Biographical Sketch of William & Thomas Nicholson, Washington County, 
Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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William and Thomas Nicholson are among the large land owners and sub-
stantial as well as esteemed residents of Washington County.  Their 
parents were William and Bettie (Nanson) Nicholson, both natives of
England, who immigrated to America with their family and settled in
Washington County, Mo., in 1834.  The father, who was both a farmer
and miner, died December 16, 1853; the mother died March 13, 1844.
William and Thomas are the only surviving children.  The former was
born in Westmoreland, England, December 16, 1812, and, as before
stated, came to this country with his parents in 1834.  He has always
followed the pursuit of agriculture and his farm is one of the attrac-
tive locations in the county; there is a remarkable spring on the 
place which supplies three streams, and here was built one of the 
first mills erected in Washington County.  Mr. William Nicholson owns
about 800 acres of land.  February 14, 1846, he married Miss Mary
Martin, who was born in Washington County, in 1822, and is a daughter
of Noah and Margaret (Hinkson) Martin, the former a native of North
Carolina and the latter born in Kentucky, who were early settlers and
honored citizens of Washington County.  Of the nine children born to
Mr. and Mrs. Martin six are living, viz.: Mary, above mentioned;
Catherine A., the wife of V. B. Mitchell, of Franklin County; Eliza,
who married Charles H. Springer; Sarah, now Mrs. Thomas Nicholson;
John L. and James.  Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson have a family of eight
children, viz.: Sarah J. (now Mrs. Hornsey), William N., Nancy S. (the
wife of L. B. Higginbotham), Thomas C., Julia A. (now Mrs. Hancock),
Margaret (now Mrs. Joseph Cresswell), John J. and Mary E. (now Mrs.
Highey, of Farmington, Mo.).  Thomas Nicholson was also born in
England, in 1820, and came to the United States with his parents,
where he has been principally engaged in farming and mining.  He owns
1,050 acres of land, and is one of the prosperous farmers of Washing-
ton County.  In 1853 he married Miss Sarah Martin, a sister of his 
brother's wife.  They are the parents of three children, viz.: 
Margaret, wife of T. D. Sloan; Mary A., now Mrs. George Cresswell;
and William B., who married Elizabeth A. Scott, a native of Washington
County.

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