Hardy Holmes Bell (abt. 1786 - 1866)

Descendants

Died 29 Apr 1866 at about age 80 in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina

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Biography

Hardy Holmes Bell was born in 1786, in Sampson, North Carolina, his father, Samuel Arthur Bell, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth B. Gilbert, was 36. He married Sarah Parker about 1819, in Robeson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in the Saddletree Township, Robeson, North Carolina, for about 40 years. In 1850, his occupation is listed as merchant. He died on 28 April 1866, in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, at the age of 80, and was buried in Ten Mile Center Baptist Church Cemetery, Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina.

===Children===^[1]

• Elizabeth Adeline 'Betsy' Corey 1818–1891

• Mary Eliza Bell 1820–1890

• Washington Bell 1823–

• Sarah Elizabeth Parker 1826–1903

• Harriet A Bell 1827–1892

• Nancy Bell 1831–1905

• William Daniel Bell 1831–1909

• Seymore Bell 1836–

• Amos Bell 1837–1919

• Helen Bell 1837–1913

• William A Bell 1843–

Siblings

• Arthur Bell 1774–1828

• William Bell 1780–

• Rebecca Bell 1791–

• Hetty Bell

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Sources

• "Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVW-CYFY : 11 January 2022), Hardy Holmes Bell, ; Burial, Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, United States of America, Ten Mile Center Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 6412929, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRF-J8L : Thu Apr 11 19:46:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Hardy H Bell and Arsis Bell, 1900.
2. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Gladys (Canady) Pierce as remembered 21 Jul 2017.