FIRST white settler in Washington Township - Bristol, Indiana
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a memorial stone dedicated to the Nicholson Family located in the Cathcart Cemetery, Bristol, Indiana, USA
Waymark Code: WMN1GR
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2014
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This memorial stone dedicated to the Nicholson Family is located in the Cathcart Cemetery, Bristol, Indiana
The inscription on the stone regarding James Nicholson (1768 - 1835) reads as follow:
"James came with three brothers from North Ireland. Two lost their lives in the early part of the War of 1776. James settled in Virginia, thence joining Daniel Boone in his trips to Kentucky, where he married Boone's first cousin, Elizabeth Jane Thompson; thence to Logan County, Ohio; thence to here [Elkhart County, Indiana] in 1828. Being the first white settler in the Township." (Washington Twp)
Source: Internet: Find a grave & so on.
According to Tim Ashley, "if not for a sign indicating its name and historical significance, few would probably know or realize the Cathcart Cemetery in Bristol even exists. A small white fence surrounds the cemetery, located a little north of State Road 120 in Bristol behind the Elkhart County Historical Museum and next to a town park. The last readable tombstone date is 1881 and there are only a few tombstones left standing in the very small cemetery. There is at least one Revolutionary War soldier buried there with the last name of Cathcart".
Source: Tim Ashley in localremnents
Established in 1834, the Cathcart Cemetery contains only eleven graves. The most famous are the ones of Elisabeth Jane Thompson, a cousin of Daniel Boone, and her husband James Nicholson, very first white settlers of this area.
Address:
Washington Township
Bristol
Elkhart County
Indiana, USA
A Historic Cemetery Listed in Indiana's Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Installed 2005 Indiana Historical Bureau and William Tuffs Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and Elkhart County
Source: Internet
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1828
More Information - Web URL: [Web Link]
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