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Joseph "Big Joe" Nickell 1790–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1790

Birth Location: Bourbon County, Kentucky

Death Date: 01 Oct 1845

Death Location: Matthew, Morgan, Kentucky

Father: Joseph Nickell

Mother: Elizabeth Fowler

Spouse(s): Sarah Stewart

Children(s): James Nickell

Joseph "Big Joe" Nickell was born in 1790 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, the child of Joseph Nickell And Elizabeth Fowler. Joseph "Big Joe" Nickell married Sarah Stewart, and had children including James A Nickell. Joseph "Big Joe" Nickell passed away in 1845 in Matthew, Morgan, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Joseph "Big Joe" Nickell was born in 1790 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, the child of Joseph Nickell And Elizabeth Fowler.
  • Joseph "Big Joe" Nickell married Sarah Stewart, and had children including James A Nickell.
  • Joseph "Big Joe" Nickell passed away in 1845 in Matthew, Morgan, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Nickell's Ancestors

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Joseph Nickell
1790–1845
Birth Place: Bourbon County, Kentucky
Parents
Joseph Nickell
1750–1829
Augusta County, Virginia
Elizabeth Fowler
1754–1829
Staunton, Augusta, Virginia
Grandparents
John Nickell
1720–1774
Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Nickell's Descendants

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Joseph ("Big Joe") Nickell (10 Jan 1790–01 Oct 1845) m. Sarah Stewart (1781–1820)
  1. 1. James (A.) Nickell 1808–1848 m. Martha Nickell 1808–1851
    1. 1. Lucinda (Jane) Nickell 1836–1885 m. John (Spaniard) Nickell 1826–1898
      1. 1. Matthew (Burden) Nickell 1874–1903

Joseph Nickell's Timeline

2 Records

1790
10 Jan 1790
Birth of Joseph "Big Joe" Nickell in Bourbon County, Kentucky
Bourbon County, Kentucky
1845
01 Oct 1845
Age 55
Death of Joseph "Big Joe" Nickell in Morgan County, Kentucky
Morgan County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1790
    Event Place: Bourbon County, Kentucky
    Record Source: Kentucky, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1845
    Event Place: Morgan County, Kentucky
    Record Source: Kentucky, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Matthew, Morgan, Kentucky
    Record Source: Kentucky, Find a Grave Index

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