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Matilda Bell 1801–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1801

Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 11 Aug 1872

Death Location: Dent County, Missouri, USA

Father: Burwell Jr.

Mother: Sophie Yancey

Spouse(s): Milack Busby

Children(s): Nancy Busby, Burrell Busby, Josiah Busby, Matilda Busby, Stephen Busby, John Busby, Sarah Busby, Mary Busby

Matilda Bell was born in 1801 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Burwell Bell Jr And Sophie Yancey. Matilda Bell married Milack Miles Busby, and had children including Burrell Bell Busby, John Busby, Josiah Sion Busby, Mary Busby, Matilda Adeline Busby, Nancy Ann Busby, Sarah Smith Busby, Stephen Shelton Busby. Matilda Bell passed away in 1872 in Dent County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Matilda Bell was born in 1801 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Burwell Bell Jr And Sophie Yancey.
  • Matilda Bell married Milack Miles Busby, and had children including Burrell Bell Busby, John Busby, Josiah Sion Busby, Mary Busby, Matilda Adeline Busby, Nancy Ann Busby, Sarah Smith Busby, Stephen Shelton Busby.
  • Matilda Bell passed away in 1872 in Dent County, Missouri, USA.

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Children(s)

Matilda Bell's Ancestors

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Matilda Bell
1801–1872
Birth Place: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Burwell Bell Jr.
1778–1845
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Sophie Yancey
1782–1881
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Burwell (Bell) Sr.
1710–1784
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Sara (Van) Pelt
1721–1789
Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA
Austin Yancey
1752–1833
Tyron, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Garrison
1753–1790
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Yancey
1730–1810
Sophia Davis
1730–1819
Aaron Garrison
1715–1798
Elizabeth Birdwell
1717–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Davis
1688–1761
Sarah Albertson
1706–1794
Isaac IV
1676–1760
Jeanne Raganar
1686–1778
Benjamine Birdwell
1685–1781
Sarah Key
1699–1759

Matilda Bell's Descendants

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Matilda Bell (7 Jun 1801–11 Aug 1872) m. Milack ((Miles)) Busby (1801–1850)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Busby 1835–1920
  2. 2. Burrell (Bell) Busby 1842–1926 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Carter 1840–1919
    1. 1. William (Dennis) Busby 1875–1959 m. Hattie (May) Morrison 1877–1953
      1. 1. Lee Busby 1902–1969
      2. 2. Mitchell Busby 1924–1990
      3. 3. Jasper (Burl) Busby 1908–1967
      4. 4. Willie (Miles) Busby 1914–1979
      5. 5. Johnny Busby 1917–1971
      6. 6. Bessie (Jane) Busby 1895–1967 m. William (Hansford) Adams 1896–1970
        1. 1. Wayne (William) Adams 1927–1977
        2. 2. Vina (Ann) Adams 1912–1962 m. William (Roscoe (Buck)) Forbes 1907–1967
        3. 3. Richard (Howard) Adams 1916–1974
        4. 4. Viola (B.) Adams 1914–1962
      7. 7. Anna (Belle) Busby 1900–1997
      8. 8. Howard (Lex) Busby 1919–1979
    2. 2. Sarah (Lucinda) Busby 1865–1945
    3. 3. Louisa (Elizabeth) Busby 1868–1922
    4. 4. Mary (Emmadora) Busby 1871–1957
    5. 5. Nancy (Jane) Busby 1874–1942 m. Louis (Napolean) Farmer 1872–1942
      1. 1. Iva (Mae) Farmer 1909–1980 m. Bunkie (Franklin) Canady 1908–1996
        1. 1. Josia (Mae) Canady 1931–2016
        2. 2. Dorothy (G.) Canady 1937–1998
        3. 3. Velmer (Franklin) Canady 1929–2000
    6. 6. Margaret (Rubeda) Busby 1879–1894
    7. 7. Rebeca Busby 1872–1876
  3. 3. Josiah (Sion) Busby 1829–1900
  4. 4. Matilda (Adeline) Busby 1832–1920
  5. 5. Stephen (Shelton) Busby 1845–1917
  6. 6. John Busby 1831–1900
  7. 7. Sarah (Smith) Busby 1841–1911
  8. 8. Mary Busby 1848–1920

Matilda Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1801
7 Jun 1801
Birth of Matilda Bell in Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
1872
11 Aug 1872
Age 71
Death of Matilda Bell in Dent County, Missouri, USA
Dent County, Missouri, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1801
    Event Place: Blount County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1872
    Event Place: Dent County, Missouri, USA

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