This is all a guess right now but he lives right next to Sam Dickens.
References
↑1900 Census, District 11, Jackson, FL, </b>taken 15 Jun 1900, Sheet B-7, dwelling # 129, family # 130, says, Joel Dickens, head, b. Nov 1835, 64 yrs, married 42 yrd, b. GA, father b. NC mom b. GA.</li></ol>