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History of the Great Lakes
Illustrated, In Two Volumes, Vol. II
Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

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              ISAAC W. NICHOLAS, who has held an important place among
           owners and builders of vessels in Cleveland, was born in St.
           Albans, Vt., in 1815.
              JOHN NICHOLAS, father of our subject, was a farmer, and
           migrated with his family to Ohio in 1829, making the latter part
           of the journey in the steamer Henry Clay. They lived at Florence
           Corners, near Milan, for several years, after which they removed
           to Vermilion.  There ISAAC W. NICHOLAS entered the shipyards,
           being associated with CAPTS. ALVA BRADLEY and PHILIP MINCH in
           vessel building for over thirty-five years. In 1865 MR. NICHOLAS
           purchased five acres of land on Wilson avenue, Cleveland, on
           which he has since made his home. For some time after taking up
           his residence in that city he continued vessel building at
           Vermilion, but later gave up this business to care for his
           vessels, employing others to build for him.  MR. NICHOLAS is a
           stockholder in the Cleveland Ship Building Company, and is still
           interested in the steel steamers Onoko, I. W. Nicholas, William
           Chisholm, Devereux and Wade, the wooden steamers Glidden and
           Philip Minch, and the schooners Negaunee, Warmington and Sophia
           Minch, belonging to the Bradley and Minch fleet. He was one of
           the men who combined to build the Onoko, the first steel vessel
           constructed in Cleveland.
              MR. NICHOLAS was married, in 1843, to Miss LOUIS WHELPLEY,
           and the children born to them are GEORGE D. and FREDERIC M. The
           latter is a singer of considerable note, having a tenor voice of
           beautiful quality, and is much sought after in local concert and
           entertainment circles.  GEORGE D. NICHOLAS conducts an extensive
           fishing business at Vermilion. The family residence is at No.
           1314 Wilson avenue, Cleveland.

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