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David Nicholson 1818 – 1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1818

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Mar 1904

Death Location: Toulon, Stark, Illinois, United States

Father: James Nicholson

Mother: JANE POLLOCK

Spouse(s): Jane Johnson

Children(s): Thomas Nicholson

The story of David Nicholson began in 1818 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. David Nicholson married Jane Young Johnson, and had children including Thomas Hall Nicholson. David Nicholson passed away in 1904 in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of David Nicholson began in 1818 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • David Nicholson married Jane Young Johnson, and had children including Thomas Hall Nicholson.
  • David Nicholson passed away in 1904 in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Nicholson
1790 – 1856
Birth Location: Berwick, Scotland
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JANE POLLOCK
1782 – 1838
Birth Location: –
JP

Spouses(s)

Jane Johnson
1825 – 1892
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Thomas Nicholson
1848 – 1928
Birth Location: Stark, Illinois, USA
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David Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
David Nicholson
1818 – 1904
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James Alexander Nicholson
1790 – 1856
Berwick, Scotland
JANE POLLOCK
1782 – 1838
Grandparents
Samuel Pollock
1739 – 1822
County Down, Northern Ireland
Margaret Johnson
1740 – 1819
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Pollock
1713 – 1790
Mary Smith
1717 – 1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Pollock
1685 –
Marion Edgar
1682 –
John Smith
1685 – 1741

David Nicholson's Descendants

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David Nicholson (2 Jan 1818 – 16 Mar 1904) m. Jane (Young) Johnson (24 Feb 1825 – 24 Mar 1892)
  1. 1. Thomas (Hall) Nicholson (07 Mar 1848 – 29 Jan 1928) m. Mary (Elizabeth (Libbie)) Witter (15 Oct 1850 – 25 Aug 1938)
    1. 1. Grace (Laura) Nicholson (29 April 1876 – 16 June 1940) m. George (J) Graen (8 December 1862 – 1 December 1952)
      1. 1. Herman (N) Graen (26 Oct 1900 – 12 Aug 1958) m. Hilda (Dorothea) Dreller (12 Apr 1901 – 08 Sep 1969)
        1. 1. Delores (Ann) Graen (18 Jan 1933 – 1995) m. Roger (R) Christensen (23 Apr 1927 – 16 Feb 1956)

David Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1818
2 Jan 1818
Birth of David Nicholson in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1904
16 Mar 1904
Age 86
Death of David Nicholson in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, United States
Toulon, Stark, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1818
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1904
    Event Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois, United States
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