Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.

Malinda Nichols
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Name Malinda Nichols Birth 11 Jul 1838 Surry Co, NC
Gender Female _UID BEC5888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000A700 Death 28 Jul 1926 Cherokee Co, NC
Burial Red Marble Baptist Cem, Cherokee Co, NC
Person ID I2585 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 3 Aug 2013
Father William Nichols, b. 1795/1796, NC
d. 1860/1870, Surry Co, NC
(Age 74 years)Mother Martha Flemming, b. 1797/1798, NC
d. Aft 1880, Surry Co, NC
(Age > 83 years)Marriage Bef 1823 Surry Co, NC
_UID 0592489F0986374EA4A778C1ECDB9A46BDF4 Family ID F1852 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
David West, b. 6 Jul 1828, Surry Co, NC
d. 2 May 1907, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age 78 years)Marriage 10 Oct 1858 Yadkin Co, NC
_UID 59F7049378BB0D45BAACC5BA64EA7A5770AD Children 1. Mary J West, b. 1858/1859, Wilkes Co, NC
d. Aft 1870, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age > 12 years)2. Charles Huston West, b. 22 Nov 1860, Wilkes Co, NC
d. 7 Jun 1948, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age 87 years)3. Calvin T West, b. 16 Nov 1862, Wilkes Co, NC
d. 25 Nov 1929, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age 67 years)4. John Bryant West, b. 6 Jun 1866, Surry Co, NC
d. 3 Jul 1937, Clay Co, NC
(Age 71 years)5. George Washington West, b. 9 Jan 1868, Surry Co, NC
d. 25 Mar 1951, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age 83 years)6. Ivalee West, b. 1870/1871, Cherokee Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age > 10 years)7. Luther Grant West, b. 1872/1873, Cherokee Co, NC 
8. Weldon West, b. 1874/1875, Cherokee Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age > 6 years)9. Florence West, b. 1876/1877, Cherokee Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age > 4 years)Family ID F598 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. They are the ancestors or relatives of one or more of my in-law or step-relatives*, so I have researched them to a small extent.
* Great Grand Son Charles Glen West married into my Davis family;
!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/
!CENSUS:1850 Surry Co., NC The South Division # 544/547
William Nichols, 54 Farmer $160 NC
Martha 52
John 27 Farmer
Enoch 22 Farmer
William 21 Farmer
Benjamin 18 Farmer
Samuel 16 Farmer
Bird 14 m
Matilda 28
Malinda 12
Pleasant C. 9
Larkin 3;
!MARRIAGE BOND: 8 Oct 1858 Yadkin Co., NC David West & Melinda Nickolls, James A. Ginnings, bm;
!CENSUS:1860 Wilkes Co., NC Lower Division, Elkin Surry Co PO # 799/799
David West 30 $500/200 NC
Linda 20
Mary J. 1;
!CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 80/80
David West, 41 Farmer $200/300 NC
Malinda 31
Mary 10
Charles 9
Calvin 7
John 3
George 1
Larkin Nichols 25 Farm Laborer
Calvin 30 Farm Laborer;
!CENSUS:1880 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 120/120
David West 64 Farmer NC-NC-NC
Malinda 41 wife
Charlie 19 son
John 13 son
George 11 son
Ivilee 9 dau
Luther 7 son
Weldon 5 son
Florence 3 dau;
!CENSUS:1900 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 141/141
David West, Head, Jul 1827 72 M42 NC-NC-VA
Malinda wife Jul 1838 61 M42 0-0 NC-NC-NC
Tilda Nickels S-in-L, Oct 1820 79 S;
!CENSUS:1910 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 413/427
Malinda West, head, 71 wd 10-9 NC-NC-NC;
!CENSUS:1920 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown Township, Topton Precinct # 18/19
Malinda West, head, 81 wd NC-NC-NC;
- !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. They are the ancestors or relatives of one or more of my in-law or step-relatives*, so I have researched them to a small extent.
