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MATILDA BELL 1810–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 11 August 1872

Death Location: Dent County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Burwell Bell

Mother: Sophie Yancey

Spouse(s): Milock Busby

Children(s): NANCY BUSBY, Matilda Young, Josiah Busby, Burrell Pvt.

The story of MATILDA BELL began in 1810 in Blount, Tennessee, United States. In 1827, MATILDA BELL resided in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. MATILDA BELL married Milock Miles Busby, and had children including Burrell Bell Busby Pvt, Josiah Sion Busby, Matilda Young, Nancy Ann Busby. MATILDA BELL passed away in 1872 in Dent County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of MATILDA BELL began in 1810 in Blount, Tennessee, United States.
  • In 1827, MATILDA BELL resided in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
  • MATILDA BELL married Milock Miles Busby, and had children including Burrell Bell Busby Pvt, Josiah Sion Busby, Matilda Young, Nancy Ann Busby.
  • MATILDA BELL passed away in 1872 in Dent County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Burwell Bell
1778–1845
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, USA
BB
Sophie Yancey
1782–1881
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
SY

Spouses(s)

Milock Busby
1805–1824
Birth Location: Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
MB

Children(s)

NANCY BUSBY
1835–1920
Birth Location: Summer, Tennessee, United States
NB
Matilda Young
1832–1920
Birth Location: Tennessee
MY
Josiah Busby
1829–1900
Birth Location: Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
JB
Burrell Pvt.
1842–1926
Birth Location: Obion, Tennessee, USA
BP

MATILDA BELL's Ancestors

Self
MATILDA BELL
1810–1872
Birth Place: Blount, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Burwell Bell
1778–1845
Blount, Tennessee, USA
Sophie Yancey
1782–1881
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Burrell Bell
1753–1824
Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
Priscilla Webb
1755–1831
Austin Yancey
1752–1833
Tyron, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Jr.
1740–1771
William Yancey
1730–1810
Sophia Davis
1740–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Webb
1717–1758

MATILDA BELL's Descendants

1.
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MATILDA BELL (1810–11 August 1872) m. Milock (Miles) Busby (1805–1824)
  1. 1. NANCY (ANN) BUSBY 1835–1920 m. Levi (Campbell) Bell 1834–1863 m. Thomas Lawson 1831–
    1. 1. Sarah ((Elizabeth)) Bell 1860–1930 m. Josephus ((Joseph) Carroll) Liles 1857–1927
      1. 1. Nancy (Elizabeth) Liles 1881–1930 m. Hiram (Dexter) Cowles 1875–1973
        1. 1. Effie (Louretta) Cowles 1917–2011 m. Lester (Ray) Stevens 1915–1998
        2. 2. Lola (Estella) Cowles 1895–1980
        3. 3. Ella (May) Cowles 1898–1920
        4. 4. John (Hudson) Cowles 1900–1960
        5. 5. Florence (Ethel) Cowles 1904–1979
        6. 6. Maggie (Elizabeth) Cowles 1906–1913
        7. 7. Ida (Bell Marie) Cowles 1908–1958
        8. 8. Joseph (Carroll) Cowles 1910–1979
        9. 9. Harry (Eddy) Cowles 1913–1980
        10. 10. Verly (Edna) Cowles 1915–1919
      2. 2. Sarah (Catherine (Katie)) Liles 1883–1926
      3. 3. James (Thomas (Tom)) Liles 1888–1950
      4. 4. Doctor (Sevier) Liles 1891–1956
      5. 5. Nora (O.) Liles 1893–1929 m. T (M) Tenison 1881– m. Charles Helt 1881–1913
      6. 6. Gertie Liles 1896–1934
      7. 7. William (Joe (Willie)) Liles 1899–1928
      8. 8. Ernest Liles 1903–1961
      9. 9. George (Washinton) Liles 1905–1983
  2. 2. Matilda Young 1832–1920
  3. 3. Josiah (Sion) Busby 1829–1900 m. Elizabeth Busby 1830–
  4. 4. Burrell (Bell Busby) Pvt. 1842–1926 m. Margret (Elizabeth) Carter 1840–

MATILDA BELL's Timeline

6 Records

1801
07 Jun 1801
Birth of MATILDA BELL in Blount, Tennessee, USA
Blount, Tennessee, USA
1810
1810
Birth of MATILDA BELL in Blount, Tennessee, United States
Blount, Tennessee, United States
1827
2 Jun 1827
Age 17
MATILDA BELL resided here in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 40
MATILDA BELL resided here in District 9, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
1872
11 August 1872
Age 62
Death of MATILDA BELL in Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, United States
Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, United States
1872
11 August 1872
Age 62
Death of MATILDA BELL in Dent County, Missouri, United States of America
Dent County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jun 1801
    Event Place: Blount, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Blount, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1827
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, National Banner and Nashville Whig; Publication Date: 2 Jun 1827; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 9, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 9, Weakley, Tennessee; Roll: 899; Page: 353a

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 August 1872
    Event Place: Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 August 1872
    Event Place: Dent County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees
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