Nickle Family
Frederick Elmer Nickle, middle back; Ira Calvin Nickle, Sr., middle front; Ethel Mae Nickle, behind mother; Edward Everett Nickle on father's lap. Daniel Merritt Nickle was born in IN and he married Ella Burchett, born in MO. They are buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Daniel died in 1938 and Ella in 1933. Ira C. Nickle died in 1936 and is buried in Mt. Pleasant - New Church Cemetery along with several other members of his family. Additional Information: The little girl is my Aunt Ethel. She married Ezra Davis a son of Thomas Baldwin Davis and Emily Jane Terrill. Daniel Merritt Nickle was a son of Henry R. Wilson Nickle and Esther Brown. Esther was a daughter of Joseph Brown and Rachel Ann Carrier. Henry R. Wilson Nickle was probably born in Cumberland County, PA. and Esther was born in New York State. They were Presbyterians. They were probably buried in Horner Cemetery in unmarked graves. Henry R. Wilson Nickle was a son of William Nickle and Hannah Auld. They were married in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. William was born on 23 October 1767 and Hannah was born 18 March 1774. Their first three children born in the States were born in Maryland. They moved into Pennsylvania, finally settling in Venango County, where William Nickle, Jr. founded the hamlet of Nickleville. Hannah's father, James Auld, is buried in the South Buffalo or Brownlee Cemetery, Washington County, Pennsylvania. The only James Auld buried there is listed as a Revolutionary War soldier. Hannah's brother, David Auld, is also buried in the South Buffalo Cemetery and is a soldier of the War of 1812. Submitted in 2007 by Ira Nickle, now deceased |