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Peter D. Nicholson 1838–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1838

Birth Location: Markleton, Somerset County, Pa

Death Date: 12 May 1914

Death Location: Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Nicholson

Mother: Phebe Snyder

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Meyers

Children(s): Mary Nicholson

Peter D. Nicholson was born in 1838 in Markleton, Somerset County, Pa, the child of John Robert Nicholson And Phebe Boucher Snyder. In 1850, Peter D. Nicholson resided in Upper Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. Peter D. Nicholson married Elizabeth Meyers, and had children including Mary Anna Anna Nicholson. Peter D. Nicholson passed away in 1914 in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Peter D. Nicholson was born in 1838 in Markleton, Somerset County, Pa, the child of John Robert Nicholson And Phebe Boucher Snyder.
  • In 1850, Peter D. Nicholson resided in Upper Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Peter D. Nicholson married Elizabeth Meyers, and had children including Mary Anna Anna Nicholson.
  • Peter D. Nicholson passed away in 1914 in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Peter Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
Peter Nicholson
1838–1914
Birth Place: Markleton, Somerset County, Pa
Parents
John Robert Nicholson
1811–1888
Upper Turkeyfoot Twp, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Phebe (Boucher) Snyder
1815–1893
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Robert (M) Nicholson
1775–1836
Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Christina (D Hemminger\Uhl) 1SB+++
1780–1840
Pennsylvania, USA
Adam (David "Schneider") SNYDER
1793–1885
Milford, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Weimer) Snyder
1798–1873
Milford, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Hue Sr
1756–1805
Rebecca Aronson
1760–1820
Johann Schneider
1747–1826
Catherine Putman
1747–1826
Susanna Leonhart
1766–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John war
1738–1797
Anna Schell
1738–1797

Peter Nicholson's Descendants

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Peter (D.) Nicholson (10 Jul 1838–12 May 1914) m. Elizabeth Meyers (21 January 1848–15 January 1910)
  1. 1. Mary (Anna "Anna") Nicholson 1868–1936 m. George (Thomas) Rist 1865–1936
    1. 1. James (Harvey) Rist 1904–1982 m. Jennie (Mae) Russell 1905–1930
      1. 1. Jack (Harvey) Rist 1926–2023 m. Mildred (Jean) Rist 1929–1971
      2. 2. Betty (Jean) Rist 1928–2023

Peter Nicholson's Timeline

3 Records

1838
10 Jul 1838
Birth of Peter D. Nicholson in Markleton, Somerset County, Pa
Markleton, Somerset County, Pa
1850
1850
Age 12
Peter D. Nicholson resided here in Upper Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Upper Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1914
12 May 1914
Age 76
Death of Peter D. Nicholson in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1838
    Event Place: Markleton, Somerset County, Pa
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Upper Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: 828; Page: 254b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Upper Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Upper Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: 828; Page: 254b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1914
    Event Place: Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

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