HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG1519.AM: Nathan W. Wilcox
Letter: 1865
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Size: One item
BACKGROUND NOTE
Born in Michigan around 1838, Nathan W. Wilcox was the son of Lyman and Margaret Wilcox. In 1860 the Wilcox family was living in Hudson, Lenawee County, Michigan. Nathan spent part of 1865 working in Iowa and Nebraska before returning to Michigan. The 1870 census shows him living in Hudson, Michigan, and working as a lumber merchant. In 1900 and 1910 Nathan was living in Elba, Michigan. It is unknown what became of Nathan Wilcox after 1910.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The collection consists of one letter written by N.W. Wilcox. The letter was sent July 20, 1865, from Omaha, Nebraska, to his father in Michigan. The letter discusses some local costs, working in Council Bluffs, and eventually going to Nebraska City to find additional work. He mentions that track is being laid at Omaha for the Union Pacific Railroad and that he will probably return to Michigan in the fall.
INVENTORY
Subject headings:
Omaha (Neb.) — History
Wilcox, Nathan W.
Revised TMM 07-16-2020
