Elizabeth Catherine Nicholson
b. 8 September 1841, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, to Peter James and Elizabeth (Staughan) Nicholson
d. 17 March 1922, Fromberg, Carbon County, Montana
m/1. about 1861, perhaps in Iowa
Bartlett Lapham
b. about 1840
d. about 1869
m/2. 1872, Iowa
Abraham Messersmith
b. 18 August 1839, Johnson County, Indiana, to Andrew and Charlotte (Sells) Messersmith
Children with Bartlett Lapham:
- Grace Alice
- Peter James
- Martha Ann
- Eulalie “Lou”
Elizabeth Catherine (Nicholson) and Abraham Messerssmith had eight children, all born in Iowa. They lived for some time in Colorado, where they probably prospected for gold, but left the Cripple Creek area just before the big gold strike. They were pioneers of Oklahoma but left there and moved to Montana, where Elizabeth died. Abraham later returned to Iowa, where he died. Abraham was a widower when he married Elizabeth.
Submitted by:
Bethel L. Marshall
Boise ID