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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): Milack Busby

Children(s): Josiah Busby, Nancy Busby, Burrell Busby, Matilda Young

Matilda Bell was born in 1810 in Blount, Tennessee, United States, the child of Burwell Bell and Sophie Yancey. In 1827, Matilda Bell resided in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Matilda Bell married Milack Miles Busby, and had children including Josiah Sion Busby, Nancy Ann Busby, Burrell Bell Busby, Matilda Young. Matilda Bell passed away in 1872 in Dent County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Matilda Bell was born in 1810 in Blount, Tennessee, United States, the child of Burwell Bell and Sophie Yancey.
  • In 1827, Matilda Bell resided in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
  • Matilda Bell married Milack Miles Busby, and had children including Josiah Sion Busby, Nancy Ann Busby, Burrell Bell Busby, Matilda Young.
  • 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
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Sophie Yancey
1782 – 1881
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Milack Busby
1805 – 1824
Birth Location: Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Josiah Busby
1829 – 1900
Birth Location: Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Nancy Busby
1835 – 1920
Birth Location: Summer, Tennessee, United States
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Burrell Busby
1842 – 1926
Birth Location: Obion, Tennessee, USA
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Matilda Young
1832 – 1920
Birth Location: Tennessee
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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 Webb
1740 – 1771
William Yancey
1730 – 1810
Sophia Davis
1740 – 1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Webb
1717 – 1758

Matilda Bell's Descendants

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Matilda Bell (1810 – 11 August 1872) m. Milack (Miles) Busby (1805 – 1824)
  1. 1. Josiah (Sion) Busby (24 March 1829 – 1900) m. Elizabeth Busby (Apr 1830 – )
  2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Busby (4 Oct 1835 – 19 Jan 1920) m. Levi (Campbell) Bell (29 Nov 1834, Adam’s Ark Reg/Civil Eat – 25 March 1863) m. Thomas Lawson (abt 1831 – )
    1. 1. Sarah ((Elizabeth)) Bell (27 Jan 1860 – 12 Jan 1930) m. Josephus ((Joseph) Carroll) Liles (1 October 1857 – 31 August 1927)
      1. 1. Nancy (Elizabeth) Liles (8 Sept 1881 – 1 Dec 1930) m. Hiram (Dexter) Cowles (Jul 13 1875 – 23 Jul 1973)
        1. 1. Lola (Estella) Cowles (5/2/1895 – 10/5/1980)
        2. 2. Ella (May) Cowles (3/10/1898 – 4/6/1920)
        3. 3. John (Hudson) Cowles (02/06/1900 – 10/23/1960)
        4. 4. Florence (Ethel) Cowles (03/09/1904 – 01/04/1979)
        5. 5. Maggie (Elizabeth) Cowles (01/19/1906 – 01/06/1913)
        6. 6. Ida (Bell Marie) Cowles (08/27/1908 – 01/24/1958)
        7. 7. Joseph (Carroll) Cowles (12/26/1910 – 02/11/1979)
        8. 8. Harry (Eddy) Cowles (01/01/1913 – 07/05/1980)
        9. 9. Verly (Edna) Cowles (06/20/1915 – 03/30/1919)
        10. 10. Effie (Louretta) Cowles (17 August 1917 – 13 May 2011) m. Lester (Ray) Stevens (07/28/1915 – 06/16/1998)
      2. 2. Sarah (Catherine (Katie)) Liles (Dec 1883 – 1926)
      3. 3. James (Thomas (Tom)) Liles (15 Oct 1888 – 17 April 1950)
      4. 4. Doctor (Sevier) Liles (12 Aug 1891 – 21 Oct 1956)
      5. 5. Nora (A.) Liles (Oct 1893 – 28 Oct 1929) m. Charles Helt (April 1881 – 23 September 1913) m. T (M) Tenison (abt 1881 – )
      6. 6. Gertie Liles (26 July 1896 – 24 December 1934)
      7. 7. William (Joe (Willie)) Liles (4 April 1899 – 9 November 1928)
      8. 8. Ernest Liles (27 Mar 1903 – 26 Jan 1961)
      9. 9. George (Washinton) Liles (18 Sept 1905 – 21 Jun 1983)
    2. 2. Burl (L) Bell
  3. 3. Burrell (Bell) Busby (26 July 1842 – 16 Feb 1926) m. Margret (Elizabeth) Carter (1840 – )
  4. 4. Matilda Young (abt 1832 – 18 Jan 1920)

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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