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James W. Bell 1876–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1876

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: Abt 1937

Death Location: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA

Father: Robert Bell

Mother: Charity Shephard

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Children(s):

James W. Bell was born in 1876 in Kentucky, the child of Robert Bell And Charity Shephard. In 1880, James W. Bell resided in Sinking, Wayne, Kentucky, USA. James W. Bell had children including D C Bell, Eugene Arid H Lee Bell. James W. Bell passed away in 1937 in Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James W. Bell was born in 1876 in Kentucky, the child of Robert Bell And Charity Shephard.
  • In 1880, James W. Bell resided in Sinking, Wayne, Kentucky, USA.
  • James W. Bell had children including D C Bell, Eugene Arid H Lee Bell.
  • James W. Bell passed away in 1937 in Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Bell's Ancestors

Self
James Bell
1876–1937
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Robert Bell
1846–1922
Wayne County, Kentucky, United States of America
Charity Shephard
1849–
Georgia
Grandparents
John (Bell) Sr.
1792–1868
Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Lewis
1794–1855
Tennessee, USA
Wilson Massy
1820–
South Carolina
Rachel Massy
1822–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Bell
1745–1815
Nancy Davenport
1745–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bell
1720–1783
Elizabeth Davis
1720–1762
Claiborne Davenport
1725–1842
Mary Lee
1755–1835

James Bell's Timeline

3 Records

1876
Abt 1876
Birth of James W. Bell in Kentucky
Kentucky
1880
1880
Age 4
James W. Bell resided here in Sinking, Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Sinking, Wayne, Kentucky, USA
1937
Abt 1937
Age 61
Death of James W. Bell in Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1876
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Sinking, Wayne, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boyli county
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1937
    Event Place: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

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