MARGARET POLLOCK NICOL (89) was born Feb. 2, 1808 in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland and died Mar. 17, 1897 in Mitchell County, Iowa. She was the daughter of John Pollock b. 1775 Lanarkshire, Scotland and Elizabeth Brown b. 1780 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Her parents were married July 16, 1842 at Abbey Paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland. I am still searching for the cemetery where John Pollock and Elizabeth Brown Pollock were laid to rest. They lived in St. Lawrence County. Any help is gratefully appreciated.

Pollock means "People by the Pool" in Celtic. The name of Pollock (Pollok) is among the oldest family names in Scotland. The surname was adopted from the ancient lands of Pollock in Renfrewshire.

Margaret was born in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1820 Margaret emigrated from Scotland through Canada on the St. Lawrence River bordering Canada and the United States. She settled with her parents in Hammond, St. Lawrence County, NY. She was twelve years old at the time.

Margaret (17) married WILLIAM MAY NICOL, III (22) on Ap. 29, 1825 in Hammond, St. Lawrence County, NY. William III was the son of Agness Bronlee and William May Nicol II. Twelve year old Margaret met her future husband who was seventeen at the time when William saved her from drowning after she fell overboard into the St. Lawrence River on the ferry traveling between Canada and New York. They (Margaret and William) lived in Hammond, NY where their 12 children were born including a set of twins.

Then in 1861 when William was 58 and Margaret was 53 they and some of their children traveled by covered wagon to Northeastern Iowa (Mitchell County) . William was a farmer. They had 12 children: 6 boys and 6 girls. She lived the remainder of their life in Mitchell county except for 8 years (1869 to 1875) when they homesteaded in Dickenson County, Iowa where many of their descendants still live .

1. Elizabeth Nancy Nicol b. July 24, 1826, Hammond, St. Lawrence Co., NY. d. August 7, 1909, in West Virginia . Spouse: William Revillo Nichols. Nine children.

2. Agnes Bronlee Nicol b. November 2, 1828,Hammond, St. Lawrence Co., NY. d. January 23, 1907. Spouse: William Nichols Lynch. Agmes's profession: School teacher, Lake Park, IA and author.

3. Margaret Nicol (1 mo) b. August 12, 1830, in Hammond, St. Lawrence Co., NY. d. October, 1830.

4. Robert Bruce Nicol 85 yrs. (twin)b. August 18, 1831, Hammond, NY. d. January 22, 1916, in Milford, Dickinson County, Iowa. Spouses: Mary Ann Kelly, Martha E. Fletcher. Civil war soldier. Newspaper Editor in Dickenson Co., Iowa after the Civil War

5. William Wallace Nicol (twin) b. August 18, 1831, in Hammond, NY. d. April 22, 1904, in Little Cedar, Mitchell County, IA. Spouse: Altamand Polly Nichols.

6. Margaret Ann Nicol (85 yrs) ( b. November 2, 1833, Hammond, NY. d. December 5, 1923, in Clifty, WV, Buried: Kesler Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Spouses: George Bissel Hitchcock (1931-1855), John Kesler (1813-1906). Co-Founders of the Presbyterian Church in Clifty, West Virginia

7. John Nicol (19 yrs)b. October 16, 1836 in Hammond, NY. d. January 26, 1856,Hammond, NY died of consumption (Tuberculosis).

8. Violet Catherine Nicol (76 yrs) b. June 6, 1838, Hammond, NY. d. January 24, 1914, in Stacyville, Mitchell County, IA. Spouse: James Brainard. Buried: Stacyville Cemetery, IA. (5 children, only 2 lived to adulthood) (my 2nd Gt. grandmother) Profession: Homemaker. Husband: Farmer

9. James Ross Nicol (22 yrs) b. February 1, 1841, in Hammond, New York. d. October, 1863, in Civil War battle skirmish near New Berne, NC. Burial place unknown.

10. David May Nicol (78 yrs) b. July 31, 1843,Hammond, NY. d. April, 1922, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. Spouse: Mary Blackler (div. in California after loss of two daughters) . Profession: Successful Farmer. Buried in Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA (Civil War soldier) 2 surviving sons: Frank Taylor Nicol who moved to California and Albert Nicol who moved to Dickenson county, Iowa.

11. Clark Levi Nicol (73 yrs) b. July 8, 1847,Hammond, NY. d. March 3, 1919, in Excelsior, Dickinson County, IA. Spouse: Mary Ellen Anderson her profession: School Teacher. Clark's profession Farmer.

12. Martha "Mattie" Jeanette Nicol (83 yrs) b. May 29, 1851, Hammond, NY. d. Oct., 1934. Buried Silver Lake Cemetery in Lake Park, Dickinson County, IA. Spouse: John Dickenson. Mattie was the First school teacher in Lake Park, IA. Buried: Silver Lake Cemetery, Lake Park, IA.

Sources:
Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910 for Elizabeth Brown
Pictures: Private Nicol family collection owned by Evelyn Rowe Nelson

Spirit Lake Beacon Apr 2, 1897 Clark Nicol and Mrs. Mattie Dickerson went to Mitchell county to attend the funeral of their mother, Mrs. Margaret Nicol, who died March 17th, aged 89 years. Grandma Nicol lived in Dickenson County several years and had many friends here.