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Jefferson Davis Bell 1861–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1861

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 29 May 1923

Death Location: Wirt County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Walter Bell

Mother: JUDAH COGER

Spouse(s): Margaret Bell

Children(s): Asa Bell, Nina Kidwell, Roy Bell, Rosabell Bell, Nina Bell, Earl Bell, Ralph Bell, Oliver Bell, Ethel Roberts, Morie Bell, Flora Bell, Guy Bell

Jefferson Davis Bell was born in 1861 in Virginia, the child of Walter Bell And Judah Coger. In 1870, Jefferson Davis Bell resided in Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, United State. In 1880, Jefferson Davis Bell resided in Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, USA. Jefferson Davis Bell married Margaret Rosalee Bell, and had children including Asa Allen Bell, Earl Bell, Ethel Julia Bell Shipp Roberts, Flora Bell, Guy Monroe Bell, Morie Bell, Nina Bell, Nina May Kidwell, Oliver Ralph Bell, Ralph Bell, Rosabell Bell, Roy Bell. Jefferson Davis Bell passed away in 1923 in Wirt County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jefferson Davis Bell was born in 1861 in Virginia, the child of Walter Bell And Judah Coger.
  • In 1870, Jefferson Davis Bell resided in Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, United State.
  • In 1880, Jefferson Davis Bell resided in Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, USA.
  • Jefferson Davis Bell married Margaret Rosalee Bell, and had children including Asa Allen Bell, Earl Bell, Ethel Julia Bell Shipp Roberts, Flora Bell, Guy Monroe Bell, Morie Bell, Nina Bell, Nina May Kidwell, Oliver Ralph Bell, Ralph Bell, Rosabell Bell, Roy Bell.
  • Jefferson Davis Bell passed away in 1923 in Wirt County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jefferson Bell's Ancestors

Self
Jefferson Bell
1861–1923
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Walter Bell
1816–1890
Marion, West Virginia, United States
JUDAH COGER
1824–1925
West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jefferson Bell's Descendants

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Jefferson (Davis) Bell (16 Jun 1861–29 May 1923) m. Margaret (Rosalee) Bell (April 1869–6 June 1927)
  1. 1. Asa (Allen) Bell 1899–1950
  2. 2. Nina (May) Kidwell 1892–1913
  3. 3. Roy Bell 1888–
  4. 4. Rosabell Bell 1890–
  5. 5. Nina Bell 1891–
  6. 6. Earl Bell 1894–
  7. 7. Ralph Bell 1897–
  8. 8. Oliver (Ralph) Bell 1896–1930
  9. 9. Ethel (Julia Bell Shipp) Roberts 1902–1971 m. Oliver (A) Shipp 1896–
    1. 1. Lorena (M) Shipp 1917–
    2. 2. Glenn (W) Shipp 1919–
    3. 3. Josephine (A) Shipp 1921–
  10. 10. Morie Bell 1904–
  11. 11. Flora Bell 1907–
  12. 12. Guy (Monroe) Bell 1908–1957

Jefferson Bell's Timeline

6 Records

1861
16 Jun 1861
Birth of Jefferson Davis Bell in Virginia
Virginia
1870
1870
Age 9
Jefferson Davis Bell resided here in Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, United States
Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, United States
1880
1880
Age 19
Jefferson Davis Bell resided here in Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 39
Jefferson Davis Bell resided here in Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 59
Jefferson Davis Bell resided here in Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
1923
29 May 1923
Age 62
Death of Jefferson Davis Bell in Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, United States
Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1861
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1972; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 144; Image: 429
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia; Roll: 1415; Family History Film: 1255415; Page: 161C; Enumeration District: 155
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1701; Page: 254B; Image: 514; Family History Library Film: 553200
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia; Roll: 1776; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0121; FHL microfilm: 1241776
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1701; Page: 254B; Image: 514; Family History Library Film: 553200

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia; Roll: 1415; Family History Film: 1255415; Page: 161C; Enumeration District: 155

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia; Roll: 1776; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0121; FHL microfilm: 1241776

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1972; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 144; Image: 429

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1923
    Event Place: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wirt County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: West Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1780-2012

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