Lengthy Illness Brings Death to Caldwell Woman

Mrs. Margaret Nicholson died Sunday following a long illness. She was 67 years old. Funeral services will be held at the Baptist church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. H. H. Hayman of the College of Idaho and Rev. L. G. Fraser, pastor of the church, in charge. Interment will be in the Canyon Hill cemetery. The body is now at the Peckham establishment.
Surviving Mrs. Nicholson are three sons; W. F. Snaveley of San Jose, Cal., George E. Nicholson of Boise and Fred W. Nicholson of Caldwell; two daughters, Mrs. W. F. Cosby of Boise and Mrs. E. J. Fortier of Caldwell; two sisters, Mrs. W. M. Brooks of Caldwell and Mrs. Henry Brooks of Middleton; and twelve grandchildren.
Mrs. Nicholson was born in Tennessee. She came to Caldwell from Falls City, Neb., 21 years ago.
Contributed by Dennis McIndoo. Thank you Dennis:)

Margaret was the sister to my Great-Grandfather Albert Parks. Margaret had a sister Mary Brooks who moved to Caldwell in 1907. It would appear that Margaret followed her sister there years later.

In 1880 Margaret is 11 and living in the home of her parents in Claiborne, TN:

Name: Margret J Parks
Age: 11
Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1880: District 5, Claiborne, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: James H Parks
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Name: Malinda Parks
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Occupation: At School
Household Members: Name Age
James H Parks 41
Malinda Parks 37
Robert M Parks 18
Mary C D Parks 15
Martin L Parks 13
Margret J Parks 11
Martha Parks 9
Albert Parks 7
Manda Parks 5
Florence Parks 3
Charles T Parks 5m