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Subject: [CO-Roots] J. N. Nickell
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 14:13:26 EST

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<A HREF="http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/polk/polk-p5.html">Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska - Polk Co. Part 5</A>


PLEASANT HOME PRECINCT.

Pleasant Home Precinct lies in the extreme southwestern portion of the
county, and S. C. Davis has the honor of being its first settler. He came
into the county the 29th day of October, 1870.
Milo Barber, William Maston, J. N. Nickell, John Marty, Henry Marty, J. D.
Darrow, Jay N. Skelton, made settlements shortly after.
In the summer of 1872, Pleasant Home Post Office was established, with S. C.
Davis as Postmaster.
School District No. 6 was organized in the fall of 1872, with Jay N. Skelton
as teacher, and fifteen scholars in attendance.
The members of the School Board were C. J. Doremus, J. N. Nickell and S. C.
Davis.
The United Brethren were the first to effect a church organization, which was
organized by their pastor, Rev. Henry Spafford, in the fall of 1872.
Rev. E. J. Hancock organized a class of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the
fall of 1875.

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