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James Thomas Baber Bell 1861–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 JUN 1861

Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee

Death Date: 27 MAR 1913

Death Location: Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Benjamin Bell

Mother: Nancy Searcy

Spouse(s): Camelia Persell

Children(s): Jessie Bell, Follice Bell, Lillia Bell, Willie Bell, Icey Bell, Alva Bell, Earnest Bell, Bell None, Lucy Bell, Paul Bell, John Bell, Farlis Bell, Prue Bell

James Thomas Baber Bell was born in 1861 in Sumner County, Tennessee, the child of Benjamin J Bell And Nancy E Searcy. In 1870, James Thomas Baber Bell was recorded in the census in Sumner County, Tennessee. In 1900, James Thomas Baber Bell resided in Benton, Fulton, Arkansas, USA. James Thomas Baber Bell married Camelia Elizabeth Persell, and had children including Alva Crystal Bell, Bell, Earnest J Bell, Farlis Bell, Follice Anthony Bell, Icey May Bell, Jessie Ethel Bell, John Marion Bell, Lillia Bell, Lucy Elizabeth Bell, Paul Bell, Prue Bell, Willie B Bell. James Thomas Baber Bell passed away in 1913 in Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • James Thomas Baber Bell was born in 1861 in Sumner County, Tennessee, the child of Benjamin J Bell And Nancy E Searcy.
  • In 1870, James Thomas Baber Bell was recorded in the census in Sumner County, Tennessee.
  • In 1900, James Thomas Baber Bell resided in Benton, Fulton, Arkansas, USA.
  • James Thomas Baber Bell married Camelia Elizabeth Persell, and had children including Alva Crystal Bell, Bell, Earnest J Bell, Farlis Bell, Follice Anthony Bell, Icey May Bell, Jessie Ethel Bell, John Marion Bell, Lillia Bell, Lucy Elizabeth Bell, Paul Bell, Prue Bell, Willie B Bell.
  • James Thomas Baber Bell passed away in 1913 in Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Bell's Ancestors

Self
James Bell
1861–1913
Birth Place: Sumner County, Tennessee
Parents
Benjamin J Bell
1806–
North Carolina
Nancy (E) Searcy
1827–1873
North Carolina
Grandparents
Charles Bell
–1845
North Carolina
Reuben Searcy
1782–1865
Granville, Jackson, Tennessee
Mary ("Polly") Brackin
1799–1870
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Searcy
1729–1815
Elizabeth Jett
1757–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Searcy
1694–1786
Phoebe Hargreaves
1698–1790

James Bell's Descendants

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James (Thomas Baber) Bell (1 JUN 1861–27 MAR 1913) m. Camelia (Elizabeth) Persell (22 MAY 1861–10 JUN 1929)
  1. 1. Jessie (Ethel) Bell 1889–1920 m. Elijah ("Lige") Piearcy 1881–1944 m. Francis (Vance) Barnett 1884–1962
    1. 1. Ora (Ethel) Piercey 1913–1959 m. Robert (Lee) Childers 1878–1954 m. William (Austin) Burks 1915–1978
      1. 1. Edwin (Lee) Childers 1937–2024 m. Janice (Marie) Courtright 1943–2000
      2. 2. Norman (Gene) Childers 1934–1991 m. Helen (Louida) Crowl 1930–2012 m. Connie (Marie) McDowell 1936–2016
      3. 3. Buster (Tilmon) Childers 1932–1993
    2. 2. Bud (Monroe) Piearcy 1916–1981
    3. 3. Mabel (Ethel) Piearcy 1918–1932
    4. 4. Alva (Carson) Barnett 1911–1973
    5. 5. Levada Barnett 1906–1969
    6. 6. Effie (May) Barnett 1907–1909
    7. 7. Paul (Bunk) Barnett 1909–1987
    8. 8. Buster (Percy) Piearcy 1911–
    9. 9. Roy Sanders 1909–
    10. 10. Jessie Pearcy 1910–1919
  2. 2. Follice (Anthony) Bell 1887–1960 m. Ruby 1899–
    1. 1. Zellia Bell 1913–
    2. 2. Marfan Bell 1920–
    3. 3. Ernest Bell 1922–
    4. 4. Frances Bell 1924–
  3. 3. Lillia Bell 1881–1899
  4. 4. Willie (B) Bell 1883–1951
  5. 5. Icey (May) Bell 1893–1859
  6. 6. Alva (Crystal) Bell 1896–1960
  7. 7. Earnest (J) Bell 1898–1899
  8. 8. Bell 1900–1900
  9. 9. Lucy (Elizabeth) Bell 1901–1918
  10. 10. Paul Bell 1909–
  11. 11. John (Marion) Bell 1885–1915
  12. 12. Farlis Bell 1889–
  13. 13. Prue Bell 1909–

James Bell's Timeline

5 Records

1861
1 JUN 1861
Birth of James Thomas Baber Bell in Sumner County, Tennessee
Sumner County, Tennessee
1870
15 AUG 1870
Age 9
James Thomas Baber Bell appeared in census in Sumner County, Tennessee
Sumner County, Tennessee
1900
1900
Age 39
James Thomas Baber Bell resided here in Benton, Fulton, Arkansas, USA
Benton, Fulton, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 49
James Thomas Baber Bell resided here in Benton, Fulton, Arkansas, USA
Benton, Fulton, Arkansas, USA
1913
27 MAR 1913
Age 52
Death of James Thomas Baber Bell in Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA
Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1861
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Benton, Fulton, Arkansas; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1240059
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Benton, Fulton, Arkansas; Roll: T624_50; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1374063

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 15 AUG 1870
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Familysearch.org
    [2] Age:
    9

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Benton, Fulton, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Benton, Fulton, Arkansas; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1240059

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Benton, Fulton, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Benton, Fulton, Arkansas; Roll: T624_50; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1374063

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 MAR 1913
    Event Place: Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA

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