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Delos Fremont Nicholson

Birth	:	11 Dec 1855 Schuyler County, New York, USA
Death	:	21 Mar 1908 Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6250000, -93.9475021
Plot	:	429 4
Description	:	1887 Biography: DELOS F. NICHOLSON, hardware merchant at Lamoni, was born in Schuyler County, New York, December 11, 1855, a son of CHARLES and FANNY (CADY) NICHOLSON, natives of New York State, the father born in Dutchess County, and the mother in Oneida County. The father was the youngest of a family of ten children. He removed with his family to Sandwich, Illinois, in 1870, and died August 27, 1883, aged sixty-four years. he had been in the book business forty years, commencing as a canvasser, and afterward, as a dealer and general agent, furnishing employment to others,... Read More	1887 Biography: DELOS F. NICHOLSON, hardware merchant at Lamoni, was born in Schuyler County, New York, December 11, 1855, a son of CHARLES and FANNY (CADY) NICHOLSON, natives of New York State, the father born in Dutchess County, and the mother in Oneida County. The father was the youngest of a family of ten children. He removed with his family to Sandwich, Illinois, in 1870, and died August 27, 1883, aged sixty-four years. he had been in the book business forty years, commencing as a canvasser, and afterward, as a dealer and general agent, furnishing employment to others, handling the works of standard authors, Bibles, encyclopedias, etc. After moving to Illinois he bought a farm, where he resided when not traveling. His widow still occupies the homestead, which is located near Sandwich, living with her two youngest children, and is now fifty-eight years of age. DELOS F. NICHOLSON, our subject, remained in his native county till he came with his parents to Sandwich, Illinois. at the age of seventeen years he devoted his earnings to educating himself, attending the high school at Sandwich, and later attended the classical seminary at East Paw Paw, Illinois. He devoted the following four years to teaching, during which time he taught one year in public school at Paw Paw, and one year at in the Paw Paw Seminary, finishing his career as an instructor in the Sandwich High School, where a few years previous he was a pupil. In the spring of 1880 he went to Salt Lake City and engaged in the agricultural trade, and soon after entered the employ of D. M. Osborne & Co., of Audurn, New York, implement manufacturers, with a branch house at Salt Lake City, holding the position of bookkeeper and cashier for that firm for five years, and also at times acted as special traveling agent. He was married March 6, 1876, at Sandwich, Illinois, to Miss MINNIE BLAIR, who was born at East Paw Paw, August 1, 1855, only daughter of W. W. and ELIZABETH BLAIR, now residents of Lamoni. They have two sons HENRY CARL, aged seven, and WALTER BLAIR, aged three. Mr. NICHOLSON resigned his position with D. M. Osborne & Co. in January, 1886, and came to Lamoni, where he had previously invested his earnings in property, thus giving to this place one of its most enterprising business men. He established his present business in March, 1886, and carried the largest stock of hardware in Decatur County, everything in his line being found on the shelves of his warehouse. Mr. NICHOLSON is one of the self-made men of the county. One of his first ambitions was to be placed in charge of the high school at Sandwich, Illinois, which he had entered as a student, and this desire was gratified, and he honored the position. As a business man he had charge of vast interests and was never found lacking in energy or executive ability. Being a close observer of men and nature as well as of books, his travels through Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Colorado have endowed him with a well-stored mind. Several times he has crossed the backbone of the continent and has stood where the waters flowed to both the Atlantic and Pacific. To our subject’s parents were born eight children, of whom five are yet living – ARTHUR, a dentist living at Edgerton, Wisconsin; DELOS F., whose name heads this sketch; LOUISA R., wife of L. W. JAMISON, of East Paw Paw, Illinois, and THOMAS C. and LYBIE W., living at the homestead near Sandwich. Three children, MARY, FLORENCE and HELEN died when young, in the State of New York. During his career as a student and teacher, at odd hours he learned the preservative art, which trade he afterward followed during vacations to increase his earnings. He also acted as reporter and correspondent for several newspapers. His pen pictures of the Rocky Mountain country has appeared in several Eastern periodicals and has been read with much interest. In 1882, Governor MURRY, of Utah, under the organic act, appointed Mr. NICHOLSON Territorial Treasurer, but the Mormon Legislature afterward refused to confirm him because he was opposed to polygamy. Mr. NICHOLSON is now thirty-one years old. Commencing life without a dollar, by his own energy and industry he has won a place among the foremost business men of the West. Transcribed by Sara LeFleur, Decatur County Historial Society Musuem, January of 2014 SOURCES: 1. "Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa" (Lewis Publishing Company (1887)), pp. 551-53: 2. http://iagenweb.org/decatur/bio Docs/1887Bios/bio1887_nicholsondelosf.htm MOTHER: Fanny Sevilla Cady FATHER: Charles Delos Nicholson WIFE: Mary Caroline "Minnie" Blair m. 6 Mar 1878 • Sandwich, DeKalb, Illinois CHILDREN: 1. Henry Carlos "Harry" Nicholson m. Hilda Barrows 2. Walter Blair Nicholson 3. Todd Blair Nicholson m. Velva Barr 4. Ray Kessler Nicholson m. Evelyn Marie Ahrenkiel 5. Gracia Nicholson m. Horner Herman Hopkins

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Delos Fremont Nicholson's memorial is located at: Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA.
When did Delos Fremont Nicholson death?
Delos Fremont Nicholson death on 21 Mar 1908 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.6250000
Longitude: -93.9475021

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Mary Caroline “Minnie” Blair Nicholson

(1855 - 1948)

Siblings

Louise Rebecca Nickelson Jamison

(1859 - 1941)

Children

Todd Blair Nicholson

(1883 - 1950)

Dr Ray Kessler Nicholson

(1885 - 1949)

Gracia Nicholson Hopkins

(1896 - 1971)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Rose Hill Cemetery
Lamoni, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6250000, -93.9475021

2. Sweet Home Cemetery
Fayette Township, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5946550, -93.9566660

3. Lillie Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6565829, -93.9418602

4. Creveling Cemetery
Lamoni, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6309232, -93.8984728

5. Hollen Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5952000, -94.0097000

6. Lewis Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6588500, -94.0280500

7. Andover Cemetery
Andover, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5588989, -93.9008026

8. Terre Haute Cemetery
Terre Haute, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6836646, -93.8800621

9. Bucy Cemetery
Decatur City, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6902056, -93.8869286

10. New Buda Cemetery
Davis City, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6027448, -93.8314819

11. Patrick Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5900000, -94.0586000

12. Downey Cemetery
Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5581017, -93.8606033

13. Elk Cemetery
Lamoni, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7210467, -93.9390707

14. Mount Zion Cemetery
Riley Township, Ringgold County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5960000, -94.0731000

15. IOOF Cemetery
Davis City, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6405800, -93.8174600

16. Miller Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7026000, -93.8592000

17. Anderson Cemetery
Eagleville, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5293503, -93.9983292

18. Mount Pleasant No 2 Baptist Church Cemetery
Blythedale, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5300010, -93.8916160

19. Old Davis City Cemetery
Davis City, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6415100, -93.8115800

20. Brown Cemetery
Eagleville, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5447006, -94.0357971

21. Millsap Cemetery
Grand River, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7333310, -93.9502260

22. Maple Row Cemetery
Kellerton, Ringgold County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7077700, -94.0424500

23. Catholic Cemetery
Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5522003, -93.8380966

24. Payne Cemetery
Hatfield, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5592003, -94.0733032