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GEORGE A. NICOLLS, residing on his well improved and valuable farm of one hundred and seventy acres in Bronson township, has been successfully indentified with general agricultural pursuits throughout his active business career.  His birth occurred in Cayuga county, New York, on the 30th of October, 1829, his parents being John and Sarah (Peck) Nicolls, the latter a native of Massachusetts.  The paternal grandfather of our subject was William Nicolls, who served all through the Revolutionary war of 1776, and the maternal grandfather, Abijah Peck, served in the war of 1812 with the rank of major.  John Nicolls, the father of George A. Nicolls, likewise did duty as a soldier in the war of 1812, serving throughout the entire conflict.  In the year 1837, he brought his wife and children to Huron county, Ohio, the family home being established in Bronson township.  This part of the state was still largely wild and undeveloped and he found it necessary to clear the land of the timber before it could be utilized for farming purposes.  Unto him and his wife were born eight children, namely: Seymour, who died in infancy; William; Ray; Levina; Samantha; John; Abijah and George A.      George A. Nicolls, who was but a little lad of eight years when he accompanied his parents on their removal to this county, early became familiar with the duties and labors which fall to the lot of the agriculturist through the assistance which he rendered his father in the opening up and development of the latter's farm.  Throughout his entire business career, he has devoted his time and energies to the work of general farming, in which he has won a substantial measure of success, being most practical and progressive in his methods.  He is the owner of an excellent farm of one hundred and seventy acres in Bronson township, where he resides and is well entitled to be classed with the substantial and representative citizens of the community.  He is one of the stockholders in the Sandusky, Norwalk and Mansfield Railroad.      On the 10th of March, 1870, Mr. Nicolls was united in marriage to Miss Clarissa Burnap, a daughter of Job and Olive Burnap.  Sarah and Mary, the two daughters born of this union, are now deceased.      Mr. Nicolls is a firm believer in the principles of the republican party and always casts his ballot in support of its men and measures.  He has now been a resident of this county for seventy-two years and is therefore thoroughly familiar with its annuals from a pioneer period down to the present time, having not only been an interested witness but also an active participant in the work of upbuilding and improvement.  He has now reached the eightieth milestone on the journey of life and can look back over the past without regret and forward to the future without fear, for his life has been characterized by honor and integrity in all relations. Source: History of Huron County, Ohio - Vol. II - By A. J. Baughman - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publ. Co. - 1909 - Page 40

S. O. NOBLE Source: History of Huron County, Ohio - Vol. II - By A. J. Baughman - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publ. Co. - 1909 - Page 346

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