His death certificate records Joseph Desha Nickell, age 82 years 4 months 8 days, born 15 April 1831 in Ky, died 23 Aug 1913 in Neola, Salem precinct, Morgan Co., Ky, married, occupation farming, father J. D. Nickell, born in Ky, mother’s maiden name blank, cause of death “pneumonia I think - Mch from what I hear”, informant J. D. Nickell Jr., Cannel City, Ky, burial in Joe D. Nickell graveyd.

Morgan County marriage register 1, p. 90, records marriage of Joseph D. Nickell and Freelove Jones on 1 Jun 1848.

Joe Desha and Patience had 18 children. See Don Nickell’s web site29 for more information.

1850 census of Morgan Co., Ky, enumerated 2 Oct, lists on p. 160 as family #1062:
Joseph D. Nickell, 19, laborer; Freelove, 19; Stewart, 1. All born in Kentucky.

1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 1, West Liberty P.O., enumerated 13 June, lists on p. 18 as family #109/107:
Joseph D. Nickell, 29, farmer; Freelove, 29; Stewart, 11; Elly J., 9; Selera J., 8; Delia, 5; Josephine, 3; Frank T., 10/12. All born in Kentucky.

1870 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Caney precinct #2, West Liberty P.O., enumerated 23 June, lists on p. 13 as family #85:
Nickell, Joseph D., 39, farmer; Free Love, 39; Atworth, 21; Ella Jane, 20; Priscilla, 18; Delilah, 16; Josephine, 13; Thomas, 11; Caleb, 9; Elizabeth, 8; Amos D., 6; Rachael, 5; Joseph D., 3; John M., 2/12, b. May. All born in Kentucky.

1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Red River precinct, enumerated 21 June, lists on p. 22 as family #193/198:
Nickell, Joseph, 49, farmer; FreeLove, 49, wife; Josephine, 22, dau; Caleb, 19, son; Patlence E., 17, dau; Amos D., 16, son; Rachel, 14, dau; Joseph D., 12, son; John M., 10, son; Lenora B., 7, dau; Allen N., 4, son; Robert H., 2, son. Jones, Martha, 78, mother-in-law. All born Ky Ky Ky.

The preceding household is headed by their son Frank Nickell, age 20, and the following one by Samuel Nickell, age 31.

See notes for Joseph’s second marriage, to Armina Smith, for later census records.