Ruth (Nixon) Bell (1793 - aft. 1870)

Born 1793 in Loudoun, Virginia, USA

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Died after 1870 after age 77 in Fairfield, Nelson, Kentucky, USA

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Ruth Nixon was born in 1793 in Loudoun, Virginia, USA (Per Dixie Hatfield - find a Grave as the first child of Jonah Nixon and Elizabeth Titus). She died after 1870 in Fairfield, Nelson, Kentucky, USA. When she was 15, she married Henry Bell, son of Captain George Bell and Elizabeth Catlett, in 1808 (Front Royal, Frederick, Virginia, USA).

Ruth Nixon lived in Nelson, Kentucky, USA on 03 Sep 1840 (Living with son, Samuel Bell, no address given - names not listed by residence.). She lived in Fairfield, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA in 1850 (Living with son, Samuel Bell, next to son Henry). She lived in Nelson, Kentucky, USA in 1860. She lived in Nelson, Kentucky, USA in 1870. She was buried in Fairfield, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA. ^[1]

Henry Bell and Ruth Nixon had the following children:

George William Bell was born in 1808. He died after 1838 (According to Henry's will, George was living in 1838).

Harriet Bell was born in 1808. She died after 1838 (According to Henry's will, all 5 daughters were living in 1838).

Polly Bell was born in 1816 in Fairfield, Nelson, Kentucky, USA. She died after 1838 (According to Henry's will all 5 daughters were living 1838).

Samuel Bell was born on 09 Nov 1817 in Fairfield, Nelson, Kentucky, USA. He died on 19 Oct 1891 in Fairfield, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA.

Henry Bell Jr. was born on 30 Mar 1819 in Fairfield, Nelson, Kentucky, USA. He died on 29 Aug 1874 in Daviess County, Kentucky, USA. He married Mary Ann O'Bryan on 04 Oct 1842 in Fairfield, Nelson Co, Kentucky, USA.

John Bell was born on 04 May 1820 in Fairfield, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA. He died on 07 Nov 1904 in Larue County, Kentucky, USA. He married Anne Unknown in 1847.

William Bell was born in 1823 in Frederick, Virginia, USA. He died on 21 Jan 1888 in Hardin, Kentucky, USA.

Lucinda Bell was born on 23 Apr 1824 in Fairfield, Nelson, Kentucky, USA. She died on 31 Jul 1842 in Fairfield, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA.

Elizabeth. She died after 1838 (According to Henry's will all 5 daughters were living 1838).

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1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169693268/ruth-bell: accessed 29 August 2022), memorial page for Ruth Nixon Bell (1793–1870), Find A Grave: Memorial #169693268, citing Saint Michael's Cemetery, Fairfield, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Dixie Shacklett Hatfield (contributor 47123513) .

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