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David Watson {Watson} Bell 1861–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1861

Birth Location: Guilford

Death Date: 28 Aug 1916

Death Location: MT. Pleasant

Father: Joseph Watson)

Mother: Sarah Bell)

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Children(s):

David Watson {Watson} Bell was born in 1861 in Guilford, the child of Joseph Flippin Bell M1837 Sarah E Watson And Sarah E Sally Watson Bell M1837 Joseph Bell. David Watson {Watson} Bell passed away in 1916 in MT. Pleasant.

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Biography

  • David Watson {Watson} Bell was born in 1861 in Guilford, the child of Joseph Flippin Bell M1837 Sarah E Watson And Sarah E Sally Watson Bell M1837 Joseph Bell.
  • David Watson {Watson} Bell passed away in 1916 in MT. Pleasant.

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David Bell's Ancestors

Self
David Bell
1861–1916
Birth Place: Guilford
Parents
Joseph {Flippin} BELL (m1837 Sarah E Watson)
1816–1880
North Carolina
Sarah (E "Sally" {} Watson (Bell) (m1837 Joseph) Bell)
1821–1879
North Carolina
Grandparents
Francis (C. Bell) Jr
1782–1839
Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Sally) FLIPPIN
1782–1870
of, Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Frances Bell
1746–1839
Esther I)
1754–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Blackner)
1720–1781
Mary Bell)
1700–1781
John Mountgomery
1717–1795
Esther Montgomery)
1724–1790

David Bell's Timeline

3 Records

1861
27 Aug 1861
Birth of David Watson {Watson} Bell in Guilford
Guilford
1916
27 Aug 1916
Age 55
Death of David Watson {Watson} Bell in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1916
28 Aug 1916
Age 55
Burial of David Watson {Watson} Bell in MT. Pleasant
MT. Pleasant

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1861
    Event Place: Guilford
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1916
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1916
    Event Place: MT. Pleasant
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Deaths

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