James Odell Beall (1774 - 1842)

Born 1774 in Frederick, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Jean (Galloway) Beall — married 1797 in Iredell, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 6 Oct 1842 at about age 68 in Iredell, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

JAMES Odell dna Beall.

Born 1774, Frederick, Maryland.

Died Age: 68. 6 OCT 1842. Iredell, North Carolina, USA. Map: Latitude: N35.8089. Longitude: W80.8728.

Buried: Bethany Presbyterian Cemetery, Iredell , North Carolina. Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA. Map: Latitude: N35.7826. Longitude: W80.8873.

Marriage Husband James Odell dna Beall. Wife Jean Dna Galloway. Child: Thomas Archibald DNA Bell. Marriage 1797, Iredell, North Carolina, USA. Map: Latitude: N35.8089. Longitude: W80.8728.

1830 census. Iredell Co, NC. James, 50-60, (James, 56), 1 male 20-30,(Samuel, 25), 1 male 5-20, (James, 19) and one female 50-60, (Jean, 57), 2 females 20-30, (Elizabeth, 22 and probably Teresa, Samuel's wife, over 20) and one female five or younger, probably Sam and Teresa's child.

Oct 30, 1832. Will (abstract) proved Nov 1842. Wife : Jean - Negro Benjamin. Daus: Rachel Averet, Elizabeth D. Steele. Sons: Thomas A., James F. - plantation whereon I live; Samuel R. Bell. Execs: 2 sons, Thomas A., James F. Wit: Alexander Huggins, Joseph W. Klecklen (?), Richard Mayes [Schneider]. My family information states that Thomas's sister married Fergus Steele.

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Birth: 1774, Frederick County, Maryland, USA.

Death: Oct. 6, 1842, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA.

He moved to Iredell County, North Carolina sometime after 1787, when his father received a land grant, and 1795 when he married.

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Spouse: Jean Galloway Bell (1773 - 1836).

Child: Thomas Archibald Bell (1800 - ____)*.

Burial: Bethany Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA [Add Plot].

Created by: CC Scarbrough.

Record added: Jul 31, 2012.

Find A Grave Memorial # 94591605.

Sources

• Schneider, Lois M. P. Abstracts of Will Books I, IA, and II of Iredell Co, NC 1788-1845 Publication: II-250;
• Wilson, Willie Mae family letters
• Wilson, Willie Mae copied them Bethany Presbyterian Church Cemetery records
• National Archives and Records Administration Civil War Pension Index General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Washington, D.C.:
• Ancestry.com Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

Research Notes

Claudia Scarbrough, Collette-313 will fix these from her import

with Find A Grave: 74945842 jean 94601649 my jean 74945588 o'dell.

Thomas Graves1608 to Polly Parker. Virginia line to be proved. David Beall in DAR. Revolutionary line to be proved. civil 29 NOV 1898. Maryland Ellis. Descendant Elizabeth Bacon 1645. Virginia line to be proved. Nathaniel Bacon 1650. Virginia line to be proved. John Nuthall 1645. Virginia line to be proved. (research what this means)

1837-1838. James Bell is listed on the membership of Bethany Presbyterian Church with James F and Thomas A. I am assuming that this is father and two sons.

Notes

His will said he owned a plantation. There must be more slaves to be identified.