Biographical Sketch of Danton H. Nichols, Greene County, Missouri, North Springfield >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Mr. Nichols has the reputation of being one of the most popular offic- ials of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Company. Thrown upon his own resources at the age of seventeen, with a fair education, having attended the Illinois military academy two and a half years previous, he came to Missouri and engaged in braking on a freight train, and has since held various positions on the St. Louis & San Francisco railway, which he filled satisfactorily to the company, and thereby gained their confidence and respect, which induced them to appoint him superinten- dent of the A. & P. division of the road in 1875, and in 1881, promoted him to master of transportation, which position he holds at present. He is the son of Mathias H. and Sylvia S. Nichols, born in Allen county, Ohio, August 14, 1849. On the 8th day of September, 1874, he married Miss Katie Cummings, daughter of Daniel and Mary Cummings, of St. Louis. They have three children, Mamie, Sophia and Danton. Mr. Nichols belongs to St. John's commandery, No. 20, Knights Templar. He is also past master of Wentworth Lodge, No. 113, A.O.U.W. Socially, Mr. Nichols is an affiable and agreeable companion. His motto, to which he has rigid- ly adhered in business, is to do that which his sense of right demands, leaving the consequences to take care of themselves. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================