His death certificate records Samuel Davis Nickell, age 68 years 9 months 28 days, born 3 Aug 1862 in Morehead, Ky, died 31 May 1931 in Middletown, Butler Co., Ohio, residence 2209 South St., married, husband of Dora Nickell, occupation steel worker, employer Armco, father Valler Nickell, mother’s maiden name Nancy Brown, both born in Morehead, Ky, cause of death bullet wound of brain suicidal, informant Dora Nickell, same address, burial in Woodside.

Her death certificate records Dora Nickell, age 60 years 4 months 27 days, born 22 July 1893 in Moorehead, Kentucky, died 21 Dec 1953 at Middletown Hospital, Butler Co., Ohio, residence 2209 South Ave., Middletown, Ohio, widowed, father Harvey Porter, mother’s maiden name Elizabeth unable to learn, cause of death apoplexy due to hypertension, informant Homer D. Leffle, burial in Woodside Cemetery.

Dora’s mother was not named Elizabeth. Perhaps Homer was thinking of Samuel Nickell’s first wife Elzabeth Sublett? Or Dora’s maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Short Caudill (who outlived Dora’s mother by one year)?

1920 census of Butler Co., Ohio, Lemon township Middletown ward 4, enumerated 14 Jan, lists on p. 8B as family #140/152, at 1213 South St:
Nickell, Samuel, 57, steel worker at rooting mill; Dora, wife, 26; Eula, dau, 6. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1930 census of Butler Co., Ohio, Middletown ward 4, enumerated in April, lists on p. 16A at 2209 South Ave, as family #334/355:
Nickell, Samuel, 68, age at first marriage 25, b. Ky Va Va, ingot tilter at steel mill; Dora, wife, 36, age at first marriage 18, b. Ky Va Ky, janitress at paper bag office; Ula, dau, 17, b. Ky Ky Ky.