A History
of Crawford, Ida and Sac Counties, Iowa
[?]: Lewis Publishing Co., 1893
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Unless
otherwise specified, biographies are submitted by Conley
Wolterman.
GEORGE W NICHOLSON submitted by Norm Prince
GEORGE W NICHOLSON, of the firm of Nicholson Bros, produce merchants, Denison, Iowa, is one of the most prosperous and enterprising business men of this place. The Messrs. Nicholson handle butter, eggs and poultry, their shipments from Denison alone amounting to $150,00 per annum. They have also established a branch house in this State and one at Tekamah, Nebraska, and with these increased facilities are doing a much large business.
George W Nicholson was born in Belmont county, Ohio, in 1853, son of John L and Eleanor (Young) Nicholson. He was reared on the farm. When he was fifteen years old his parents moved to Mahaska county, Iowa, and soon afterward he began to support himself. He worked on a farm for a short time, was employed three years at railroading, and when he was twenty he turned his attention to the produce business. In 1874 he engaged with a firm in Monroe, Iowa, and the following spring opened up business for a firm in Perry, Iowa, at which place he was located until 1880. That year he came to Crawford county, where he has since been engaged in his present business. The first year his shipments amounted to $40,000, and by his well-directed efforts the business has continued to increase until it has reached its present magnificent proportions.
Mr Nicholson was married August 24, 1884, to Miss Frances Long, who was reared in this State. They have one child, Grace. He is a stanch Republican, a member of the Board of Education, and socially is a Knight of Pythias.
B Y Nicholson, junior member of the firm of Nicholson Bros, was born in 1864, and grew up in the town of New Sharon, Mahaska county, Iowa. In 1882, he was employed by his brother, George W, with whom he has since remained. He has been a partner in the business since 1888, and like his brother, is a young man of push and enterprise. He married Miss Lydia Weston and has two children: Clare and an infant daughter.
ROSS A NICHOLSON submitted by Norm Prince
ROSS A NICHOLSON, proprietor of the Crawford County Observer, was born at Barnesville, Belmont county, Ohio, June 24, 1861, a son of John L, and Eleanor (Young) Nicholson, natives also of that State. Ross A was three years of age when the family moved to Mahaska county, Iowa, where he was reared to manhood and received his education. His first work was on the New Sharron Star, of that county. In 1885 he purchased of G A W Davison his present paper, which then had a circulation of about 350. Mr Nicholson has worked to make the paper a bright, newsy sheet; has increased the circulation to 800, and it is now a six-column quarto paper. It is one of the leading and best sheets published int eh county, and the editor is deserving of much credit and praise for the able manner in which he had built it up to its present position. Politically, it is independent.
Mr Nicholson was married at Oskaloosa, Iowa, at the age of twenty-three years to Miss Lelia A Champion, who was reared and educated in Mahaska county, and a daughter of J J and Nancy Champion. Our subject and wife have one chile, Una Fern, aged five years. Mr Nicholson is a member of the Masonic order, Lodge No 422, of Vail, and of the K of P, Ainsworth Lodge, No 148, of West Side, Iowa. |
