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Celia Reese Bell 1812–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1812

Birth Location: Little River, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 28 Aug 1863

Death Location: Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Edward Martin

Mother: Margaret Martin

Spouse(s): William Bell

Children(s): Mary Bell, Rebecca Bell, Henrietta Ellis, Malissa Bell, William Bell, Leonora Bell, Margaret Bell

Celia Reese Bell was born in 1812 in Little River, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States, the child of Edward Martin And Margaret Olive Martin. Celia Reese Bell married William M Brazier Billy Bell, and had children including Henrietta Frances Ellis, Leonora M Bell, Malissa Elizabeth Bell, Margaret Bell, Mary Aiken Bell, Rebecca Bell, William Montgomery Bell. Celia Reese Bell passed away in 1863 in Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Celia Reese Bell was born in 1812 in Little River, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States, the child of Edward Martin And Margaret Olive Martin.
  • Celia Reese Bell married William M Brazier Billy Bell, and had children including Henrietta Frances Ellis, Leonora M Bell, Malissa Elizabeth Bell, Margaret Bell, Mary Aiken Bell, Rebecca Bell, William Montgomery Bell.
  • Celia Reese Bell passed away in 1863 in Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Celia Bell's Ancestors

Self
Celia Bell
1812–1863
Birth Place: Little River, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Edward Martin
1758–1813
County Antrim, Ireland
Margaret (Olive) Martin
1761–1789
Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert Martin
1724–1811
Ballymena Parish, Antrim, Ireland
Rebecca (Agnes) Swettenham
1727–1793
Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Martine
1693–1765
Margaret Logan
1698–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah marriage)
1682–1745
Gilbert Logan
1668–
Margaret Paterson
1669–1720

Celia Bell's Descendants

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Celia (Reese) Bell (20 Jun 1812–28 Aug 1863) m. William (M. "Brazier Billy") Bell (10 Apr 1803–24 Feb 1877)
  1. 1. Mary (Aiken) Bell 1833–1910
  2. 2. Rebecca Bell 1835–1865
  3. 3. Henrietta (Frances) Ellis 1848–1910 m. William (Littleton) Ellis 1849–1933
    1. 1. Florence (Bell) Foster 1883–1968
    2. 2. Martha (Curtis(Curry)) Castles 1881–1966
    3. 3. Mary (Henrietta) Williams 1879–1909
    4. 4. Mittie (Sessums) Cowen 1886–1939
    5. 5. Willie (Rieveland) Nash 1878–1964
  4. 4. Malissa (Elizabeth) Bell 1839–1904
  5. 5. William (Montgomery) Bell 1839–1879
  6. 6. Leonora (M.) Bell 1844–1938 m. James (A) Reese 1845–
    1. 1. Leona (Henrietta) Reese 1878–1947
    2. 2. Cecelia (Bell) Reese 1872–1939
    3. 3. Mary (Matilda) Reese 1874–1924
    4. 4. William (Henry) Reese 1875–1950
    5. 5. Alice (Gertrude) Reese 1876–1948
    6. 6. Jimmie (Ida) Reese 1880–1951
    7. 7. Annie (Mae) Martin 1884–1940 m. Henry (Anthony) Martin 1874–1942
      1. 1. Leonora ("Nora" Martin) Nowlin 1901–1991
      2. 2. Mary (Wilder) Martin 1903–1906
      3. 3. Henry (Anthony) Martin 1906–1959
      4. 4. William (Oscar (Abe)) Martin 1912–1976
      5. 5. Cecilia Martin 1909–1981
      6. 6. Mildred (King Martin) Johnson 1916–1996
      7. 7. Anna (Elizabeth) Martin 1919–1992
    8. 8. Edna Reese 1880–
  7. 7. Margaret Bell 1852–1926

Celia Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1812
20 Jun 1812
Birth of Celia Reese Bell in Little River, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
Little River, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
1863
28 Aug 1863
Age 51
Death of Celia Reese Bell in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States of America
Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1812
    Event Place: Little River, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1863
    Event Place: Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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