JOHN NICHOLSON (1872 - 1968)
SUSAN CLARK NICHOLSON (1882-1968)
Story submitted by Mrs. Eliza O'Callaghan
John Nicholson, son of Angus and Mary (Stewart) Nicholson, was born in 1872 in Valleyfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada, emigrating to Stewartdale, D.T. (12 mil. SE of Bismarck) when a young man. Shortly after his arrival, he began working for James Campbell, a sheep rancher located near Glencoe, herding several thousand head and helping to shear them at the proper time.
He later filed on a claim 14 miles NW of what is now Hazelton. He married Susan Clark, daughter of the John Clarks who settled near Bismarck in 1880. She had filed on adjoining land in 1907. Nicholsons were the parents of two children: John who died in infancy and Eliza (Donaldson) who lives in Oregon.
John farmed and had a herd of cattle that he could pasture during summer months but moved them a few miles northwest of Glencoe to a place called "Nicholson's Island" (owned by his father) for winter feeding. There it was closer to the hay put up on rented land and there were trees and brush for cattle shelter. It was necessary to move out in March, just before the spring breakup of ice on the Missouri River, or the lowland around the island would fill with water. At one time John's brother became marooned, losing all his property which consisted mainly of hogs. He saved his life only by climbing a tree.
John died at his home shortly after moving back from winter quarters.
Source: A History of Emmons County 1976
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Mrs. McDonnell
Services Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. J.H. (Susan) McDonnell, 86, longtime Bismarck resident who died Sunday at Portland, OR, will be held at 2 pm Friday, May 31, 1968, at the Boelter Funeral Chapel. The Rev. James Butler will officiate.
Mrs. McDonnell was born July 9, 1882 (ed. note: year should be 1881), in Bismarck. She attended rural Burleigh County schools. In 1908, she married John Nicholson. He died in 1915. She married James H. McDonnell in 1920, and they farmed in Emmons County until 1945, when they moved to Bismarck. Mr. McDonnell died in 1960. She had been living with her daughter, Mrs. W.W. Donaldson, in Portland, OR.
Mrs. McDonnell leaves 2 daughters, Mrs. Donaldson of Portland, OR, and Mrs. Alfred (Mildred) Childres of Eugene, OR; and 1 son, Robert of Minot, ND. She also leaves 1 sister, Mrs. Garry O'Callaghan of Hazelton, ND; and 2 brothers, Curtis Clark of Buffalo, SD, and Leslie Clark of Bismarck, ND. There are 3 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by 2 brothers and 3 sisters.
Pallbearers will be Richard Chyles, Arnold Pederson, Wayne Clark, Pat McDonnell, Garry O'Callaghan, and Larry O'Callaghan. Burial will be at Stewartsdale Cemetery.
Source: unknown newspaper
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married John "Johnny" A Nicholson in October 1908 at age 27 in Bismarck
then married James Henry McDonnell on October 19, 1920 at age 39 in Linton
resided in Emmons County and Bismarck, North Dakota as well as Portland, Oregon
Source: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45038109/person/6913101883
SUSAN CLARK NICHOLSON (1882-1968)
Story submitted by Mrs. Eliza O'Callaghan
John Nicholson, son of Angus and Mary (Stewart) Nicholson, was born in 1872 in Valleyfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada, emigrating to Stewartdale, D.T. (12 mil. SE of Bismarck) when a young man. Shortly after his arrival, he began working for James Campbell, a sheep rancher located near Glencoe, herding several thousand head and helping to shear them at the proper time.
He later filed on a claim 14 miles NW of what is now Hazelton. He married Susan Clark, daughter of the John Clarks who settled near Bismarck in 1880. She had filed on adjoining land in 1907. Nicholsons were the parents of two children: John who died in infancy and Eliza (Donaldson) who lives in Oregon.
John farmed and had a herd of cattle that he could pasture during summer months but moved them a few miles northwest of Glencoe to a place called "Nicholson's Island" (owned by his father) for winter feeding. There it was closer to the hay put up on rented land and there were trees and brush for cattle shelter. It was necessary to move out in March, just before the spring breakup of ice on the Missouri River, or the lowland around the island would fill with water. At one time John's brother became marooned, losing all his property which consisted mainly of hogs. He saved his life only by climbing a tree.
John died at his home shortly after moving back from winter quarters.
Source: A History of Emmons County 1976
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Mrs. McDonnell
Services Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. J.H. (Susan) McDonnell, 86, longtime Bismarck resident who died Sunday at Portland, OR, will be held at 2 pm Friday, May 31, 1968, at the Boelter Funeral Chapel. The Rev. James Butler will officiate.
Mrs. McDonnell was born July 9, 1882 (ed. note: year should be 1881), in Bismarck. She attended rural Burleigh County schools. In 1908, she married John Nicholson. He died in 1915. She married James H. McDonnell in 1920, and they farmed in Emmons County until 1945, when they moved to Bismarck. Mr. McDonnell died in 1960. She had been living with her daughter, Mrs. W.W. Donaldson, in Portland, OR.
Mrs. McDonnell leaves 2 daughters, Mrs. Donaldson of Portland, OR, and Mrs. Alfred (Mildred) Childres of Eugene, OR; and 1 son, Robert of Minot, ND. She also leaves 1 sister, Mrs. Garry O'Callaghan of Hazelton, ND; and 2 brothers, Curtis Clark of Buffalo, SD, and Leslie Clark of Bismarck, ND. There are 3 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by 2 brothers and 3 sisters.
Pallbearers will be Richard Chyles, Arnold Pederson, Wayne Clark, Pat McDonnell, Garry O'Callaghan, and Larry O'Callaghan. Burial will be at Stewartsdale Cemetery.
Source: unknown newspaper
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married John "Johnny" A Nicholson in October 1908 at age 27 in Bismarck
then married James Henry McDonnell on October 19, 1920 at age 39 in Linton
resided in Emmons County and Bismarck, North Dakota as well as Portland, Oregon
Source: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45038109/person/6913101883
JOHN NICHOLSON (1872 - 1968)
SUSAN CLARK NICHOLSON (1882-1968)
Story submitted by Mrs. Eliza O'Callaghan
John Nicholson, son of Angus and Mary (Stewart) Nicholson, was born in 1872 in Valleyfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada, emigrating to Stewartdale, D.T. (12 mil. SE of Bismarck) when a young man. Shortly after his arrival, he began working for James Campbell, a sheep rancher located near Glencoe, herding several thousand head and helping to shear them at the proper time.
He later filed on a claim 14 miles NW of what is now Hazelton. He married Susan Clark, daughter of the John Clarks who settled near Bismarck in 1880. She had filed on adjoining land in 1907. Nicholsons were the parents of two children: John who died in infancy and Eliza (Donaldson) who lives in Oregon.
John farmed and had a herd of cattle that he could pasture during summer months but moved them a few miles northwest of Glencoe to a place called "Nicholson's Island" (owned by his father) for winter feeding. There it was closer to the hay put up on rented land and there were trees and brush for cattle shelter. It was necessary to move out in March, just before the spring breakup of ice on the Missouri River, or the lowland around the island would fill with water. At one time John's brother became marooned, losing all his property which consisted mainly of hogs. He saved his life only by climbing a tree.
John died at his home shortly after moving back from winter quarters.
Source: A History of Emmons County 1976
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Mrs. McDonnell
Services Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. J.H. (Susan) McDonnell, 86, longtime Bismarck resident who died Sunday at Portland, OR, will be held at 2 pm Friday, May 31, 1968, at the Boelter Funeral Chapel. The Rev. James Butler will officiate.
Mrs. McDonnell was born July 9, 1882 (ed. note: year should be 1881), in Bismarck. She attended rural Burleigh County schools. In 1908, she married John Nicholson. He died in 1915. She married James H. McDonnell in 1920, and they farmed in Emmons County until 1945, when they moved to Bismarck. Mr. McDonnell died in 1960. She had been living with her daughter, Mrs. W.W. Donaldson, in Portland, OR.
Mrs. McDonnell leaves 2 daughters, Mrs. Donaldson of Portland, OR, and Mrs. Alfred (Mildred) Childres of Eugene, OR; and 1 son, Robert of Minot, ND. She also leaves 1 sister, Mrs. Garry O'Callaghan of Hazelton, ND; and 2 brothers, Curtis Clark of Buffalo, SD, and Leslie Clark of Bismarck, ND. There are 3 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by 2 brothers and 3 sisters.
Pallbearers will be Richard Chyles, Arnold Pederson, Wayne Clark, Pat McDonnell, Garry O'Callaghan, and Larry O'Callaghan. Burial will be at Stewartsdale Cemetery.
Source: unknown newspaper
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married John "Johnny" A Nicholson in October 1908 at age 27 in Bismarck
then married James Henry McDonnell on October 19, 1920 at age 39 in Linton
resided in Emmons County and Bismarck, North Dakota as well as Portland, Oregon
Source: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45038109/person/6913101883
SUSAN CLARK NICHOLSON (1882-1968)
Story submitted by Mrs. Eliza O'Callaghan
John Nicholson, son of Angus and Mary (Stewart) Nicholson, was born in 1872 in Valleyfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada, emigrating to Stewartdale, D.T. (12 mil. SE of Bismarck) when a young man. Shortly after his arrival, he began working for James Campbell, a sheep rancher located near Glencoe, herding several thousand head and helping to shear them at the proper time.
He later filed on a claim 14 miles NW of what is now Hazelton. He married Susan Clark, daughter of the John Clarks who settled near Bismarck in 1880. She had filed on adjoining land in 1907. Nicholsons were the parents of two children: John who died in infancy and Eliza (Donaldson) who lives in Oregon.
John farmed and had a herd of cattle that he could pasture during summer months but moved them a few miles northwest of Glencoe to a place called "Nicholson's Island" (owned by his father) for winter feeding. There it was closer to the hay put up on rented land and there were trees and brush for cattle shelter. It was necessary to move out in March, just before the spring breakup of ice on the Missouri River, or the lowland around the island would fill with water. At one time John's brother became marooned, losing all his property which consisted mainly of hogs. He saved his life only by climbing a tree.
John died at his home shortly after moving back from winter quarters.
Source: A History of Emmons County 1976
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Mrs. McDonnell
Services Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. J.H. (Susan) McDonnell, 86, longtime Bismarck resident who died Sunday at Portland, OR, will be held at 2 pm Friday, May 31, 1968, at the Boelter Funeral Chapel. The Rev. James Butler will officiate.
Mrs. McDonnell was born July 9, 1882 (ed. note: year should be 1881), in Bismarck. She attended rural Burleigh County schools. In 1908, she married John Nicholson. He died in 1915. She married James H. McDonnell in 1920, and they farmed in Emmons County until 1945, when they moved to Bismarck. Mr. McDonnell died in 1960. She had been living with her daughter, Mrs. W.W. Donaldson, in Portland, OR.
Mrs. McDonnell leaves 2 daughters, Mrs. Donaldson of Portland, OR, and Mrs. Alfred (Mildred) Childres of Eugene, OR; and 1 son, Robert of Minot, ND. She also leaves 1 sister, Mrs. Garry O'Callaghan of Hazelton, ND; and 2 brothers, Curtis Clark of Buffalo, SD, and Leslie Clark of Bismarck, ND. There are 3 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by 2 brothers and 3 sisters.
Pallbearers will be Richard Chyles, Arnold Pederson, Wayne Clark, Pat McDonnell, Garry O'Callaghan, and Larry O'Callaghan. Burial will be at Stewartsdale Cemetery.
Source: unknown newspaper
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married John "Johnny" A Nicholson in October 1908 at age 27 in Bismarck
then married James Henry McDonnell on October 19, 1920 at age 39 in Linton
resided in Emmons County and Bismarck, North Dakota as well as Portland, Oregon
Source: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45038109/person/6913101883
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