Nicholas William Battle (1820 - 1905)

Born 1 Jan 1820 in Warren County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Cabaniss) Battle — married 20 May 1846 in Monroe, Georgia, United States

Husband of Jessie Hamilton (McKellar) Battle — married 12 Feb 1901 in King, Washington, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1905 at age 85 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Biography

Nicholas William Battle was born on the first day of January, 1820 in Warren County, Georgia and was the son of Thomas and Mary Baker Battle. ^[1]

Nicholas married Mary Ann Cabaniss in Monroe County, Georgia on May 20, 1846. ^[2]

Nicholas was the first lawyer to settle in Waco. He served as District Attorney for the Waco district from 1854 to 1858 when he was elected District Judge. In 1862 he resigned his judgeship to join the Confederate Army, in which he served as lieutenant colonel in the 30th Texas Cavalry Regiment.

Nicholas died in Seattle, Washington, where he had moved to live with his sons, on August 22, 1905. He is interred at Lakeview Cemetery, Seattle, Washington. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas, book, 1880; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/: accessed March 14, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu link to book.
2. ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWH1-DXB : 11 February 2018), Nicholas W. Battle and Mary Ann Cabaniss, 20 May 1846; citing , Monroe, Georgia; FHL microfilm 164,220.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 March 2018), memorial page for Nicholas Williams Battle (1 Jan 1820–22 Aug 1905), Find A Grave: Memorial #5256346, citing Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Carolyn Farnum (contributor 10411580) .

See also:

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFJ-53B : 12 December 2017), N W Battle, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXG7-HRY : 12 April 2016), Nicholas Battle, Texas, United States; citing p. 45, family 314, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,097.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFN1-HZH : 15 July 2017), N W Battle, Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 103, sheet 46B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1318; FHL microfilm 1,255,318.
• Handbook of Texas Online, Thomas W. Cutrer, "Battle, Nicholas William," accessed March 14, 2018, link