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From: "Greg Williams" <>
Subject: Fw: NICHOLSON Family
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 08:47:49 -0500


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> Subject: NICHOLSON Family
> Date: Thursday, November 27, 1997 10:36 PM
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> Hello Researchers and Happy Thanksgiving.
>
> My NICHOLSON's are from Southwestern PA. My ggg grandfather was William
> Nicholson. He was born in Somerset Co Pa in 1808. He died in 1851.
William
> had 12 children. His oldest son Benjamin John Nicholson was born in 1832.
> Benjamin married Margaret Keefer. There is an amazing number of
decendants
> from that union. Benjamin was a Private in Company B, 16th Regiment, of
the
> PA Cavalry.His muster in date was Sept, 24th, 1862, at Camp Curtian, in
> Harrisburg PA. He died Aug 14th, 1864, in Andersonville, Ga., civil war
> prison.
>
> Benjamins brother Simon S R Nicholson is my gg grandfather. Simon was
born
> Oct 14th, 1837. he married Elizabeth Vought March 11th, 1860. They also
had
> 12 children : Lidia, Savanaha, Henry, Mary, Phobe, Anna, Harvey, Nelson,
> William, Sarah, Richard, and Harriett.
>
> If you have any NICHOLSON's in Fayette or Somerset Co Pa please reply to
me
> at:
>
>
> Thanks and Happy Hollidays.
> John C Oester
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