CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - OBITUARY OF MARY NICHOLS ==================================================================== NEGENWEB 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 NEGenWeb Archives by Carol Tramp Permission granted by: Rob Dump, Editor, Cedar County News ====================================================================== WYNOT TRIBUNE 9-4-1913 Another pioneer is Gone Grandma Nichols who came to Nebraska in 1869 passes to Great Beyond Gradually the pioneers are passing to their reward. Time, the great leveler of all things human neither stops for human convenience or to allow us to make further reparations for the future. Inevitably the early settlers who blazed the way for comfort and progress in future generations are summoned to receive the great reward for their life’s toil and sacrifice. This week it is the Tribune’s sad duty to chronicle the passing of one of the pioneer women of Nebraska. Mary Richardson was born in the County Wicklow, Ireland in 1820 and died at her home in St. James, Nebraska, September 1st, 1913 aged 88 years. She came with her parents to America in early youth to settle in Wisconsin. Oct. 14, 1869 she was married to Edward Nichols in Lafayette Co. Wisconsin. They moved to Nebraska and settling in Dixon County. Later they moved to Cedar county to settle at St. James. Her husband passed away at St. James a number of years ago. Grandma Nichols leaves to her mourn her two daughters; Miss Maria Nichols and Mrs. Anna Lemon, both of St. James, a large number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She united with the Methodist Church in 1852 and has since been a consistent member of that faith. For many years she has been an invalid, requiring constant care and attention, the hardest being upon her daughter, Maria, a grown aid in constant service to her mother. The community extends its sincere sympathy to the family in their bereavement. The funeral services were held Wednesday, September 3rd, at the Methodist Church and interment was in the Bow Valley Cemetery at Wynot. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. Thomas.