Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-09-19
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T. THE NICHOLSON F.sHlY. T.
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In what was then Pickens District
South Caroline. (now Oconse and
Pickens counties) Milton Nicholson
was 1orn, his parents heing Stephen
Nicholson aud RGbecca Corb:r Mich.
olson, the former Of English and the
latter Of Irish descent. There ON the
headwaters Of Keowee river. amid
the sublime scenery AMI beautiful
surroundings cf thst delightful re-
gion, Milton Nicholson spent Ills boy
hood days with his parents, engag-
Ing IN farm work and tending his
fathers flocks of sheen, droyes of
swine and herds of cattle,
In 1854 he married Miss Mary
Sheppard, formerly of Greenville, but
then OF Oconee county, as now
known. TO this union were born
Mrs. Esther Hagood Grant, wife of
d. p. Grant, of Walhalla; Rebecca
Nicholson, deceased, who never mar
ried; L. A. P. Nicholson, who owns
and resides on the old homestead Of
his grandfather, Stephen Nicholson,
a prosperous farmer and useful citi-
zen; D. e. and j. N. Nicholson, both
OF whom reside In Oconee county,
and are successful men and influen-
tial members of society; and Mitt
Nicholson, who has been living at
Townyille, Anderson county, for 13
years. He owns a handsome resi-
dence and small farm, which he cul-
tivates, and also operates a meat and
Ice market in town. He has accu-
mulated property and is popular in
his community. On the 23d day of
March, 1892, he married Miss Lillian
latham. They have five children,
three charming and accomplished
daughters and two promising sons,
one of whom is too young for the
army, and the other, though of pro-
per age, was turned down. Both are
anxious to do so, and have tried to
join the army, although each has q
lucrative job, one in the railroad
service, the other in machine shops.
Indeed this seems to be a patriotic
family, as the mother and daughters
are strong for the Red Cross and the
father declares he would join the
army II he could and would rather
see his two sons sail for the battle
fields of France and die in bloody
trench than to have them Slack" or
try to evade their country's call.
Mrs. Grant has one son in the Uni
ted States army; so has j. N. Mich
olson.
Mrs. Mitt Nicholson is equally en-
thusiastic for Americas cause and
can truly boast of heroic blood in her
veins. She Is granddaughter of
Major j. w. Francis, native Of Du-
ane county, Tennessee, but prior to
the war Between the States, her ia
ther moved to North Carolina, and
when that State seeded he espoused
the Confederate cause, organized and
equipped, at his own expense, Com
pany d, 25th North Carolina Regi-
ment Of Infantry, which became a
part of Gen. Ransom's Brigade. and
for gallant conduct he was promot-
ed to the rank Of major. At the Bat
tie Of Malvern Hill he was severely
wounded and honorably discharged,
after which he returned to his home,
was elected to the Legislature and
made a useful and Influential men,
ber. He died at the age OF SS years.
Her father, w. G. latham, was Il gal
liant Confederate soldier and rose to
the rank of lieutenant. Two of his
brothers died in the service of the
Lost Cause; two others went
through the war and came home;
another brother, Capt. Lee latham,
was captured and imprisoned dur
ing the bloody struggle, but before
he surrendered he broke his sword,
and casting it away, swore he would
never surrender IL 20 Yankee"
From what 7 have been able to
learn, whenever the trump OF war
has sounded the Nic.olsons and Ia
thams have responded, and in time
Of peace have been equally ready to
serve their country.
Milton Nicholson, the chief subject
Of this sketch, was remarkable
man. He was reared in a thinly set
tied community and his opportunities
for education were indeed limited,
but he managed to acquire considera-
bic learning. He was a man of fine
intellect, noble disposition, patriotic
spirit, charitable heart and Christian
soul: q deYOtad mamher Of tho Math