"An Illustrated history of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties : with a
brief outline of the early history of the state of Oregon." Chicago?: Western
Historical Pub. Co., 1902.  Page 559.  Malheur County.

GEORGE NICHOLS

     No more worthy class of people ever stepped beneath the folds of the stars
and stripes than the doughty, courageous, intelligent, capable and sturdy
pioneers, who braved dangers, endured hardships, performed the arduous labors
incident of their lot, and wended their way into the wilds of this western
country, to beat back the savages and make here the abodes of civilized men.  As
a worthy one among this illustrious number, we are pleased to mention the
subject of this sketch, who is now one of the substantial and enterprising
citizens of Malheur county.
     Mr. Nichols was born in New York, on October 22, 1841, being the son of Asa
and Mary Nichols, who brought their son at the age of five to Kalamazoo,
Michigan.  There George was educated, grew to manhood and on May 10, 1861, he
responded to the cry of patriotism then sounding through the land, by offering
himself as one to fight for his country.  He was enrolled in Company K, Second
Michigan, under Capt. Charles S. May.  He was in the battle of Bull run, at the
siege of Yorktown, fought at Fair Oaks and several other engagements, and was
wounded at Fair Oaks.  On account of disabilities resulting from this, he was
discharged on February 3, 1863.  He returned to his home, and soon after he was
in the west.  He assisted to build the U.P.R.R. in Nebraska and in Utah, in 1868
he went to White Pine, Nevada.  Teaming and mining occupied him there and then
he went to Paradise Valley, then came through this country to British Columbia
on a prospecting tour.  In 1879, he went to the Wood river country, in Idaho,
then in 1894 he came to his present place, which is located seven miles east of
Jordan Valley.  He has a fine ranch, all irrigated and well improved and which
returns abundant and well improved and which returns abundant crops to his
skillful husbandry.  Mr. Nichols is a prominent member of the G.A.R., in Hailey,
Idaho, Post No. 61, and he is secure in the esteem and confidence of his
fellows.  Mr. Nichols has never embarked on the matrimonial sea, and is content
in the quiet joys of the celibatarian's life.
     

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in March 2006 by Diana Smith. Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.