Joel married Sarah James (~1795 - ) in 1820 in Jasper, Georgia. He lived in Chambers and Coosa counties in Alabama.
The 1850 Census tells us that Joes was 52 years old at the time the census was taken. He is living in Coosa County, Alabama with his sister Sarah.[1]
Joel died in Alabama.
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPB-76Y : 19 December 2020), Joel Nichols, Coosa, Alabama, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joel by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line.
Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line: