'.we find the Lemuel Griffin Nichols family, who settled in Rains County on a farm about one and one-half miles south of Emory. 'Looking back a little more than one hundred years ago. ' The Leader offers condolences to the bereaved relatives.' 'Her remains were interred in the city cemetery at 11 o'clock Saturday morning, Rev. Grandma Nichols was a sweet tempered and lovable Christian woman, and her many friends and acquaintances will be grieved to hear of her death. 'Her husband, Uncle Griff, as he was called by his friends, passed on before a few months ago, and they were among the pioneer settlers of the county. The Leader representative failed to learn the nature of her illness.

Nichols arrived in Emory last Friday evening from Denton County, where she had died the night before. Sarah Jane Clemonts Nichols, Rains County Leader, Dec. ' The Leader sympathizes with the bereaved family.' 'His remains were interred in the Emory Cemetery about 5:30 o'clock Monday evening. But he is gone! Another name is stricken from the ever-lessening roll of ex-Confederates and old settlers, and a solitary woman in the sunset of life, and a lonely home are left to attest how sadly they will miss him. 'He had filled the various relations of life, as son, husband, father, brother, friend-and filled them well. He was a generous and kind-hearted man and has borne his affliction with great patience, but weary of suffering and waiting, he lay down to rest.

He was nearly seventy years old and had been afflicted with cancer for a number of years. Weaver, about one and one-half miles south of Emory.

Nichols, known among his many friends as Uncle Griff, died early Monday morning at the home of his son-in-law, C.W.

Winner of 7 Tony Awards® including BEST MUSICAL, CATS tells the story of one magical night when an extraordinary tribe of cats gathers for its annual ball to rejoice and decide which cat will be reborn.Lemuel Griffin Nichols, Rains County Leader, June 1910

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