Franklin Salter Nicholson

Brief Life History of Franklin Salter

Franklin Salter Nicholson was born on 25 June 1872 as the son of Franklin Manley Nicholson and Sarah Elizabeth Salter. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Mary Chinn. He lived in Howard, Nebraska, United States in 1910 and St. Paul, Howard, Nebraska, United States in 1910. He died on 11 December 1930, in Nebraska, United States, at the age of 58.

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Family Time Line

Franklin Salter Nicholson
1872–1930
Mary Chinn
1872–1957
Marjorie Nicholson
1899–1978
William W Nicholson
1908–

Sources (3)

  • Frank ? Nicholson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Frank S Nicholsen, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Frank S Nicholson, "United States Census, 1910"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English (northern) and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Nic(h)olas or the vernacular form Nic(h)ol + son; see Nichol , Nicholas . In Scotland the name was sometimes substituted for McNichol .

Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Nicolaisen or Nikolaisen , or of the Swedish cognate Niklasson, patronymics from equivalents of the personal name Nicholas .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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