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Col Joel H. Nail

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Col Joel H. Nail

Birth
Mississippi, USA
Death
24 Aug 1846 (aged 52–53)
Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Fort Towson, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA
Plot
Section 7 (north end): x252, y1146
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Son of Henry Nail, a white man and a Choctaw mother. Henry Nail was adopted by the Choctaws and served as a Chief among the Choctaws prior to Removal.

Respected leader of the Choctaw tribe. Came to Indian Territory during the Removal from Mississippi and died in Indian Territory. Husband of Lucinda (Sina) Nail. Sina is buried in the Confederate Cemetery, Atoka, OK, next to son-in-law Henry Clay Harkins and daughter Melvina Nail Harkins. Father of Isabelle Nail Harkins wife of Col. David Folsom Harkins.

Son of Henry Nail, a white man and a Choctaw mother. Henry Nail was adopted by the Choctaws and served as a Chief among the Choctaws prior to Removal.

Respected leader of the Choctaw tribe. Came to Indian Territory during the Removal from Mississippi and died in Indian Territory. Husband of Lucinda (Sina) Nail. Sina is buried in the Confederate Cemetery, Atoka, OK, next to son-in-law Henry Clay Harkins and daughter Melvina Nail Harkins. Father of Isabelle Nail Harkins wife of Col. David Folsom Harkins.

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  • Created by: Roy Harkins
  • Added: May 12, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10953186/joel_h-nail: accessed ), memorial page for Col Joel H. Nail (1793–24 Aug 1846), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10953186, citing Fort Towson Cemetery, Fort Towson, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Roy Harkins (contributor 46559188).