Mary Ann (Hall) Nicholson (1835 - 1922)

Born 11 Oct 1835 in Springfield Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of David Nichelson — married Jan 1856 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1922 at age 86 in Normalville, Springfield Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Mary (Hall) Nicholson was born in Appalachia, in Pennsylvania.

Mary Ann Hall was born 11 October 1835 in Henry Clay, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John Hall Jr and Nancy Layland.

Saltlick Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 1840
John and Nancy Layland Hall household consisted of: 2 males under 5, Garrett (2), Henry (1), 1 male 5-9, Samuel (9), 1 male 10-14, Jesse (13), 1 male 30-39, John (32), 1 female under 5, MaryAnn (4), 1 female 5-9, 1 female 20-29, Nancy (32), 1 person employed in Agriculture.^[1]

Youghiogheny Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 30 October 1850
John Hall (44), farmer, and wife, Nancy (42), owned real estate valued at $1500, with 2 horses and 1 cow, in household with their children, Samuel (21), farmer, MaryAnn (14), Garrett (12), Henry (10), Adeline (8), Jackson (6), Sabina (4) and Sarah (1). All in household were born in Pennsylvania.^[2]

Mary Ann Hall married David Nichelson in January 1856 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania at her father's house near the Glade School. Their first child, John, was born Christmas Day, 1856.^[3]

Lower Turkeyfoot, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, 8 June 1860, Harnedsville Post Office
David Nickelson (24), laborer, and his wife, Mary A (23), spinster, owned personal property valued at $25, in household with their children, John (3) and Sarah C, 10 months old. All in household were born in Pennsylvania.^[4]

In 1861, Mary Ann's husband David Nichelson volunteered as a Private in the Civil War, Company K, 85th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, Union Army.^[5]

Springfield Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 20 July 1870, Elm Post Office
David Nickl (25), domestic servant, and his wife, Maryan (24), owned personal property valued at $100, in household with their children, John (14), Pheba (10) and Isabel (6) and also Dick Nikolas (80). All in household were born in Pennsylvania except Dick, born in Switzerland with foreign born parents.^[6]

Springfield Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 9 June 1880
David Nickleson (45), laborer, and his wife, Mary A (45), in household with their children, Phebe (19), Isabelle (16), and Frank (8). Isabelle and Frank attended school within the census year and Frank was the only one in household able to read or write. All in household were born in Pennsylvania.^[7]

Springfield Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 21 June 1900
David Nickelson (66), invalid, born in 1834, and his wife, Mary (60), born in 1840, married 45 years, in their rented farmhouse, with their granddaughter, Dora Eiford (19), servant, born in 1881. Mary reported she had one child, none living. Dora was able to read and write, David and Mary were unable.

All in household were able to speak English and all were born in Pennsylvania.^[8]

Springfield Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 19 April 1910
David Nicholson (77), performed odd jobs on farm, and his wife, Mary A (74), married 54 years and only marriage for both. Mary reported she had 5 children, 4 living. David and Mary were unable to read or write but both spoke English and both were born in Pennsylvania.^[9]

Springfield Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 19 January 1920
John Nichelson (63), farmer, and his wife, Phebe (59), owned their farm mortgage free, in household with their son, Carl (13), John's mother, Mary (84), widowed, and niece Jearldine (8). Carl and Jearldine attended school within the census year. All in household were able to read, write, and speak English and all were born in Pennsylvania.^[10]

Mary Ann Hall Nicholson died 3 February 1922 in Normalville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania of influenza and old age, and was buried at Normalville Cemetery, Normalville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.^[11]

• Mary Ann Hall Nicholson at FamilySearch

Research Notes

Modern spelling of last name is Nickelson, Nicholson. Members of the family seem to use different spellings.

Mary Ann was the 3rd of nine children (she was actually the 5th of 12 children, 2 dying in infancy)

1900 census shows Mary had 1 child, not living. 1910 census shows 5 children, 5 living.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYK-GT4 : 10 June 2022), John Hall, Saltlick Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 397, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HX-N5Z : 22 December 2020), Samuel Hall in household of John Hall, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
3. ↑ Halls of Fayette County, Pennsylvania Bibliographic information ; Title, Halls of Fayette County, Pennsylvania ; Author, Eloyce Hubbard Kockler ; Published, 2016 ; Length, 222 pages, page 39
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXTQ-S9T : Wed Mar 15 14:04:30 UTC 2023), Entry for David Nickleson and Mary A Nickleson, 1860
5. ↑ United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865 David Nickelson, Private, Company K, 85th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M554
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZPQ-M84 : 29 May 2021), Maryan Nickle in entry for David Nickle, 1870
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWF8-Y8F : 14 January 2022), Mary A. Nickleson in household of David Nickleson, Springfield Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3SG-FC1 : 13 January 2022), Mary Mickelson in entry for David Mickelson, 1900
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG3H-9VB : accessed 2 April 2023), Mary A Nicholson in household of David Nicholson, Springfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 73, sheet 3A, family 40, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1346; FHL microfilm 1,375,359
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFRT-992 : 3 February 2021), Mary Nichelson in entry for John Nichelson, 1920
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123460088/mary-ann-nichelson: accessed 02 April 2023), memorial page for Mary Ann Hall Nichelson (11 Oct 1835–3 Feb 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 123460088, citing Normalville Cemetery, Normalville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Bonisue (contributor 46810861)