Peter James Nicholson
b. 22 January 1800, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, to William and Elizabeth [–?–] Nicholson
d. 31 October 1896, Mineralridge, Boone County, Indiana
m. 30 April 1833, Putnam County, Indiana
Elizabeth Frances Staughan
b. 1813, Shelby County, Kentucky
d. 30 October 1886, Polk County, Iowa
Children with Elizabeth Frances Staughan:
- Stark Dupey
- John William
- Francis Marion
- Nathaniel Stanford
- Elizabeth Catherine
- Benjamin Franklin
- Martha Ann
- Aaron Calvin
- Alsy
- Peter
- Silas
- [–?–]
Peter Nicholson immigrated to Washington County, Indiana, from Kentucky in 1819 with
his parents. He was one of the leaders of a group of his relatives and friends who emigrated from Putnam County, Indiana, to Fraser, Boone County, Iowa, about 1848 after Iowa had opened for settlement. The town of Fraser sprang up around his pioneer home in Iowa.
Submitted by:
Bethel L. Marshall
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