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NEWSON, farmer; P. O. Mt. Gilead; was born on his
father's farm, in Marion, now Morrow Co., Ohio, Feb. 24, 1843,
and lived there until he was 24 years of age, during which time
he attended school and worked on the farm; he then sold his
interest in the home farm to his brother, and bought his present
place, which now consists of 180 1/2 acres, located a mile south
of Mt. Gilead. He married Miss Esther Wood, Oct.
10, 1869; she was born in Marion, now Morrow Co., about two and
a half miles south of Mt. Gilead; they had one child, John F.,
who died in infancy. Mr. Newson is the son of
Abraham and Lucy (Friend) Newson. |
Lincoln Twp. -
JACOB NICHOLS,
farmer; P. O., Bennington; was born in Loudown Co., Va., Mar.
29, 1815; his parents were also natives of Va., where they lived
and died; the father was born Apr. 24, 1769, and died Mar. 1,
1856; the mother was born about 1779, and died in 1843; Mr.
Nichols was married Mar. 16, 1837, to Miss Ianthe Smith,
whose parents were also natives of Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Nichols
have had four children, one of whom died in infancy - Mary F.
was born Mar. 27, 1840; George T. June 21, 1842;
William H. Dec. 28, 1845; the mother of these children died
Sept. 16, 1864; Mr. Nichols married his second wife,
Miss Peace Mosher Oct. 19, 1865; her parents were natives of
New York State, and are very old residents of Morrow Co., where
they still live; from this union there are five children, the
eldest, Edith, was born Nov. 2, 1866; Sarah, April
2, 1868; Gideon M., Dec. 28, 1869; Isaac, Nov. 9,
1872; Robert, Dec. 15, 1878; Mr. Nichols began at
the age of 20, to work for his father for wages, and at his
marriage he received $400; most of his present possessions are
the result of his own hard earnings; he came to Morrow Co.,
Ohio, in 1855, and purchased the farm he now lives upon; he now
owns 252 acres of well improved land; he pays considerable
attention to stock raising, making sheep a specialty; Mr.
Nichols is a member of the Society of Friends, being devoted
in his daily walk in accordance to his belief
(Source: History of Morrow Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: O. L.
Basking & Co., Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street.
1880 ~ Page 767) |
Cardington Twp. -
WISEMAN C. NICHOLS, Cardington; has for
the past twenty-five years been prominently identified with the
best interests of Morrow Co. Jonathan Nichols, his
father, was born in Bolton, Mass., July 25, 1754, and when a
small boy, went with his parents to Thetford, Orange Co., Vt.
He was a soldier of the Revolutionary war, and fought with
General Stark at the battle of Bennington; he was wounded,
and for the last few years of his life drew a pension. He
was a man of much more than ordinary ability, and held during
his life-time the offices of Sheriff and Surveyor of Orange Co.
He was married to Miss Phene Sackett, about 1790; she was
born in Kent, Litchfield, Co., C.,. Feb. 17, 1767; when a girl
she went with a married sister to Orange Co., Vt., where she
engaged in teaching school. The lineage of the Sacketts
can be traced back to 1597, to England, their native country;
their coming to America dates back nearly three hundred years.
Wiseman is the fifth of eight children; they were all
married, and at one time were all with their mother and wives,
members of the First Presbyterian Church, of Ripley, New York;
of the number, Wiseman is the only surviving one.
On Oct. 9, 1813, his father, with his family, ten in all,
started for the west in a wagon drawn by three horses, with a
capital of $54 in cash. It being late in the season, and
the roads bad, the family walked more than halfway. They
were five weeks on their journey, and had but 12-1/2 cts. in
their purse on their arrival; Wiseman's boyhood was
passed assisting his father in the summer, and attending school
in the neighborhood during the winter; on the 22nd, of Oct.
1829, he was married to Miss Fivilla, eldest daughter of
Joseph and Tabitha (Day) Cass. She was born in
Stratford, N. H., Feb. 17, 1811. They have had six
children, four of whom are living. Forty years of Mr.
Nichols life, including his boyhood, has been spent in
agricultural pursuits; he followed carpentering for six years,
and taught school eight terms; was in the mercantile business
three years; was for three years sheriff; and three years mayor
of Cardington, and for eighteen years a justice of the peace.
He remembers very distinctly the eclipse of 1806, also the cold
season of 1816, when there was snow or ice every month of the
year. His first vote was given for William B.
Rochester, "Bucktail candidate" for Governor of New York.
He voted with the Democratic party until 1840, when he gave his
vote for Gen. Harrison, since which time he has voted
with the Whig and Republican parties. On coming to
Cardington Mr. and Mrs. Nichols connected themselves with
the M. E. Church, of which they are still members.
(Source: History of Morrow Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: O. L.
Basking & Co., Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street.
1880 ~ Page 578) |
Cardington Twp. -
GEORGE NICKOLS, retired farmer; P. O.,
Cardington; was one of fifteen children, born to Nathan and
Sarah (Thomas) Nickols. He was born in Loudoun Co.,
Va., May 20, 1807; Mr. Nickols' parents were native of
Virginia; where they lived until the death of the father.
In 1827 the family moved to Ohio, settling on a farm near Mt.
Gilead. In 1824 the father had come to Ohio on horseback
and entered six quarter sections in different parts of the
county, and in 1827, after his death, the family moved West in
wagons and entered six more quarter sections, in the vicinity of
Mt. Gilead. George lived here with the family a
year and a half, when he returned to Virginia and brought back
Miss Julia Ann K. Bradfield as his wife; she was a native
of Virginia and died in 1845. They had nine children, four
of whom are now living - Sarah, now Mrs. Walace;
Matilda now Mrs. Harris; Abner and Tamson, now
Mrs. Fluckey All are now married and are living in
Iowa and Kansas. In 1849 Mr. Nickols married
Miss Athenesia Spencer, a native of Belmont Co., O. By
his second marriage were the following children - Joel, John,
Eunice, Ettie and G. Warren. Mr. Nickols has
served as School and Road officer, and as Township Trustee.
He owns 190 acres of land, located one mile northeast of
Cardington. Of his brothers and sisters, Mary now Mrs.
Bartlett, lives in Illinois; Nathan lives in
Illinois; the rest are deceased. It is related that
Albert, a deceased brother, was out in the Mexican War a
year, and upon his return home met another brother John,
just going out to the army.
(Source: History of Morrow Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: O. L.
Basking & Co., Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street.
1880 ~ Page 578) |
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