| Nickels Family Tree | | Johnson Family Tree |
| Matthias Nickels, Sr. (1750 to 1838) | | |
| (Revolutionary War Veteran) | | |
| Elizabeth Allen (1760 to 1837) | | |
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| James Nickels, Sr. (1781 to 1869) | | William Johnson, Sr. (1770 to 1816, NC) |
| Jane Matney (1785 to 1855) | | Mary Porter (1774 to 1849, NC) |
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| Allen Nickels (1812 to 1879) | | Joseph Edward Johnson (1797 to 1862, NC) |
| Lucinda Salyer (1818 to 1893) | | Mary Staley (1798 to ?, NC) |
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| Peter Nickels (1832 to 1929) | | William Staley Johnson (1818 to 1894, NC) |
| Hannah Margaret Dean | | Sarah Baker (1819 to 1887, TN) |
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| Reverend David Marion Nickels (1862 to 1928) | | James "Big Jim" Johnson (1843 to 1920, VA) |
| Mary Ellen Nickels (1868 to 1949) | | Alice Lee Spears (1862 to 1945, VA) |
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| Claude David Nickels (1897 to 1967, VA) | | Mary Ingle Johnson (1900 to 1978, VA) |
| Parents of Two Children | |