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Josiah Robertson Bell 1830–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1830

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 28 April 1906

Death Location: Rusk County, Texas, USA

Father: Joel Bell

Mother: Mary Southern

Spouse(s): Martha Stanley

Children(s): Benjamin Bell, Licirgous Bell, Mary Clifton, Amanda Bell

In 1830, Josiah Robertson Bell entered the world in Tennessee, born to Joel T Bell And Mary Elizabeth Southern. Josiah Robertson Bell married Martha Frances Stanley, and had children including Amanda Bell, Benjamin B Bell, Licirgous Wiley Bell, Mary E Clifton. Josiah Robertson Bell passed away in 1906 in Rusk County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1830, Josiah Robertson Bell entered the world in Tennessee, born to Joel T Bell And Mary Elizabeth Southern.
  • Josiah Robertson Bell married Martha Frances Stanley, and had children including Amanda Bell, Benjamin B Bell, Licirgous Wiley Bell, Mary E Clifton.
  • Josiah Robertson Bell passed away in 1906 in Rusk County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joel Bell
1790–1876
Birth Location: , , North Carolina, USA
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Mary Southern
1800–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Martha Stanley
1840–1917
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America
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Children(s)

Benjamin Bell
1875–1944
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States of America
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Licirgous Bell
1869–1949
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States of America
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Mary Clifton
1862–1942
Birth Location: Texas
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Amanda Bell
1866–
Birth Location: Texas
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Josiah Bell's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Bell
1830–1906
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Joel T Bell
1790–1876
, , North Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Southern
1800–1880
Tennessee
Grandparents
Boaz Southern
1764–1845
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Alsie (Full blood) Cherokee
1774–1828
Old Cherokee Nation, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Southern
1722–1794
Magdelaine Ford
1736–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Southern
1705–1759
Margaret Kidd
1702–1740

Josiah Bell's Descendants

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Josiah (Robertson) Bell (11 Oct 1830–28 April 1906) m. Martha (Frances) Stanley (July 3, 1840–November 5, 1917)
  1. 1. Benjamin (B) Bell 1875–1944 m. Susan (Emerenthy) Clifton 1890–1962
    1. 1. Dorothy (Angeline) Bell 1922–1999 m. Samuel Lovejoy 1881–1957
      1. 1. John (Laurie) Lovejoy 1943–1972
      2. 2. Samuel (James) Lovejoy 1940–2014
    2. 2. Mary (Cecil) Bell 1917–2014
    3. 3. Billie (T) Bell 1906–1972
    4. 4. Linnie Bell 1914–1929
    5. 5. Jesse (Raymond) Bell 1926–1986
    6. 6. Johnnie (Alton) Bell 1924–1964
    7. 7. Minnie Bell 1909–
  2. 2. Licirgous (Wiley) Bell 1869–1949
  3. 3. Mary (E.) Clifton 1862–1942
  4. 4. Amanda Bell 1866–

Josiah Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1830
11 Oct 1830
Birth of Josiah Robertson Bell in Tennessee
Tennessee
1906
28 April 1906
Age 76
Death of Josiah Robertson Bell in Rusk County, Texas, USA
Rusk County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1830
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 April 1906
    Event Place: Rusk County, Texas, USA
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