James D Nicholson
b. 21 May 1837 at Parish of Bower, Caithnesshire, Scotland to John Nicholson and Catherine Bain
d. 19 Oct 1908 OK
bur. Seceder Cemetery (also called Portland Mills), Parke Co., IN
James Nicholson gravestone
m. 25 Dec 1866 Buffalo, MO ?
Susanna Rexrode
b. 13 Apr 1868 in Virginia to Henry Edmund Rexrode and Maria/Mary Burkholder
d. 16 Dec 1887 at Parke Co., IN
bur. Seceder Cemetery, Parke Co., IN
Children with Susanna Rexrode:
- Mary (Molly) Belle Nicholson (13 Apr 1868-) m. George T. Johnson 7 Apr 1892
- Charles T. Nicholson (19 Feb 1870-) m1. Nora Ratcliff m2. Bessie Minaul 16 Feb 1903
- Ora Alice Nicholson (22 Mar 1874-5 Oct 1875)
- William M. Nicholson (17 Jun 1876-) m. Bessie Riner 24 Nov 1897
- John H. Nicholson (23 Aug 1878- ) m1. Cecil Mount 17 Jun 1903 m2. Artie B. Day 14 Oct 1912
- Carmie Ethel Nicholson (27 Jun 1881-1 Mar 1961) m. William Clarence Wysong 16 Aug 1902
- Katy Pearl Nicholson (27 Jan 1884-) m. Olan Lecker Williams Jun 1912
James D. Nicholson emigrated from Scotland in 1840. He arrived in Indiana in about 1842. With the exception of two periods in his life – between 1866 and 1882 and between 1907 until his death in 1908 – he spent all of his life in Parke County, Indiana.
Submitted by:
Roberta Wysong
Bloomington, IN
E-mail: rlwysong@aol.com