Minerva White Nicholson (1920)

NICHOLSON, WHITE

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 11/19/2006 at 14:59:36

Winterset Madisonian
May 26, 1920

Mrs. Minerva Nicholson

Minerva White was born in Muskingum county, Ohio in 1831 and died at her home in De Soto, May 6, 1920, aged 88 years, 6 months and 21 days. She was married to S. W. Nicholson June 18, 1850. They lived in Ohio until 1854, when they emigrated to Madison county. Mrs. Nicholson was left a widow, Oct. 27, 1874. She continued to live on the farm until 1900, when she moved to De Soto at which place she resided until her death. Although failing in health for some years, her death was a shock to her friends and relatives, who did not realize the end was so near.