Notice in Charlerois Mail (Washington Co., PA), Sep. 6, 1911:
“In honor of his 17th birthday, Earl Nicholson, son of Mrs. W. R. Nicholson of Crest Ave., received a pleasant surprise Tuesday when Mrs. Nicholson’s brother, Charles T. Acklin and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hormell and family of Brownsville drove here in an automobile, bringing with them a birthday cake baked at Acklin’s bakery.”130

1930 Census, Charleroi, Washington Co., PA
Nicholson, Earle, 36, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. OH
Mary, wife, 36, b. PA
Mary J., dau., 10, b. PA
Richard, 6, b. PA
Bobbie, 1, b. PA

1940 Census, Charleroi, Washington Co., PA
Nicholson, E. A., 46, b. IL
Mary E., wife, 46, b. PA
Mary Jane, dau., 20, b. PA
Richard Earl, son, 16, b. PA
Robert Jack, 11, b. PA