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Joseph Abner Bell 1808 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1808

Birth Location: Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 13 Apr 1878

Death Location: Casey, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Bell

Mother: Nancy Davenport

Spouse(s): Nancy Allen

Children(s): Joseph Bell

Joseph Abner Bell was born in 1808 in Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, United States, the child of John Joseph Bell and Nancy Davenport. Joseph Abner Bell married Nancy Carrie Allen, and had children including Joseph Green Bell. Joseph Abner Bell passed away in 1878 in Casey, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Abner Bell was born in 1808 in Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, United States, the child of John Joseph Bell and Nancy Davenport.
  • Joseph Abner Bell married Nancy Carrie Allen, and had children including Joseph Green Bell.
  • Joseph Abner Bell passed away in 1878 in Casey, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bell
1760 – 1830
Birth Location: Liberty, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Davenport
1780 – 1850
Birth Location: Liberty Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Allen
1809 – 1858
Birth Location: Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

Joseph Bell
1839 – 1918
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Joseph Bell's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Bell
1808 – 1878
Birth Place: Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, United States
Parents
John Joseph Bell
1760 – 1830
Liberty, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy Davenport
1780 – 1850
Liberty Kentucky
Grandparents
John Bell
1720 – 1802
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Elizabeth Davis
1724 – 1770
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Bell
1695 – 1757
Elizabeth Sidgwick
1695 – 1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Bell
1677 – 1719
Sarah Bully
1680 – 1759
Miles Sigswith
1658 –
Hannah Dent
1663 –

Joseph Bell's Descendants

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Joseph (Abner) Bell (22 Mar 1808 – 13 Apr 1878) m. Nancy (Carrie) Allen (1809 – 25 Dec 1858)
  1. 1. Joseph (Green) Bell (Oct 1839 – 15 June 1918) m. Sonia (Luvicy) Fair (24 April 1846 – 4 Jan 1914)
    1. 1. Matilda (Mary) Bell (31 May 1866 – 17 June 1940) m. Henry (Milton) Williams (20 October 1851 – 29 March 1933)
      1. 1. Loretta Williams (14 Oct 1885 – 29 Mar 1886)
      2. 2. Lucian (Quinn) Williams (18 March 1887 – 7 December 1946) m. Grace (T) Davis (Abt. 1899 – 21 Feb 1985)
        1. 1. Florence (M) Williams (10 Jun 1927 – 02 Apr 2004)
      3. 3. Henrietta Williams (2 Aug 1888 – 25 Jun 1963)
      4. 4. Myrtle (Lee) Williams (03 Apr 1889 – 19 Apr 1889)
      5. 5. Lula (Belle) Williams (19 Jul 1890 – 31 Aug 1939) m. Grover (Cleveland) Fouts (1 November 1885 – 11 Jul 1948)
        1. 1. Matria Fouts (abt 1916 – )
        2. 2. Myrtle Fouts (20 Dec 1918 – 25 Nov 2010)
        3. 3. Nina (Lou) Fouts (7 Feb 1927 – 19 Apr 2013)
      6. 6. Minnie (Pearl) Williams (27 August 1893 – 25 Jun 1933) m. Cornelius (Floyd) Evans (18 Jan 1875 – 30 Apr 1949)
        1. 1. Gladys Evans (21 May 1917 – 10 June 1999)
        2. 2. Agnes Evans (12 July 1920 – 17 September 2008)
      7. 7. Claude (Joseph) Williams (27 Apr 1896 – 21 Oct 1976) m. Mary (Ella) Smitherman (abt 1902 – 20 October 1978)
        1. 1. Deloris (Beryl) Williams (4 Nov 1924 – 5 Mar 2008) m. Robert (Gene) Frizell (abt 1928 – ) m. Howard (Dean) Burge (1 Aug 1926 – 1 Jan 2000) m. Joseph (B) Isaacson (23 Jun 1919 – 16 Apr 1986)
        2. 2. Claude (Joseph) Williams (29 October 1929 – 26 Aug 1986) m. Emma (Lou) Kemp (12/1/1938 – )
      8. 8. Chester (Aubrey) Williams (16 Jan 1899 – Sep 1985) m. Mary (Agatha) Meagher (05 Jul 1894 – 30 Nov 1961)
        1. 1. Katherine Williams (07 Feb 1925 – 08 Apr 2008)
        2. 2. Dorothy (May) Williams (14 Jan 1926 – Sep 1994)
        3. 3. Margaret (Louise (Peggy)) Williams (30 Mar 1927 – 03 Oct 2012)
        4. 4. Chester Williams (Abt. 1931 – 18 Jan 2009)
      9. 9. Ella (May) Williams (31 MAY 1901 – 08 Jan 1974)
      10. 10. Anna (Matria) Williams (31 JAN 1904 – 19 Jun 1988)
      11. 11. Hershell (E) Williams (13 Apr 1906 – 05 Feb 1967)
    2. 2. Nancy (C.) Bell (Abt 1869 – 1880)
    3. 3. Sarah (M) Bell (1871 – 11 Aug 1908)
    4. 4. Claude (Jasper) Bell (Abt 1875 – 13 May 1948) m. Mary (Martha "Mattie") WILSON (25 November 1876 – 14 November 1969)
      1. 1. Ruth (Ellen) Bell (13 Sep 1896 – 13 Oct 1960)
      2. 2. Henry (Rastus) Bell (05 Feb 1900 – 04 Oct 1969) m. Alma (Mae) Mitchell (27 Mar 1904 – 11 Nov 1985)
        1. 1. Eugene Bell (04 Jul 1923 – 7 Mar 2008)
        2. 2. Mary (Frances) Bell (11 Jul 1925 – 25 Oct 1986)
      3. 3. Marie Bell (03 Sep 1901 – Aug 1984)
      4. 4. William (Green) Bell (11 Jul 1903 – 28 Feb 1992)
      5. 5. Glathie (R) Bell (20 Jun 1905 – 01 Dec 2004)
      6. 6. Gertrude (M) Bell (08 Jul 1908 – 02 Sep 1992)
      7. 7. Esther ("Ester") Bell (12 Feb 1911 – 23 Dec 1914)
      8. 8. Odid (Irene) Bell (23 Sep 1913 – 21 Oct 1953)
      9. 9. Raymond (Cecil) Bell (08 Apr 1916 – 09 Dec 2012)
      10. 10. Laura (Patra) Bell (28 Dec 1917 – 15 Aug 1987)
      11. 11. Verness Bell (21 Aug 1920 – 28 May 2003)
      12. 12. Arnold Bell (21 Aug 1920 – 28 May 2003)
    5. 5. Patsy (Louvice) Bell (Abt 1878 – 1900) m. Sherman Price (6 May 1865 – 1900)
      1. 1. Anna (Mabel) Price (2 Jun 1898 – 15 Jul 1923)
      2. 2. Fred (Green) Price (30 Apr 1899 – 12 Dec 1967)
    6. 6. Luther (Green) Bell (May 1885 – 1957)

Joseph Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1808
22 Mar 1808
Birth of Joseph Abner Bell in Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, United States
Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, United States
1878
13 Apr 1878
Age 70
Death of Joseph Abner Bell in Casey, Kentucky, USA
Casey, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1808
    Event Place: Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1878
    Event Place: Casey, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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