The following was posted by Karel Nicola-Goodenough <KARGHI@aol.com> on Thu, 16 Sep 1999 on the Woods County USGenWeb Query Forum: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surname: Nicola, McClelland Trying to locate info on the following persons: Lewis Alexander Nicola (or variation of that spelling - e.g. "Nickola", etc.) - born approx. 1817 in ?? (NOT in the U.S.) and came to U.S. from the Alsace-Lorraine (Germany/France) area with his wife (either Elisabeth or Philemina Yanson). They first went to Iowa and then eventually to Alva area in mid 1800's. There were at least 3 sons born to them between 1844 and 1856 or 57 in the U.S. (e.g. John Nicola, Henry Nicola, and Andy Nicola). Trying to find wife's name, date of their death (and circumstances) and any information available on the 2 of them. Also trying to find info on name McClelland Don't have much info on the father or the son except they apparently lived in the Alva area in the early 1900's. The father of John McClelland married my blood relative - Martha [Baker] Nicola after her divorce from Andy Nicola (she became their housekeeper and apparently it did not look well to see a single woman in a house with a single man - and maybe his son so Mr. McClelland married Martha). Sometime after Martha's marriage to the father, Martha married his son, John McClelland (family rumor has it that John married Martha because he owed her money he could not repay.) I can only speculate the marriage to John McClelland was after the father McClelland's death. Thank you so much. Karel Nicola-Goodenough - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any replies should be sent to the Woods County USGenWeb Query Forum [<http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Woods>] unless it is personal or involves live people addresses etc. when it should be sent to Karel Nicola-Goodenough <KARGHI@aol.com> . -- ============================================================ CAGenWeb CC -- Kern, Imperial, Tehama, & Siskiyou Counties, CA Kern Co: http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/kerncty.htm Imperial Co: http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/impercty.htm Tehama Co: http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/tehamcty.htm Siskiyou Co: http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/siskicty.htm MOGenWeb CC -- Pemiscot County, MO Pemiscot Co: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mopemis2/pemiscot.htm OKGenWeb Co-CC: -- Grant County, OK, CC Woods County, OK Grant Co: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgrant/okgrant.htm Woods Co: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgrant/main-woods.htm GenConnect Surnames: Hobson, McMains [also following Park, Patterson, & Hawkins] ============================================================