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Jonathan William Nicholson

Male 1842 - 1934  (92 years)

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  1. 1.  Jonathan William Nicholson was born on 10 Sep 1842 in Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York; died on 20 Dec 1934 in Hornell, Steuben Co., New York, USA; was buried in Hope Cemetery, Hornell, Steuben County, New York.

    Notes:

    J. W. Nicholson Passes at 92; Cast 71 Votes
    Former Hornell Fire Chief Was Oldest Steuben Democrat

    Hornell, Dec. 20.—(Special Dispatch)—Jonathan W. Nicholson, 92, former Hornell fire chief and alderman and said to be the oldest Democrat in Steuben County, died in his home at 109 Genesee Street here today.

    Mr. Nicholson had voted for 71 consecutive years, casting his first ballot in 1863 and his last at this year’s November election. He was one of the founders and served 21 years as president of the Hornellsville Co-operative and Loan Association, and was a teller and director of the Citizens National Bank until his retirement in 1924.

    One of Mr. Nicholson’s first employers, Charles Cadogan, still is living, at 98 years of age, three doors from the Nicholson residence. Before going to work for Mr. Cadogan, Mr. Nicholson was employed by Ell & Brown as a grocery clerk in 1859. Later he was engaged in the retail shoe business.

    He was president of Hope Cemetery Association, a life member of Hornellsville Lodge, F. and A.M., and of Steuben Chapter, R.A.M. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. George L. Moore of Owego; a son, J. Arthur Nicholson of Hornell; two grandchildren, Mrs. Lewis H. Davenport of Erie, Pa., and J. Wilton Nicholson of Rochester; a great-grandson, Henry Davenport of Erie; two sisters, Mrs. Samantha Emery of Winthrop, Mass., and Mrs. Mary Newman of Canandaigua.

    Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in the home, with burial in Hope Cemetery.

    (Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, Friday, December 21, 1934)

    Jonathan married Elizabeth Matilda Walbridge on 8 Feb 1869. Elizabeth (daughter of James W. Walbridge and Martha Ball) was born on 8 Dec 1846 in Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York; died in 1942; was buried in Hope Cemetery, Hornell, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Martha Edith Nicholson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jul 1871.
    2. 3. Jonathan Arthur Nicholson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Feb 1873 in Hornell, Steuben County, New York.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Martha Edith Nicholson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jonathan1) was born on 6 Jul 1871.

    Martha married George Loop Moore on 24 Jun 1896. George was born on 21 Sep 1872. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Jonathan Arthur Nicholson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jonathan1) was born on 1 Feb 1873 in Hornell, Steuben County, New York.

    Jonathan married Helena A. Haskin on 30 Jun 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Robert William Nicholson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Dec 1899.
    2. 5. Jonathan Wilton Nicholson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jan 1902.
    3. 6. Jane Elizabeth Nicholson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Aug 1905.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Robert William Nicholson Descendancy chart to this point (3.Jonathan2, 1.Jonathan1) was born on 30 Dec 1899.

  2. 5.  Jonathan Wilton Nicholson Descendancy chart to this point (3.Jonathan2, 1.Jonathan1) was born on 10 Jan 1902.

  3. 6.  Jane Elizabeth Nicholson Descendancy chart to this point (3.Jonathan2, 1.Jonathan1) was born on 4 Aug 1905.

    Family/Spouse: Lewis Davenport. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Henry Davenport  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Aug 1926.


Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Henry Davenport Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jane3, 3.Jonathan2, 1.Jonathan1) was born on 22 Aug 1926.


 

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