William
"Willie"
Nickell
Born in Laramie County, Wyoming
Ancestors 
Son of Kels Powers Nickell
and Mary (Mahoney) Nickell
Brother of
Julia (Nickell) Gjervik, Kels Patrick Nickell, Alfred Nickell, Beatrice Marie (Nickell) Cox, Margurete (Nickell) Angwin and Ida McKinley (Nickell) Ashley
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 14
in Iron Mountain, Laramie County, Wyoming
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Biography
Western Frontier Figure. Young western rancher who was murdered during the Iron Mountain Range War. At the time he was wearing his father's coat and hat and was riding his father's favorite horse. The ranch of Kels Nickell, was the only sheepherder in the area and it was believed that the killer mistook Willie for his father. Victor Miller, a neighbor who was involved in a feud with Kels over the sheep being in Wyoming cattle country, was initially suspected of the crime. Ultimately suspicion turned to Tom Horn because of his involvement in the range war and prior killings. Deputy United States Marshal Joe LeFors induced incriminating remarks from Horn. It was these remarks witnessed by a deputy sheriff which would convict Horn and he was hanged on November 20, 1903 for the killing of Willie Nickell. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.39%
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Rejected matches › William Hedley Kenelm (Nicholson) Hope-Nicholson (1888-1969) › William Elbert Nickell (1887-) › Henry Nicholls (1879-)
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