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Van Bell 1832–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1832

Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 28 Apr 1921

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Father: Zachariah Bell

Mother: Susannah Swearingen

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The story of Van Bell began in 1832 in Shelby, Kentucky, United States. Van Bell passed away in 1921 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Van Bell began in 1832 in Shelby, Kentucky, United States.
  • Van Bell passed away in 1921 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.

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Van Bell's Ancestors

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Van Bell
1832–1921
Birth Place: Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Zachariah Bell
1791–1844
Of, , Shelby, Kentucky
Susannah Swearingen
1799–1861
, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Van Swearingen
1754–1839
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States
Susannah Greathouse
1759–1839
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Swearingen
1721–1784
Catherine Stull
1723–1826
Harmon Greathouse
1720–1782
Mary Stull
1725–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Van Swearingen
1690–1787
Elizabeth Walker
1695–1767
John Stull
1695–1749
Martha Jones
1699–1783
Henry Groethausen
1695–1745
John Stull
1695–1749
Martha Jones
1699–1783

Van Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1832
May 1832
Birth of Van Bell in Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Shelby, Kentucky, United States
1921
28 Apr 1921
Age 89
Death of Van Bell in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1832
    Event Place: Shelby, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

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