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Samuel Shepherd Bell 1836–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 January 1836

Birth Location: Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 22 January 1901

Death Location: Clintonville, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Joseph Bell

Mother: Ruth Stephens

Spouse(s): Alice None

Children(s): Mable McMurtry, Edna Bell, Julia Bell, Mollie Nicols, Etna Conrad

Samuel Shepherd Bell was born in 1836 in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Joseph B Bell And Ruth Stephens. In 1850, Samuel Shepherd Bell resided in District 1, Fleming, Kentucky, USA. In 1860, Samuel Shepherd Bell resided in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA. Samuel Shepherd Bell married Alice, and had children including Alvah, Arthur, Edna Bell, Etna Amelia Conrad, Grace, Howard, Julia Thomas Bell, Mable Kathleen Mcmurtry, Mollie Nicols, Samuel. Samuel Shepherd Bell passed away in 1901 in Clintonville, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Shepherd Bell was born in 1836 in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Joseph B Bell And Ruth Stephens.
  • In 1850, Samuel Shepherd Bell resided in District 1, Fleming, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1860, Samuel Shepherd Bell resided in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.
  • Samuel Shepherd Bell married Alice, and had children including Alvah, Arthur, Edna Bell, Etna Amelia Conrad, Grace, Howard, Julia Thomas Bell, Mable Kathleen Mcmurtry, Mollie Nicols, Samuel.
  • Samuel Shepherd Bell passed away in 1901 in Clintonville, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Bell's Ancestors

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Samuel Bell
1836–1901
Birth Place: Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Joseph B Bell
1802–1893
Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America
Ruth Stephens
1807–1879
Lewis County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
William Bell
1778–1848
Pennsylvania, USA
ELIZABETH ("Betsey") FIGHTMASTER
1785–1850
Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Bell's Descendants

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Samuel (Shepherd) Bell (5 January 1836–22 January 1901) m. Alice (17 October 1854–16 January 1940)
  1. 1. Mable (Kathleen) McMurtry 1893–1980 m. Joseph (Samuel) McMurtry 1893–1971
    1. 1. Helen (Smith) McMurtry 1922–2000 m. Willie (Walker) Crossfield 1913–1999
  2. 2. Edna Bell 1879–
  3. 3. Julia (Thomas) Bell 1882–1981
  4. 4. Mollie Nicols 1874–1956 m. John (H) Nichols 1873–
  5. 5. Etna (Amelia) Conrad 1877–1967 m. Chester (Horatio) Conrad 1889–1953

Samuel Bell's Timeline

8 Records

1836
5 January 1836
Birth of Samuel Shepherd Bell in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America
Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 14
Samuel Shepherd Bell resided here in District 1, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 24
Samuel Shepherd Bell resided here in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 27
Samuel Shepherd Bell resided here in Sub District, Kentucky, United States
Sub District, Kentucky, United States
1870
1870
Age 34
Samuel Shepherd Bell resided here in Tilton, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
Tilton, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 44
Samuel Shepherd Bell resided here in Clintonville, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
Clintonville, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 64
Samuel Shepherd Bell resided here in Clintonville, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
Clintonville, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
1901
22 January 1901
Age 65
Death of Samuel Shepherd Bell in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 January 1836
    Event Place: Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Sub District, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Tilton, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Clintonville, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Clintonville, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1901
    Event Place: Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clintonville, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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