Background
Nicholson, Eliza Jane Poitevent Holbrook was born on March 11, 1849 in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of William J. and Mary (Russ) P.
Nicholson, Eliza Jane Poitevent Holbrook was born on March 11, 1849 in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of William J. and Mary (Russ) P.
Graduate Amite (Louisiana) Female Seminary, 1867.
A. M. Holbrook, May 18, 1872. Married second, George Nicholson, June 27, 1878. 2 children. Contributed poetry to local newspapers and mags., especially her husband’s newspaper New Orleans Picayune, 1869-1876.
Carried on newspaper after husband’s death, 1876, with aid of business manager George Nicholson (whom she later married). Author: Lyrics by Pearl Rivers, 1873.
Married Colonel;; married second, George Nicholson, June 27, 1878.