Brief Life History of Thomas F.
When Thomas F. Nickell was born on 1 February 1827, in Morgan, Kentucky, United States, his father, Andrew Spaniard Nickell, was 24 and his mother, Rachel Elizabeth Kash, was 20. He married Sarah Levisa Harman on 15 October 1854, in Morgan, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Eastern District, Tazewell, Virginia, United States in 1860. He died on 18 February 1911, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.
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- Thomas Nickell, "United States Census, 1860"
- Thos Nickell, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Thomas M Nickell, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1854
On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. This Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
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Variant of Nickel .
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