Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers.  "An
Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam,
Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties")  Spokane, WA: Western Historical
Publishing Co., 1905.  p. 1030.
 
DANIEL B. NICHOLS

     who resides some three miles southwest of Bonanza, and devotes himself to
stock raising and farming, was born on February 16, 1852, in Linn county, Iowa
John Nichols was his father, and he was born in Indiana and came as an early
pioneer to Linn county, Iowa, and to Shasta county, California. About 1879 he
settled in Poe valley and there remained until his death in 1902, being then
aged seventy-six. His father, James Nichols, who is the grandfather of our
subject, was born in Virginia hi 1798. He lived on the frontier all his life,
split rails where Indianapolis, Indiana now stands and died in the vicinity of
Bonanza in 1900, being one hundred and one years and eight months of age. His
trade was that of the millwright and he was a sturdy pioneer and substantial
man.  Our subject's mother was Anna (Lewis) Nichols, a native of Indiana. She
came with her parents to Iowa in early days and is now living near Bonanza, aged
seventy-two. She is the mother of nine children and the only one of the family
who is deceased is the father, mentioned above. The children are Daniel B., who
is our subject; Simeon L., of Leavenworth county, Kansas; Mrs. Eliza E. Wise, of
Lake county, Oregon; Benjamin F. and John A., near Bonanza; Mrs. Malinda, of
Merrill; Mrs. Alice Parker, of Josephine county; A. Abram of Almira, Washington;
and Norman, of Bonanza. For fifty years no death occurred in the family, so far
as is known, it being a most remarkable record. Our subject went with his
parents from Linn to Fayette county, Iowa, when a child and when sixteen, went
with them to Douglas county, Maine. There, on January 1, 1874, he married Julia
A. Warren, a native of Missouri. In the fall of that year, he came to Shasta
county, California, and followed teaming in the mines, returning the next year
to Kansas. In 1877 he came back to Shasta county and in September, 1879, came to
Poe valley. He selected a place and since has remained here, engaged in stock
raising and farming, with the exception of a short time spent in Crook, county.
The country was very new and wild when he came and his finances were soon
depleted and having his family to support met with much hardship. In 1882 Mr.
Nichols was called to mourn the death of his wife, who left two children, Edwin
D. and Bertha, wife of Hugh Clopton, at Bonanza. On September 21, 1904, Mr.
Nichols married Miss Mildred J. Frazier, who was born in Hamson county, Iowa.
The daughter of Daniel R. and Matilda (Inther) Frazier, the former living in
Douglas county, Washington, and the latter deceased. Mrs. Nichols has one
brother, Kenneth E., of Douglas county, Washington. Mr. Nichols has a good farm,
half of which is in cultivation and a fine band of well bred horses and mules.
He is a charter member and past grand of the Bonanza Lodge, of the I. 0. 0. F.,
and also belongs to the Rebekahs.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in June 2011 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.