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Fulton County Historical Atlas
1875 Personal Histories
Excerpted from the transcription by the Fulton County Ohio Genealogical Society.
ADALINE NICHOLS was born in Steuben County, New York, June 1, 1811. She was married in New York, April 20, 1831 to William Nichols,
son of Ezra and Avis (Sabins) Nichols, of New Hampshire who was born in Bath, Steuben County, New York in 1810. They had a family of fourteen children:
David, born April 1832; Avis, born January 3, 1834, died in Clinton County, Michigan, February 26, 1863; Henry and Helen,
born October 20, 1835, the former died in Toledo February 9, 1841; James D., born November 6, 1838, died in St. Louis Hospital, February 15, 1862; Phoeba,
born January 3, 1840; William C., born November 1, 1842; Philetus, born March 12, 1844; Francis and Franklin, born in October, 1846, the former deceased in 1849,
the latter in February, 1847; Douglas J., born October 20, 1848, died October 19, 1849; Owen B., born October 9, 1850, died February 2, 1851; William, born February 3,
1852; Julia, born February 3, 1854. Three sons belonged to the Union army: James D. enlisted in Company F, 42nd Regiment Ill. V.I., served four months and was wounded
at the battle of Springfield, Missouri, and died from the effects. Philetus enlisted in 1864 in Company M, 11th Regiment Michigan Cavalry, served three years and died at
Mt. Sterling from bursting a blood vessel. David enlisted in 1861 in a Missouri Regiment, served till the close of the war, was in a number of battles,
and was honorably discharged. Jacob and Julia Benjamin, parents of Mrs. Nichols were born in New York and died in 1842 and 1815. Julia Benjamin's father and uncle were
killed in the last battle of the Revolutionary War. Mrs. Nichols had four sons-in-law in the Union army. Mr. And Mrs. Nichols settled in Fulton County, in 1867.
Post-office, Morenci, Michigan. Business, farmer.
HENRY WEAVER, son of James and Phoeba (Height) Weaver, the former of Michigan, the latter of New York, was born in Rochester, New York, October 26, 1824.
He was married in Hillsdale County, Michigan, January 3, 1855, to Phoeba, daughter of William and Adaline (Bennett) Nichols of Michigan, who was
born in New York, January 3, 1838. They have three children: Nathan, born October 13, 1855; William , born August 3, 1857; Adaline, born July 28, 1860. Mr. Weaver enlisted in Battery I,
1st Michigan Heavy Artillery, in August, 1862, was engaged in a number of battles, and received an honorable discharged at the close of his three years' service.
Mr. Weaver settled in Fulton County in 1867. Post-office, Morenci, Michigan. Business, farmer, section 24.
OSCAR G. HART and his wife Julia E. (Nichols) Hart, were born in New York, the former in Genesee County, May 6, 1838,
the latter in Wayne County, New York, September 4, 1841. They were married in Hillsdale, Michigan, November 1, 1863.
Their children are: Marion, born September 6, 1864; Milo, born June 12, 1866; William, born June 9, 1868; Cora, born February 14, 1870, and Ervin, born October 9, 1873.
Preston and Sarah (Shoals) Hart, parents of Oscar G. were both natives of New York; the former resides in Fulton County, the latter died in Pennsylvania, December 24, 1860.
William C. and Adaline Bennett Nichols, parents of Mrs. H. were also born in New York, the former in Genesee County,
the latter in Steuben County. Mr. Nichols died in Michigan, January 29, 1862. Mrs. N. resides in Michigan.
Mr. H. enlisted in the Union army, June 6, 1861 in Company H, 8th Regiment O.V.I., served seven months and was discharged on account of disability.
He re-enlisted January 2, 1864 in Company M., 11th Michigan Cavalry, and was engaged in a good many skirmishes and a few battles.
Mr. H. settled in Fulton County in 1868. Post-office, Morenci, Michigan. Business, farmer and miller, section 23.
Original Source
Historical Atlas of the World Illustrated
Hardesty and Company Publishers, Chicago, 1875.
Note: Some of the dates and details in these reports are likely inaccurate - LN
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