<< Her name was Ellen Elizabeth (Sims) NICKELL. ...in May of 1929 because her mother-in-law Isabella (Atchinson) Nickell, a widow, was visiting she and her husband when Isabella died of Intestinal Flu. >>> Hi Jean, The only NICKELL listed in the 1899-1930 death index for the state of New Mexico is the mother in law: Isabella Nickell, died 5/8/1929, Curry Co, age 76. Jim Scofield