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Major General James Franklin Bell 1856–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1856

Birth Location: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1919

Death Location: New York, New York, USA

Father: John Sr

Mother: Sarah ell

Spouse(s): Sarah Bell

Children(s):

The story of Major General James Franklin Bell / began in 1856 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA. In 1880, Major General James Franklin Bell resided in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA. Major General James Franklin Bell married Sarah Buford Bell. Major General James Franklin Bell / passed away in 1919 in New York, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Major General James Franklin Bell // began in 1856 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1880, Major General James Franklin Bell // resided in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA.
  • Major General James Franklin Bell // married Sarah Buford Bell.
  • Major General James Franklin Bell // passed away in 1919 in New York, New York, USA.

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Major Bell's Ancestors

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Major Bell
1856–1919
Birth Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Wilson Bell Sr
1829–1904
Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (Margaret Allen) ell
1834–1864
Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
James (Franklin) Bell
1803–1866
Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Jane Wilson) Bell
1810–1890
Scott County, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bell
1758–1835
Jane Bell
1754–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Bell
1720–1780
Florence Bell
1738–1810

Major Bell's Timeline

3 Records

1856
9 Jan 1856
Birth of Major General James Franklin Bell // in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
Major General James Franklin Bell // resided here in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
1919
8 Jan 1919
Age 63
Death of Major General James Franklin Bell // in New York, New York, USA
New York, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1856
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Passport Applications, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 1770; Volume #: Roll 1770 - Certificates: 95250-95625, 03 Nov 1921-04 Nov 1921
    [2] Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky; Roll: 441; Page: 180B; Enumeration District: 182
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky; Roll: 441; Page: 180B; Enumeration District: 182

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Governors Island, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1919
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011
    [2] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

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