Violet⁶ Catherine NICOL paternal lineage: ( William ⁵ May Nicol III, William⁴ May II, William³ May I, William ² Samuel, Hew¹ Nicol) this line came from a farm in Gillhead, Scotland, not far from Glasgow.
Violet Catherine Nicol³ maternal lineage: (Margaret Pollock², Elizabeth Brown¹). From Scotland
Violet Catherine Nicol Brainard 75 b. Jun 6, 1838 DeKalb, St. Lawrence Co. NY d. Jan 24, 1914 Mitchell Co. Iowa, was the eighth child of twelve children born to William May Nicol III and Margaret Pollock (Scottish immigrants from Gillhead, Scotland)
On March 23, 1859 in DeKalb, St. Lawrence County, NY Violet married James⁷ BRAINARD, second child of Amos⁶ Brainard and Lydia Thompson .
James⁷ Brainard's paternal lineage: (Amos⁶, Amos⁵, Elisha⁴, Elijah³, Elijah², Daniel¹ Brainard) early settled in Connecticut .
Five years later in 1864 Violet and James moved from DeKalb, NY to Union Township, Mitchell county, Iowa by covered wagon to a farm which was her home at the time of her death.
Violet Catherine Nicol and James Brainard's five children:
1. Cora Virilla Brainard (my paternal Great. Grandmother) b. 1860 DeKalb, NY - 1900 David, IA m. Mar. 24, 1886 Stacyville, Mitchell Co. IA to Benjamin Daniel Nicholas, son of Henry Nicholas and Mary Bevan originally from Pembrokeshire, Wales. Four children: Violet, Harold, Grace & John. Taught school; Died of TB. buried Stacyville, Mitchell Co., Iowa.
2. Henry David Ross Brainard b. 1863 DeKalb, NY Lived at 45 Union Township, Mitchell County, Iowa. Methodist. m. Anna Emelia (Struck) Scantlebury. No children
Profession: Farmer. He faithfully cared for his mother during several years of invalidism since the death of his father, James, in 1892.
3. Anna Eliza Brainard b. 1871- 1872 died in infancy Unknown cause. Buried at Stacyville Cemetery, Iowa.
4. Mabel Edith Brainard b. 1874 died in infancy Unknown cause. Buried at Stacyville Cemetery, Iowa.
5. James Alva Brainard b. 1878 died in infancy Unknown cause. Buried at Stacyville Cemetery, Iowa.
Violet was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church in Stacyville, IA where she remained a loyal member. In the later years of her life, she had arthritis and wore a gold watch on a chain around her neck as it was difficult to look up at the clock on the wall. That carved gold watch was passed down to Evelyn Rowe Nelson.
She was survived by one son, Henry, four grandchildren (Violet, Harry, Grace (my grandmother), and Johnnie Nicholas) three g. grandchildren; Three brothers, Robert and Clark Nicol of Milford, IA and David May Nicol of Los Angeles, CA and 2 sisters Mrs. Margaret L. Kesler of Clifty, W VA. and Mrs. Mattie Dickenson of Lake Park, IA . Her funeral was held on Monday, Jan. 26 1914.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Cora Virilla (Brainard) Nicholas, who died of Tuberculosis (my g. grandmother), two daughters who died in infancy Anna Eliza and Mabel Edith, and a son James Alva Brainard who died also in infancy.
Sources: Genealogy of the Brainerd (Also Brainard) Family in US, 1649-1908, Vol.II, 1908 which covers the descendants of William, Caleb, Elijah (my ancestors), and Hezekiah Brainerd sons of Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Spencer.
Stories and pictures of my great grandmother as told by my grandmother, Grace Edna Nicholas Rowe.
Wedding Certificate of Cora and Ben Nicholas.
Violet Catherine Nicol³ maternal lineage: (Margaret Pollock², Elizabeth Brown¹). From Scotland
Violet Catherine Nicol Brainard 75 b. Jun 6, 1838 DeKalb, St. Lawrence Co. NY d. Jan 24, 1914 Mitchell Co. Iowa, was the eighth child of twelve children born to William May Nicol III and Margaret Pollock (Scottish immigrants from Gillhead, Scotland)
On March 23, 1859 in DeKalb, St. Lawrence County, NY Violet married James⁷ BRAINARD, second child of Amos⁶ Brainard and Lydia Thompson .
James⁷ Brainard's paternal lineage: (Amos⁶, Amos⁵, Elisha⁴, Elijah³, Elijah², Daniel¹ Brainard) early settled in Connecticut .
Five years later in 1864 Violet and James moved from DeKalb, NY to Union Township, Mitchell county, Iowa by covered wagon to a farm which was her home at the time of her death.
Violet Catherine Nicol and James Brainard's five children:
1. Cora Virilla Brainard (my paternal Great. Grandmother) b. 1860 DeKalb, NY - 1900 David, IA m. Mar. 24, 1886 Stacyville, Mitchell Co. IA to Benjamin Daniel Nicholas, son of Henry Nicholas and Mary Bevan originally from Pembrokeshire, Wales. Four children: Violet, Harold, Grace & John. Taught school; Died of TB. buried Stacyville, Mitchell Co., Iowa.
2. Henry David Ross Brainard b. 1863 DeKalb, NY Lived at 45 Union Township, Mitchell County, Iowa. Methodist. m. Anna Emelia (Struck) Scantlebury. No children
Profession: Farmer. He faithfully cared for his mother during several years of invalidism since the death of his father, James, in 1892.
3. Anna Eliza Brainard b. 1871- 1872 died in infancy Unknown cause. Buried at Stacyville Cemetery, Iowa.
4. Mabel Edith Brainard b. 1874 died in infancy Unknown cause. Buried at Stacyville Cemetery, Iowa.
5. James Alva Brainard b. 1878 died in infancy Unknown cause. Buried at Stacyville Cemetery, Iowa.
Violet was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church in Stacyville, IA where she remained a loyal member. In the later years of her life, she had arthritis and wore a gold watch on a chain around her neck as it was difficult to look up at the clock on the wall. That carved gold watch was passed down to Evelyn Rowe Nelson.
She was survived by one son, Henry, four grandchildren (Violet, Harry, Grace (my grandmother), and Johnnie Nicholas) three g. grandchildren; Three brothers, Robert and Clark Nicol of Milford, IA and David May Nicol of Los Angeles, CA and 2 sisters Mrs. Margaret L. Kesler of Clifty, W VA. and Mrs. Mattie Dickenson of Lake Park, IA . Her funeral was held on Monday, Jan. 26 1914.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Cora Virilla (Brainard) Nicholas, who died of Tuberculosis (my g. grandmother), two daughters who died in infancy Anna Eliza and Mabel Edith, and a son James Alva Brainard who died also in infancy.
Sources: Genealogy of the Brainerd (Also Brainard) Family in US, 1649-1908, Vol.II, 1908 which covers the descendants of William, Caleb, Elijah (my ancestors), and Hezekiah Brainerd sons of Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Spencer.
Stories and pictures of my great grandmother as told by my grandmother, Grace Edna Nicholas Rowe.
Wedding Certificate of Cora and Ben Nicholas.
Violet⁶ Catherine NICOL paternal lineage: ( William ⁵ May Nicol III, William⁴ May II, William³ May I, William ² Samuel, Hew¹ Nicol) this line came from a farm in Gillhead, Scotland, not far from Glasgow.
Violet Catherine Nicol³ maternal lineage: (Margaret Pollock², Elizabeth Brown¹). From Scotland
Violet Catherine Nicol Brainard 75 b. Jun 6, 1838 DeKalb, St. Lawrence Co. NY d. Jan 24, 1914 Mitchell Co. Iowa, was the eighth child of twelve children born to William May Nicol III and Margaret Pollock (Scottish immigrants from Gillhead, Scotland)
On March 23, 1859 in DeKalb, St. Lawrence County, NY Violet married James⁷ BRAINARD, second child of Amos⁶ Brainard and Lydia Thompson .
James⁷ Brainard's paternal lineage: (Amos⁶, Amos⁵, Elisha⁴, Elijah³, Elijah², Daniel¹ Brainard) early settled in Connecticut .
Five years later in 1864 Violet and James moved from DeKalb, NY to Union Township, Mitchell county, Iowa by covered wagon to a farm which was her home at the time of her death.
Violet Catherine Nicol and James Brainard's five children:
1. Cora Virilla Brainard (my paternal Great. Grandmother) b. 1860 DeKalb, NY - 1900 David, IA m. Mar. 24, 1886 Stacyville, Mitchell Co. IA to Benjamin Daniel Nicholas, son of Henry Nicholas and Mary Bevan originally from Pembrokeshire, Wales. Four children: Violet, Harold, Grace & John. Taught school; Died of TB. buried Stacyville, Mitchell Co., Iowa.
2. Henry David Ross Brainard b. 1863 DeKalb, NY Lived at 45 Union Township, Mitchell County, Iowa. Methodist. m. Anna Emelia (Struck) Scantlebury. No children
Profession: Farmer. He faithfully cared for his mother during several years of invalidism since the death of his father, James, in 1892.
3. Anna Eliza Brainard b. 1871- 1872 died in infancy Unknown cause. Buried at Stacyville Cemetery, Iowa.
4. Mabel Edith Brainard b. 1874 died in infancy Unknown cause. Buried at Stacyville Cemetery, Iowa.
5. James Alva Brainard b. 1878 died in infancy Unknown cause. Buried at Stacyville Cemetery, Iowa.
Violet was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church in Stacyville, IA where she remained a loyal member. In the later years of her life, she had arthritis and wore a gold watch on a chain around her neck as it was difficult to look up at the clock on the wall. That carved gold watch was passed down to Evelyn Rowe Nelson.
She was survived by one son, Henry, four grandchildren (Violet, Harry, Grace (my grandmother), and Johnnie Nicholas) three g. grandchildren; Three brothers, Robert and Clark Nicol of Milford, IA and David May Nicol of Los Angeles, CA and 2 sisters Mrs. Margaret L. Kesler of Clifty, W VA. and Mrs. Mattie Dickenson of Lake Park, IA . Her funeral was held on Monday, Jan. 26 1914.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Cora Virilla (Brainard) Nicholas, who died of Tuberculosis (my g. grandmother), two daughters who died in infancy Anna Eliza and Mabel Edith, and a son James Alva Brainard who died also in infancy.
Sources: Genealogy of the Brainerd (Also Brainard) Family in US, 1649-1908, Vol.II, 1908 which covers the descendants of William, Caleb, Elijah (my ancestors), and Hezekiah Brainerd sons of Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Spencer.
Stories and pictures of my great grandmother as told by my grandmother, Grace Edna Nicholas Rowe.
Wedding Certificate of Cora and Ben Nicholas.
Violet Catherine Nicol³ maternal lineage: (Margaret Pollock², Elizabeth Brown¹). From Scotland
Violet Catherine Nicol Brainard 75 b. Jun 6, 1838 DeKalb, St. Lawrence Co. NY d. Jan 24, 1914 Mitchell Co. Iowa, was the eighth child of twelve children born to William May Nicol III and Margaret Pollock (Scottish immigrants from Gillhead, Scotland)
On March 23, 1859 in DeKalb, St. Lawrence County, NY Violet married James⁷ BRAINARD, second child of Amos⁶ Brainard and Lydia Thompson .
James⁷ Brainard's paternal lineage: (Amos⁶, Amos⁵, Elisha⁴, Elijah³, Elijah², Daniel¹ Brainard) early settled in Connecticut .
Five years later in 1864 Violet and James moved from DeKalb, NY to Union Township, Mitchell county, Iowa by covered wagon to a farm which was her home at the time of her death.
Violet Catherine Nicol and James Brainard's five children:
1. Cora Virilla Brainard (my paternal Great. Grandmother) b. 1860 DeKalb, NY - 1900 David, IA m. Mar. 24, 1886 Stacyville, Mitchell Co. IA to Benjamin Daniel Nicholas, son of Henry Nicholas and Mary Bevan originally from Pembrokeshire, Wales. Four children: Violet, Harold, Grace & John. Taught school; Died of TB. buried Stacyville, Mitchell Co., Iowa.
2. Henry David Ross Brainard b. 1863 DeKalb, NY Lived at 45 Union Township, Mitchell County, Iowa. Methodist. m. Anna Emelia (Struck) Scantlebury. No children
Profession: Farmer. He faithfully cared for his mother during several years of invalidism since the death of his father, James, in 1892.
3. Anna Eliza Brainard b. 1871- 1872 died in infancy Unknown cause. Buried at Stacyville Cemetery, Iowa.
4. Mabel Edith Brainard b. 1874 died in infancy Unknown cause. Buried at Stacyville Cemetery, Iowa.
5. James Alva Brainard b. 1878 died in infancy Unknown cause. Buried at Stacyville Cemetery, Iowa.
Violet was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church in Stacyville, IA where she remained a loyal member. In the later years of her life, she had arthritis and wore a gold watch on a chain around her neck as it was difficult to look up at the clock on the wall. That carved gold watch was passed down to Evelyn Rowe Nelson.
She was survived by one son, Henry, four grandchildren (Violet, Harry, Grace (my grandmother), and Johnnie Nicholas) three g. grandchildren; Three brothers, Robert and Clark Nicol of Milford, IA and David May Nicol of Los Angeles, CA and 2 sisters Mrs. Margaret L. Kesler of Clifty, W VA. and Mrs. Mattie Dickenson of Lake Park, IA . Her funeral was held on Monday, Jan. 26 1914.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Cora Virilla (Brainard) Nicholas, who died of Tuberculosis (my g. grandmother), two daughters who died in infancy Anna Eliza and Mabel Edith, and a son James Alva Brainard who died also in infancy.
Sources: Genealogy of the Brainerd (Also Brainard) Family in US, 1649-1908, Vol.II, 1908 which covers the descendants of William, Caleb, Elijah (my ancestors), and Hezekiah Brainerd sons of Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Spencer.
Stories and pictures of my great grandmother as told by my grandmother, Grace Edna Nicholas Rowe.
Wedding Certificate of Cora and Ben Nicholas.
Inscription
Mother
Violet C Brainard
b. Jun. 6, 1838
d. Jan. 24, 1914
Gravesite Details
Gravestone in good condition.
Her husband 's gravestone is next to his wife. His stone is partially tilted.
Family Members
Siblings
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Elizabeth Nancy Nicol Nichols
1826–1909
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Agnes Bronlee Nicol Lynch
1828–1907
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Margaret Nicol
1830–1830
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Robert Bruce Nicol
1831–1916
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William Wallace Nicol
1831–1904
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Margaret Ann Nicol Kesler
1833–1923
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James Ross Nicol
1841–1863
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David May Nicol
1843–1922
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Clark Levi Nicol
1847–1919
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Martha Jeanette "Mattie" Nicol Dickerson
1851–1934
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