| Summary: | Alva M. and Carrie (Liddle) Niccum Alva Niccum, born September 4, 1875, at Flora, Indiana, came to Carrington in 1896. He was employed as a telegrapher at the Carrington and Barlow depots until 1907, when he joined his father in farming in Bucephalia Township. He retired in 1933. He married Carrie Liddle in Carrington on December 15, 1901. She was born in Missouri February 17, 1876. She attended schools there and later was a school teacher. She came to North Dakota in 1897 to teach. Mr. Niccum worked as a bookkeeper after moving to Carrington. Mr. Niccum died in 1961. Mrs. Niccum died in 1964. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery. TTT Allen and Nettie (Guenther) Nichols Allen Nichols was born at Heaton on May 8, 1904, to Frank and Armina Ankrum Nichols. He married Nettie Guenther at Sykeston. Nettie, the daughter of Cornelius and Lena Gasen Guenther, was born February 17,1906. The family lived on the farm for a number of years until Mr. Nichols retired. In 1958 they moved to Carrington. He assisted as custodian at the School for several years. The couple had two children: Don and Janice. TTT Ervin and Martha (Taverna) Nicholson Ervin Nicholson was the son of Malcolm and Lena Nicholson. Martha Taverna was born and reared at New Rockford. She was born April 28,1910. Ervin and Martha were married July 12, 1930, at New Rockford. They had one son, Duwayne. The family lived in Carrington where Mr. Nicholson was employed by the North American Creamery. Later he became Chief of Police, a position he held for years. Mrs. Nicholson worked at the hospital and also the Del Claire Motel for a period of time. The last two years, she lived at Holy Family Guest Home. Mrs. Nichols died in 1982. She is buried in Carrington. TTT Donald and Katherine (Reimers) Nicolson Donald Nicolson was born December 23, 1982 at Carrington, the son of Norman and Annie Ferguson Nicolson. He attended Carrington schools, farmed with his father. He took over the management of the farm after his father's death. He married on June 17, 1925, Katherine Reimers, daughter of C. H. Reimers, who was born at Boone, Iowa, on August 23, 1902. She came to Carrington with her parents in 1906 and attended schools in Carrington at Carleton College, and Valley City State College. Mr. Nicolson had several business interests, the elevator east of Carrington on the Soo Line and the Nicolson-Carr Implement. He was active in community and fraternal affairs. He served in the North Dakota State Legislature for several years. They were parents of three children: Mary K., Linda and Donald. Mr. Nicolson died on February 8, 1963, Mrs. Nicolson died on March 10, 1971. They are buried at Carrington. TTT Norman and Annie (Ferguson) Nicolson Norman Nicolson was born June 10, 1851, in Canada. Annie Ferguson was born in Lindsay, Ontario, on November 14, 1862. In March 1891, she was married to Norman Nicolson and they came to Foster County to live on their homestead. The couple had four sons: Donald, Norman, Samuel and Kenneth. Mrs. Nicolson died in 1938. Mr. Nicolson died December 18,1917. TTT Samuel and Olive (Anderson) Nicolson Samuel Nicolson was born February 2, 1898, at Carrington to Norman and Annie Ferguson Nicolson. Mr. Nicolson was married April 12, 1941, to Olive Anderson at Jamestown. Olive was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Anderson of Brantford. They had four children: Ralph, Glenn, Sandra and Donna. Mr. Nicolson was active in the church and community. He served as township assessor for forty-six years and was on the ASCS Committee for twenty-five years. He also served on the Water Management Board and the County Weed Control Committee. He retired from farming in 1965. Mr. Nicolson died on June 1, 1979. He is buried at Carrington. Mrs. Nicolson resides in Carrington. TTT H. P. Nielson Hans Peter Nielson, born at Glagelas, Denmark, on May 31, 1865 and Ane Marie Jorgenson, born January 6, 1875, at Store Andit, Denmark, were married in Denmark. They came to the United States and first settled in South Dakota. Mr. Nielson received his high school education after coming to the United States. The Nielsons came to Sykeston in 1902, to establish a creamery but moved to Carrington in 1904. He operated a Carrington Creamery for a number of years. He received many awards for his butter making, trade he had learned as a young man in Denmark. He made the first Eskimo pies, all homemade in Carrington. In later years when he could no longer compete with the Bridgeman-Russell Company of Jamestown, he sold his business to them. He continued working for them until in 1940. The Nielson's were parents of ten children: Einar, Thorwald, Alma, Ella, Marius, Viggo, Eric, Walter, Helen and Edna. Five of the sons served during World War II. Einar, who also served during World War I, Marius, Viggo, Eric and Walter. Einar and Marius are now retired from the Navy. Alma was employed by the telephone company for many years. Ella taught school also worked at the Foster County Bank. The elder Nielsons retired to California where several of their children live. Mr. Nielson died May 17, 1947 and Mrs. Nielson died February 3, 1949. They are buried at Long Beach, California. TTT John Norden John Norden, born in Sweden, August 22, 1861, came to America, at the age of 20 and spent several years in the Duluth, Minnesota area. He came to Carrington in 1893 and homesteaded in the New Home vicinity. He married Mary Hagen of St. Paul on December 7, 1911. They farmed in the Pleasant Valley area until moving into town in 1919. They were the parents of three children, John Jr., Mabel and Effie. Mr. Norden served as County Commissioner from the First District from 1908 to 1916. He was a member of the county board that made arrangements for the building of the present Foster County Courthouse. TTT -© Charles Ross Ober Ross Ober was born at Maria, Pennsylvania on April 21, 1879. He came to North Dakota in 1896 with his parents D. K. and Anna May Ober. He worked for the Northern Pacific Railroad and later The Standard Oil Company. In 1911 he established his own business and 1924 he had his own station built. He never married. Mr. Ober died August 30, 1936 and is buried at Carrington. TTT D. K. and Anna May (Samel) Ober Both David Ober and Anna Samel were born in Pennsylvania. He was born on November 30, 1855. D. K. and Anna were married December 26,1878. They had seven children: Ross, George, Clarence, James, Florence, Dessie and Ada. The Obers came to Carrington in 1896. Both were active in the Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodges. Mr. Ober died in September 1923. They are buried at Carrington. TTT Thomas and Alice (Godgrey) O'Donnell (Sarah Wilson O'Donnell) Thomas O'Donnell was the son of Irish immigrants, Thomas and Bridget O'Donnell. They lived in Ontario where Thomas Jr. was born on August 12,1852. In 1874 he married Alice Godgrey at Ontario. They had six children: Nellie, Irene, John, Jean, Leo and Thomas. In 1882, Mr. O'Donnell came to North Dakota. He married Sarah Wilson of Jamestown. She died in 1938. The O'Donnells came to Carrington 1897. Mr. O'Donnell worked for the Northern Pacific Railroad for forty years. Mr. O'Donnell died September 26, 1946. He is buried in Carrington. TTT J. P. O'Leary Joseph Patrick O'Leary was born in Wexford, Ireland, on March 16, 1862. On Novem- 34B Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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