Homeowner Michael Wright believes his property on Nichols Creek Road is home to several spirits that tend to appear around nightfall. Mr. Wright allows investigators only by appointment, so be sure to email him ahead of time (info below).
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Geographic Information
- Address:
- Nichols Creek Road
Milton, FL
United States
Get Directions » - GPS:
- 30.602629702801714, -86.8963851925219
- County:
- Santa Rosa County, Florida
- Nearest Towns:
- Harold, FL (4.0 mi.)
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Contact Information
- Telephone:
- 850-623-4460
- Email:
- raimike@bellsouth.net
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I think he may be referring to the revenge killings of Samuel Nichols and his son Cromwell (spelling?) NicholsNichols that occurred at the Nichols home on or about March 8, 1865. A second son, Austin, had his jaw blown off, was left for dead, yet he survived.
My ancestor, Celestine Josiah Ward, perpetrated the murders to avenge the lynching of his (said to be all 7 brothers, but 2 are confirmed.) During the civil war.
Celestine is said to have asked the 3 Nichols men to “step out of this house so I won’t have to kill you in front of your children.”
He is also implicated the killing of several other men (approx 5 others) who were also part of the lynching of his brothers.
Celestine went on to die an old man, the father of 17 children. Apparently, whenever someone would try to prosecute him, Celestine would just burn down the courthouse. ( possibly as many as 14 acts of arson between the killings of March 1864 and Celestine’s death in 1891.)
Please contact me if you can provide information- I am writing his biography.
Hello Amy McElhaney Butler,
Greetings from Germany. My 2nd and 3rd Grandfathers, Samuel and his son Coval Nichols were murdered by Teen Ward, who was Covals’ brother in law. Covals’ brother Austin was shot through the mouth and played dead in order to survive. According to our family history, and that means from Teen Wards sister Sarah, who was my 2nd Grandmother and she was there when it happened. Her brothers with hanged by a CSA Cavalry Unit that was starving, and so they killed a few cattle that belonged to the Ward family, when the two Ward brothers protested, they were beaten and hung. The Ward family were Creek Indians, and that may also have something to do with that action. According to our family, Coval and his father Sam were members of the CSA 1st Florida Infantry Home Guard, and they had tried to stop the hangings of the Ward brothers but were threatened also by the CSA cavalry commander. This action was a total misunderstanding and Teen Ward (my 2nd Great Uncle) over reacted. To this day, there is still a family feud between the Ward and Nichols family because of this unnecessary action. All the best to you and your family. Larry D. Nichols .
I found a photo online of Celestine Josiah Ward from 1864 online. Not sure if you have this already.
The web address for the photo is:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/santarosa/photos/ward2245nph.jpg
I have also uploaded the picture below.
Teen ward is my great great grandfather
Hello, Larry! My Maiden name is Lisa Wright. I live in Pensacola, FL, USA. Celestine “Teen” Ward is my 4th Great-grandfather. I started some genealogy a few years back, and read an article about the murder. I didn’t have as much information as you do. We are distant relatives. When I first started genealogy, I came into contact with a very nice gentleman named Ron Ward. He wrote a small book you should be able to view online. The name of the book is “The Ward’s and Baker’s: Pioneer’s of North West Florida” I was able to view it through Google. If you see this, then I would enjoy hearing any other stories you may have heard. If you are on Ancestry you can see all the work that Mr. Ron Ward has done with our family tree. I hope you see this.
Im Michael Wright ,yes my property is very haunted,more than people would think,I have capture many spirits of civil war soldiers here on our property, myself have way over 40,000 photos,many that no one has seen,This picture of Mr Ward have captured a picture of him standing inside Red RV truck I had before,even with the black jacket & the bola tie around his neck,I just diwnload a picture of a soldier taken in Jan of this year ,
I emailed you please check and respond back my team is definitely interested in investigating your property
Hi, Michael! My maiden name is Lisa Wright. My 4th Great-grandfather is Celestine “Teen” Ward. It’s a coincidence that you and I share the same last name, which to me is interesting. Thank you for this information. I’m in Pensacola, FL. I would love to come visit the location, and see if I can pick up any type of “feeling”. I’m not a Medium, but I am sensitive. Thank you!
This Photo that I’m going to show you was taken here at my house front yard in Feb 5,2019 around 11:00pm the photograph stands right out at you,Have lived here for last 29 years,have several neighbors have had the same type images ,I’m known as a Spirit Photographer, meaning I captured spirits or ghost pictures where ever I go,These new military homes they are building out here three houses already having problems like we do,on Nichols Creek Road area.
We would love to come investigate your property. We are a small group of paranormal investigators in Pensacola
Just send me an email will consider for your group to come out for investigation,
This home is in my neighborhood and quiet honestly the whole neighborhood especially that side of it is haunted in my opinion there are strong evil angry and sad overwhelming darkness looming near this home I’ve lived just down the opposite end of the street from there and at first I thought it was native Americans spirits and I finally realized this was slave land there were tons of slaves housed here I could only imagine the horrific things that happened right where my feet touch the same soil as many others before myself
My name is Michael Wright that live on 5123 Nichols Creek Road,I’m the one said our property is haunted,this picture you found of property Of Mr Ward I have captured photograph of him back in 2000 of his face & half of his torso, unbelievable photograph,I do belive the old Nichols homestead stood where I once live,5123 Nichols creek road,
I’ve sold the place two years ago,Myself I’m spirit photographer, Myself every night while living there of 35 years,I went out everynight from 7pm until 4am taking photographs, I believe the Nichols family spirit lives on this piece of property, I’m going to Wright a book about the property, William W Anderson homesteaders 164 acres of land from the curve on Nichols creek to the other side of the lake,way the way north to b highway 90 is today 164 acres of property, his Son Ablert L. Anderson sold the 164 acres to Robert Rolla & his brother,Robert has passed already,when the Pensacola Gazette newspaper printed about our story all hell broke loose,If you go to Land Deed Office behind McDonald’s asked to look into the Santa Rossa cemetery book I think not sure page 154 it has the name of Nichols Lake Cemetery, Nichols Lake the changed part of the Nichols Lake to Nichols Creek cased in 1992 to many people was living in the same road for 911 , Check it out have them make you a copies of the location of the cemetery location, it’s reads from these two grave sites once old Black Cemetery called the Old Holly Cemetery, have them copy you an Ariel shot it’s shows the old black cemetery was at 5123 Nichols Lake rd which is now Nichols creek. Rolla moved all of the Graves except a few which still located on property, he moved behind the little white house on Nichols creek road in the curve,when the Biography Channel came out about our property being haunted two days he dug the Graves up with out court Permission moved them out,you want more email me at raimike@ yahoo.com ,Micheal Wright
Hello, My maiden name is Lisa Wright. Celestine “Teen” Ward is my 4th Great-grandfather. I live in Pensacola, FL, USA.
I would love to hear from anyone that has any more information.
Lisa, are you related to Kathryn Ward Wright? She was my grandfather’s sister. My grandfather was Raymond Guy Ward of Mobile, AL (d. 2003). His daughter Pat was my mother. Celestine was his grandfather, and the physical resemblance is striking. Needless to say, the story that was passed down to Granddaddy was more sanitized. 🙂 I discovered the more realistic version through Ron Jones’ website and book, along with all the family photos.