The Bell Witch: The Full Account (58 page)

Children of WHITMAL BELL and ELIZABETH ??? are:

i.

BENNET4 BELL, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

ii.

DAVID BELL, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

iii.

JAMES BELL, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

iv.

JARROT BELL, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

v.

JOSEPH BELL, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

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vi.

NEWSOM BELL, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

vii.

WHITMELL BELL, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

viii.

WILLIAM BELL, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

ix.

WINNY BELL, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

13.
WILLIAM3 BELL
(JOSHUA JOSEPH
2
, WILLIAM
1
)
was born 1762 in Edgecombe County, NC, and died Abt. 1800

in Edgecombe County, NC. He married ANN ??? Unknown. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

More About WILLIAM BELL and ANN ???:

Marriage: Unknown

Children of WILLIAM BELL and ANN ??? are:

i.

SALLY4 BELL, m. JAMES DANCY, 1801.

More About JAMES DANCY and SALLY BELL:

Marriage: 1801

ii.

CATEY BELL, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

iii.

CHARLOTTE BELL, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

iv.

ELIZABETH BELL, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

v.

NANCY BELL, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

14.
BYTHEL3 BELL
(JOSHUA JOSEPH
2
, WILLIAM
1
)
was born Abt. 1765 in Edgecombe County, NC, and died Abt.

1802 in Edgecombe County, NC. He married UNKNOWN Unknown. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

More About BYTHEL BELL and UNKNOWN:

Marriage: Unknown

Children of BYTHEL BELL and UNKNOWN are:

21.

i.

HENRY4 BELL, b. 1788, Edgecombe County, NC; d. Unknown.

ii.

ELIZABETH BELL, b. 1792, Edgecombe County, NC; d. Unknown.

iii.

MARGARET BELL, b. 1795, Edgecombe County, NC; d. Unknown.

iv.

MARMADUKE NORFLEET BELL, b. 1798, Edgecombe County, NC; d. Unknown.

v.

WILLIAM WESLEY BELL, b. Abt. 1801, Edgecombe County, NC; d. June 10, 1810, Edgecombe County, NC.

Generation No. 4

15.
JOHN THOMAS4 BELL
(JESSE EGBERT
3
, JOHN
2
, WILLIAM
1
)
was born 1818 in Robertson County, TN, and died Unknown. He married MARTHA ANN GARDNER Unknown. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

More About JOHN THOMAS BELL:

Occupation: Farmer

More About JOHN BELL and MARTHA GARDNER:

Marriage: Unknown

Child of JOHN BELL and MARTHA GARDNER is:

22.

i.

THOMAS S. J.5 BELL.

16.
JOEL THOMAS4 BELL
(JOHN
3
, JOHN
2
, WILLIAM
1
)
was born April 13, 1831 in Robertson County, TN, and died March 30, 1910 in Robertson County, TN. He married LAURA VIRGINIA HENRY May 18, 1859, daughter of LEMEUL HENRY and ?. She was born February 18, 1842, and died September 22, 1914 in Robertson County, TN.

More About JOEL THOMAS BELL:

Burial: Unknown; body later transferred to Bellwood Cemetery in Adams, TN

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Education: M.D.

Occupation: Physician

More About LAURA VIRGINIA HENRY:

Burial: Unknown; body later transferred to Bellwood Cemetery in Adams, TN

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Marriage: May 18, 1859

Children of JOEL BELL and LAURA HENRY are:

i.

FLORA ADELINE5 BELL, b. Abt. 1869, Robertson County, TN; d. Unknown.

ii.

JOHN THOMAS BELL, b. Abt. 1870, Robertson County, TN; d. Unknown.

iii.

MARY ALLEN BELL, b. Abt. 1872, Robertson County, TN; d. Unknown.

iv.

SARAH ELIZABETH BELL, b. January 29, 1863, Robertson County, TN; d. Unknown.

v.

DR. CHARLES BAILEY BELL, b. May 03, 1869, Robertson County, TN; d. February 06, 1945, Nashville, TN.

More About DR. CHARLES BAILEY BELL:

Burial: Unknown; body later moved to Bellwood Cemetery in Adams, TN

Education: M.D., Nashville Academy of Medicine

Occupation: Physician (Neurologist)

17.
PERMELIA ADELINE4 POWELL
(ELIZABETH
3
BELL, JOHN
2
, WILLIAM
1
)
was born October 23, 1829 in Robertson County TN, and died October 06, 1894 in ?. She married WILLIAM YOUNG GARDNER March 26, 1846 in Robertson County, TN. He was born Abt. 1824, and died February 23, 1869.

More About WILLIAM GARDNER and PERMELIA POWELL:

Death of one spouse: February 23, 1869

Marriage: March 26, 1846, Robertson County, TN

Children of PERMELIA POWELL and WILLIAM GARDNER are:

i.

THOMAS CROSS5 GARDNER, b. 1866, Kentucky; d. 1942; m. (1) EMMA GENE BELL; m. (2) EMMA GENE

BELL; b. 1872.

ii.

DAVID GARDNER, b. 1855.

iii.

ELIZABETH GARDNER, b. 1857.

iv.

WILLIAM BELL GARDNER, b. 1859.

v.

ROBERT LEE GARDNER, b. 1863.

18.
CHARLES CALDWELL4 BELL
(JOEL EGBERT
3
, JOHN
2
, WILLIAM
1
)
was born May 11, 1838 in Robertson County, TN, and died September 19, 1912 in Robertson County, TN. He married MINERVA CATHERINE HENRY

November 04, 1858. She was born August 05, 1840 in Robertson County TN, and died Unknown in Robertson County, TN.

More About CHARLES BELL and MINERVA HENRY:

Marriage: November 04, 1858

Children of CHARLES BELL and MINERVA HENRY are:

23.

i.

JOEL HENRY5 BELL, b. March 18, 1860, Robertson County, TN; d. April 28, 1904.

ii.

THOMAS RADER BELL, b. Unknown, Robertson County, TN; d. Unknown.

19.
SARAH4 BELL
(BENJAMIN
3
, ARTHUR
2
, WILLIAM
1
)
was born 1769 in Edgecombe County, NC, and died 1786 in Edgecombe County, NC. She married DREW SMITH 1783 in Edgecombe County, NC, son of ARTHUR SMITH and ANNE RUFFIN. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

More About DREW SMITH and SARAH BELL:

Marriage: 1783, Edgecombe County, NC

Child of SARAH BELL and DREW SMITH is:

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24.

i.

WINIFRED5 SMITH, b. Unknown, Edgecombe County, NC; d. Unknown.

20.
MARMADUKE4 BELL
(BENJAMIN
3
, ARTHUR
2
, WILLIAM
1
)
was born 1771 in Edgecombe County, NC, and died 1797 in Edgecombe County, NC. He married MARTHA SMITH Abt. 1790, daughter of ARTHUR SMITH and ANNE

RUFFIN. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

More About MARMADUKE BELL and MARTHA SMITH:

Marriage: Abt. 1790

Children of MARMADUKE BELL and MARTHA SMITH are:

i.

BENJAMIN5 BELL, b. Unknown.

ii.

MILLY S. BELL, b. Unknown, Edgecombe County, NC; d. 1835; m. MICAJAH NICHOLAS DICKSON, Bef.

1811; b. Unknown; d. Bef. 1825.

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Marriage: Bef. 1811

21.
HENRY4 BELL
(BYTHEL
3
, JOSHUA JOSEPH
2
, WILLIAM
1
)
was born 1788 in Edgecombe County, NC, and died Unknown. He married WINIFRED SMITH Unknown, daughter of DREW SMITH and SARAH BELL. She was born Unknown in Edgecombe County, NC, and died Unknown.

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Marriage: Unknown

Children of HENRY BELL and WINIFRED SMITH are:

25.

i.

MARGARET ANN5 BELL, b. July 28, 1821, Edgecombe County, NC; d. 1874, Jackson County, FL.

ii.

MARMADUKE H. BELL, b. 1823, Edgecombe County, NC; d. Unknown.

iii.

BYTHEL R. BELL, b. 1825, Edgecombe County, NC; d. Unknown.

Generation No. 5

22.
THOMAS S. J.5 BELL
(JOHN THOMAS
4
, JESSE EGBERT
3
, JOHN
2
, WILLIAM
1
)
Child of THOMAS S. J. BELL is:

i.

EMMA GENE6 BELL, m. THOMAS CROSS GARDNER; b. 1866, Kentucky; d. 1942.

23.
JOEL HENRY5 BELL
(CHARLES CALDWELL
4
, JOEL EGBERT
3
, JOHN
2
, WILLIAM
1
)
was born March 18, 1860 in Robertson County, TN, and died April 28, 1904. He married ??? DAVIS Unknown. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

More About JOEL BELL and ??? DAVIS:

Marriage: Unknown

Child of JOEL BELL and ??? DAVIS is:

i.

CATHERINE MINERVA6 BELL, b. January 29, 1889, Robertson County, TN; d. November 02, 1913, Nashville TN.

24.
WINIFRED5 SMITH
(SARAH
4
BELL, BENJAMIN
3
, ARTHUR
2
, WILLIAM
1
)
was born Unknown in Edgecombe County, NC, and died Unknown. She married HENRY BELL Unknown, son of BYTHEL BELL and UNKNOWN. He was born 1788 in Edgecombe County, NC, and died Unknown.

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Marriage: Unknown

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Children are listed above under (21) Henry Bell.

25.
MARGARET ANN5 BELL
(HENRY
4
, BYTHEL
3
, JOSHUA JOSEPH
2
, WILLIAM
1
)
was born July 28, 1821 in Edgecombe County, NC, and died 1874 in Jackson County, FL. She married LAWRENCE HENRY HEARN May 16, 1836 in Edgecombe County, NC. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

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Marriage: May 16, 1836, Edgecombe County, NC

Child of MARGARET BELL and LAWRENCE HEARN is:

26.

i.

LUCY HALL6 HEARN, b. April 03, 1838, Edgecombe County, NC; d. May 20, 1883, Newman, Georgia.

Generation No. 6

26.
LUCY HALL6 HEARN
(MARGARET ANN
5
BELL, HENRY
4
, BYTHEL
3
, JOSHUA JOSEPH
2
, WILLIAM
1
)
was born April 03, 1838 in Edgecombe County, NC, and died May 20, 1883 in Newman, Georgia. She married WILLIAM HENRY

MILTON December 03, 1857 in Jackson County, FL, son of JOHN MILTON and SUSAN COBB. He was born December 04, 1829 in Jefferson County, GA, and died August 06, 1900 in Jackson County, FL.

More About LUCY HALL HEARN:

Emigration: 1843, Moved from Edgecombe County, NC to Jackson County, FL

More About WILLIAM HENRY MILTON:

Burial: St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Marianna, FL

Elected: 1849, Florida House of Representatives

Emigration: 1845, Moved to Marianna, FL

Military service: Civil War; Major-CSA

More About WILLIAM MILTON and LUCY HEARN:

Marriage: December 03, 1857, Jackson County, FL

Children of LUCY HEARN and WILLIAM MILTON are:

i.

SUSAN AMANDA7 MILTON, b. 1858; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM ATKINSON, Unknown; b. Unknown; d.

Unknown.

More About WILLIAM ATKINSON:

Elected: Governor of Georgia

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Marriage: Unknown

ii.

WILLIAM HALL MILTON, b. 1864; d. Unknown.

More About WILLIAM HALL MILTON:

Elected: Senator (FL)

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Descendants of William Bell

1 William Bell 1700 - 1754 b in Isle of Wight, VA d in Edgecombe County, NC

.. +Ann Jones 1705 - 1750 b in Isle of Wight, VA m: 1721 in Isle of Wight, VA d in Edgecombe County, NC

........ 2 John Bell 1750 - 1820 b in Edgecombe County, NC d in Robertson County, TN Burial: Bell Private Cemetery, Robertson County, TN

............ +Lucy Williams 1768 - 1837 b in Edgecombe County, NC m: 1782 in Edgecombe County, NC d in Robertson County, TN Burial: Bell Private Cemetery, Robertson County, TN

................... 3 Jesse Egbert Bell 1790 - 1843 b in Halifax County, NC d in Christian County, KY

....................... +Martha Lee Gunn 1800 - 1881 b in VA m: September 1817 in Robertson County, TN d in Panola County, MS Burial: Long Creek Cemetery, Panola County, MS

............................. 4 John Thomas Bell 1818 - Unknown b in Robertson County, TN

................................. +Martha Ann Gardner Unknown - Unknown m: Unknown

........................................ 5 Thomas S. J. Bell

.................................................. 6 [7] Emma Gene Bell

...................................................... +[6] Thomas Cross Gardner 1866 - 1942 b 1: in Kentucky

............................. 4 [4] Sarah Elizabeth Bell 1820 - 1881 b in Robertson County, TN d in Yalobusha County, MS

................................. +[3] Jesse Bell Porter 1820 - 1906 b 1: in Robertson County, TN m: June 19, 1842 in Panola County, MS d in Charleston, MS

............................. 4 Huldah Ann Bell 1822 - Unknown b in Robertson County, TN

................................. +James Finch Unknown - Unknown m: Unknown

............................. 4 James Miles Drew Bell 1824 - 1904 b in Robertson County, TN d in Panola County, MS Burial: Long Creek Cemetery, Panola County, MS

................................. +Lucy Matilda McCracken Unknown - Unknown m: October 09, 1856 in Coffeeville, Yalobusha County, MS d in Panola County, MS Burial: Long Creek Cemetery, Panola County, MS

............................. 4 Allen Gunn Bell 1826 - Unknown b in Robertson County, TN

................................. +Frances Pheobe Wood Unknown - Unknown m: August 31, 1852 in Yalobusha County, MS

............................. 4 [1] Zadoc Yelvington Xeres Bell 1827 - 1896 b in Robertson County, TN d in Yalobusha County, MS Burial: Long Branch Cemetery; Yalobusha County, MS

................................. +[8] Eliza Jane Powell 1831 - 1890 b in Robertson County, TN m: November 11, 1851 in Panola County, MS d in Yalobusha County, MS Burial: Long Branch Cemetery, Yalobusha County, MS