Thomas Witter Nicholson
(1803-1869)
Mary A. Biffle
(Abt 1807-)
Thomas P. Nicholson
(1844-1898)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Emma Louise Beecher

Thomas P. Nicholson 1 2 3

  • Born: 25 Jun 1844, , Fayette, PA 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Emma Louise Beecher
  • Died: 1 Jan 1898, Allegheny City, Allegheny, PA at age 53 2
  • Buried: Pittsburgh: Union Dale Cemetery, Allegheny, PA 2

   FamilySearch ID: LVSP-H5S.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Nicholson Township, Fayette, PA. 1 The 1850 census recorded Thomas W. Nicholson, farmer, 47, living with wife Mary A., 43; Charles, farmer, 20; Anne, 16; James, 14; and Thomas, 7. Also in the home is Mary Dunham, 22, and Sarah Stoneking, 3. Thomas' farm is valued at $4000. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. (Next door is Robert Stoneking, laborer, 43, with his wife Phebe and 2 children.).

2. Census in 1860 in Nicholson Township, Fayette, PA. 4 The 1860 census recorded Thos. Nicholson, 57, living with wife Mary, 52; Ann, 26; James, 24; Thos., 16; and Elizabeth Griffore, 49. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1870 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, PA. 5 The 1870 census recorded in the sixth ward of Allegheny City: Thomas Nicholson, shipping clerk, 27, living with wife Emma, 23; daughter Bella,3; and daughter Hattie, 8 months when the census was recorded on 1 Sep 1870. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Thomas real estate was valued at $5000.

4. Census in 1880 in Springfield Township, Fayette, PA. 6 The 1880 census recorded Thomas Nichelson, laborer, 36, living with wife Emma, 32; Belle, 14; Hattie, 9; Katie, 8; Maud, 4; and Willis, 1. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

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5. Pension Civil War Pension for service in Co. A., Knapp's Battallion, Light Artillery on 12 Jan 1898 in , , PA. 7

6. Pension Civil War for service as Pvt. In Battery A, 1st Battallion, Pennsylvania Light Artillery from 30 Apr 1898 to 1 May 1920 in , , PA. 8


Thomas married Emma Louise Beecher, daughter of William Beecher and Isabella Alexander. (Emma Louise Beecher was born on 24 Jun 1845 in Manchester, Allegheny, PA,9 10 died on 1 Jun 1923 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 10 and was buried on 4 Jun 1923 in Pittsburgh: Union Dale Cemetery, Allegheny, PA 10.)


Sources


1 1850 United States Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_779; Page: 103A; Image: 211.

2 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 (Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Thomas P. NIcholson. buried Union Dale #2, Section H Lot 3, Range 2.

3 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF3J-BHK Thomas P. Nicolson father of Bella Nicholson married Martin Neighbors.

4 1860 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXPL-7C2 Thos Nicholson, Nicholson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; p. 215, household ID 206.

5 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZL3-WP1 Emma Nicholson in household of Thomas Nicholson, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 15, family 114.

6 1880 United States Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Springfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1130; Family History Film: 1255130; Page: 469D; Enumeration District: 055; Image: 0470.

7 FamilySearch.org, United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4YP-M6L Thomas P. Nicholson, 12 Jan 1898 company A, Knapps Battn NARA microfilm publication T289.

8 FamilySearch.org, "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2M2K-1WY Thomas P Nicholson, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850.

9 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Manchester Boro, Series: M653 Roll: 1062 Page: 380.

10 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 64438. Emma L. Nicholson. Father Wm. Beecher. Mother Isabella Alexander.



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