First Generation 1. Roswell NICHOLS was born on 9 Dec 1806 in Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts.1,2 Genealogy Records of the Descendants of David Johnson of Leominster, Mass., Compiled by Rev. William W. Johnson, Printed by Godfrey & Crandall, Milwaukee, Wisc., 1876. p. 28. Residence: St. George, Ottawa County, Ohio. History of Huron & Erie Counties, Ohio. p. 518. Born at Charmount, Franklin, Mass. Here he lived, battling with the stern realities of New England farm life, until he was twenty-eight years of age. He was married to Achsah Scott, January 16, 1831. They commenced their married life at Charmount, where they lived three years, from which place in May, 1834, they moved to Northfield, Ohio, where they remained ten years, and then moved to North Bass, one of the Bass islands, in Lake Erie. They arrived here in a sail boat, May 22, 1844. The family consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Nichols, with one child, and Mrs. Nichols' mother. They were the first family who settled upon the island, and were the only family for five years. Here they commenced actual pioneer life, with all its hardships and privations, located as they were on an island isolated from the outside world. In the following September, Mrs. Nichols' mother went back to Northfield, and for five months, Mrs. Nichols saw no woman's face save her own. Thus, almost solitary and alone, did they live for five years, until another family made its appearance on the island. They had remained but a short time on the island when Dr. C. D. Townsend, who now lives upon the island, then a young man, made his appearance, as agent for A. Champion, of Rochester, New York, who then owned the island. Of this agent, Mr. Nichols leased the whole island, consisting of about eight hundred acres, for a term of ten years, the consideration being that he (Nichols) should pay the taxes. A few years later, Mr. Nichols bought of Horace Kelley, who had purchased he island, one hundred and fourteen acres of land, at a little less than five dollars per acre. Upon this, he built a residence, where they now live. Mr. and Mrs. Nichols are living quietly in the enjoyment of their pleasant island home, surrounded by many neighbors and friends, as the rich reward of their early toil and labor. Roswell NICHOLS and Achsah SCOTT were married in Jun 1833.3,4 Achsah SCOTT (daughter of James SCOTT and Achsah DICKINSON) was born on 29 Mar 1806 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire.2 Roswell NICHOLS and Achsah SCOTT had the following children: +2 i. David Johnson NICHOLS (born on 4 Jul 1834). +3 ii. Sarah J. NICHOLS. Second Generation 2. David Johnson NICHOLS (Roswell-1) was born on 4 Jul 1834 in Northfield, Summit, Ohio.2,4,5 He died in Aug 1864 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee.2 Genealogy Records of the Descendants of David Johnson of Leominster, Mass., Compiled by Rev. William W. Johnson, Printed by Godfrey & Crandall, Milwaukee, Wisc., 1876. p. 56. Enlisted into the army, and died in the service. Married, had one child, a daughter. History of Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio, Published by W. W. Williams, 1879. p. 518. Enlisted as a sharpshooter in the war of the rebellion, in 1863. David Johnson NICHOLS and Catharine BECKER were married on 22 Apr 1855.6 David Johnson NICHOLS and Catharine BECKER had the following children: +4 i. Achsah Violanta NICHOLS (born in Sep 1857). 3. Sarah J. NICHOLS. Sarah J. NICHOLS and Proctor GRAHAM were married on 2 Apr 1844.6 Sarah J. NICHOLS and Proctor GRAHAM had the following children: 5 i. Menzo W. GRAHAM was born on 20 Apr 1845.6 Sarah J. NICHOLS and G. W. CUSHMA were married in 1850.7 Sarah J. NICHOLS and G. W. CUSHMA had the following children: 6 i. Benjamin F. CUSHMA was born on 7 Jan 1851.6 7 ii. Achsah CUSHMA was born on 14 Jan 1854.6 8 iii. Laura C. CUSHMA was born on 7 Feb 1858.6 9 iv. James A. CUSHMA was born on 21 Sep 1860.6 10 v. Erastus D. CUSHMA was born on 9 Oct 1862.6 Third Generation 4. Achsah Violanta NICHOLS (David Johnson-2, Roswell-1) was born in Sep 1857.6 Achsah Violanta NICHOLS and William Dell SMITH were married on 6 Nov 1872.6 Achsah Violanta NICHOLS and William Dell SMITH had the following children: 11 i. Angie C. SMITH was born on 4 Apr 1874.6 12 ii. Roswell N. SMITH was born on 7 Feb 1876.6 13 iii. Rollin D. SMITH was born on 10 Dec 1877.6 Sources 1. Vital Records of Charlemont, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston, Mass. 1917. p. 58 - Date & location. 2. History of Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio, Published by W. W. Williams, 1879. p. 518 - Date & location. 3. Vital Records of Charlemont, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston, Mass. 1917. p. 57 - Given name of wife. 4. Genealogy Records of the Descendants of David Johnson of Leominster, Mass., Compiled by Rev. William W. Johnson, Printed by Godfrey & Crandall, Milwaukee, Wisc., 1876. p. 28 - Date. 5. Vital Records of Charlemont, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston, Mass. 1917. p. 57 - Date. 6. History of Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio, Published by W. W. Williams, 1879. p. 518 - Date. 7. Ibid., p. 518 - Year.