REV. CYRUS NICHOLS - Biography

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This biography appears on page 632 in History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin...
published by the Western Historical Co.: 1879.

REV. CYRUS NICHOLS, minister; P. O. Franksville; born Oct. 31, 1799, in
Reading; came to Racine Co. 1836; was the first to preach in Racine, and
was one of the organizers of the Presbyterian Church at that point; he
preached and helped to establish churches in a number of places in this
part of the county; has been the means of great good. Married a sister
of S. S. Hurlbut; she was from Rutland Co., Vt.; have had eight
children; had two sons in the service of his country; S. S. Nichols was
in the 2d Wis., and served till close of war; G. C. Nichols in 22d W. V.
I.; went with Sherman to the sea. Mr. Nichols and wife members of
Presbyterian Church.