,500 of personal property. His wife died on October 26, 1894, and by 1900, he was living in his son’s household in Savannah. On July 3, 1906, he fell while “alighting from his buggy” and broke his hip. He died in Savannah on August 28, 1906.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (4697) | Nichols, George Taylor | 1832-11-07 | 1906-08-28 |
- Conflict Side: Confederacy
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: 2nd Lieutenant
- Rank out: 2nd Lieutenant
- Rank highest: 2nd Lieutenant
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (4155) [writer] ~ George T. Nichols to Unknown, undated
Places - Records: 1
- (104) [birth, death] ~ Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
Regiments - Records: 1
- (614) [officer] [D] ~ 1st Georgia Infantry
SOURCES
1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Savannah, Georgia, Vital Records, 1803-1966, available from Ancestry.com; The Atlanta (GA) Constitution, 30 August 1906
