- JOHN NICHOLS, of the firm of HALL & NICHOLS, boot and
shoe merchants, East Bridge
- street; born in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England, June 9,
1845; is a shoemaker and fitter by trade; moved to Canada with
his parents in 1846, when about six years and a half old; moved
with parents to Beloit Wis. Married Miss Elizabeth R. CLIFFORD,
of Beloit, in 1873; have one child - Mabel, born September 24,
1878. Went into partnership with Mr. Robert HALL, in 1874.
Mr. HALL was born in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England; this
gentleman is the oldest boot and shoe merchant in Beloit. They
intend soon moving to their new shop, which they are building
for their own use, near the bridge.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 760.
-
- Courtesy of Carol
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