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Thomas J Bell 1849 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 February 1849

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 7 February 1928

Death Location: Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Dosson Bell

Mother: Nancy Clayton

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Thomas J Bell was born in 1849 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Dosson Bell and Nancy Clayton. Thomas J Bell passed away in 1928 in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas J Bell was born in 1849 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Dosson Bell and Nancy Clayton.
  • Thomas J Bell passed away in 1928 in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Thomas Bell's Ancestors

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Thomas Bell
1849 – 1928
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Dosson Bell
1802 – 1856
Nancy Clayton
1804 – 1875
Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Daniel Clayton
1765 – 1841
Person County, North Carolina, United States of America
Rebecca Clayton
1768 – 1833
Person County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Richard Clayton
1745 – 1777
Richard Harrison
1745 – 1816
Elizabeth Rains
1745 – 1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Clayton
1705 – 1746
Ann Clarke
1710 – 1781

Thomas Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1849
28 February 1849
Birth of Thomas J Bell in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America
1928
7 February 1928
Age 79
Death of Thomas J Bell in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 February 1849
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 February 1928
    Event Place: Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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