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William Nathan Bell (1839 - 1891)

William Nathan Bell
Born in Illinois, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , and
Husband of — married 6 Jan 1859 in Jersey, Illinois, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , and
Died at age 52 in Kansas, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 9 Feb 2011
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Biography

William Nathan Bell was born on 1 Oct 1839 in Illinois, United States. His parents were Rev Daniel Robinson Bell (1815 - >1887) and Jane (Morrow) Bell (~1814 - >1880).
His siblings were...
  1. Margaret Adaline (Bell) Burney (1837 - 1921)
  2. Sarah J Bell (1842 - <1860)
  3. Daniel Jefferson Bell (1843 - 1916)
  4. Elizabeth Ann (Bell) Chappell (1845 - >1910)
  5. Jefferson Bell (1846 - >1860)
  6. Mary M. Bell (1850 - 1857)
William married Elizabeth N Arnold (1840 - 1904) on 6 Jan 1859 in Jersey, Illinois.[1]
Their children were...
  1. Sarah J (Bell) Montague (1859 - 1951)
  2. Charles Robertson Bell (1862 - 1945)[2]
  3. William Wils Bell (1864 - 1953)
  4. Ada Bell (1866 - <1880)
  5. Alpha Bell (1869 - <1880)
  6. Lillie M (Bell) Cline (1874 - >1920).
William died in Dec 1891 in Kansas aged ~52. He was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansa.[3]

Research Notes

Middle initial from 1870 census
Middle name from death record of son Charles[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2GY-Q7G : 29 December 2014), William N. Bell and Elizabeth Arnold, 06 Jan 1859; citing Jersey, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,317,902.
  2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23097805/charles-r-bell : accessed 17 December 2021), memorial page for Charles R. Bell (7 Mar 1862–3 Jan 1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #23097805, citing Smithfield Cemetery, North Richland Hills, Tarrant County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Kyle Sutton (contributor 46816019) .
  3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97215354/william-nathan-bell: accessed 06 October 2022), memorial page for William Nathan Bell (7 Oct 1839–Dec 1891), Find A Grave: Memorial #97215354, citing Mount Olive Cemetery, Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by VJS (contributor 47379740) .
  4. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS19-T37
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85Z-4JB : 19 December 2020), William Bell in household of Danl R Bell, Mason City, Mason, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Danl R Bell Male 35 Tennessee
Jane Bell Female 38 North Carolina
Margaret Bell Female 13 Illinois
William Bell Male 11 Illinois
Sarah J Bell Female 8 Illinois
Daniel J Bell Male 7 Illinois
Elizabeth Ann Bell Female 5 Illinois
Mary M Bell Female 0 Illinois
Elizabeth Bell F 20 Ill
Sarah Bell F 0 Il
Elizabeth Bell F 65 N C
George Wiley M 10 Ill
Joseph Bell M 18 Ill
  • "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6H7-67M : 17 October 2014), William N Bell, Illinois, United States; citing p. 19, family 131, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,748.
Elizabeth Bell F 29 Illinois
Sarah J Bell F 10 Illinois
Charles F Bell M 8 Illinois
William Bell M 5 Illinois
Ada Bell F 4 Illinois
Alpha Bell F 1 Illinois
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFN3-LHT : 14 July 2016), William U Bell, Precinct 1, Denton, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 102, sheet 33B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1300; FHL microfilm 1,255,300.
Elizabeth N Bell Wife F 38 Indiana, United States
Salley J Bell Daughter F 20 Illinois, United States
Charley R Bell Son M 18 Illinois, United States
William W Bell Son M 16 Illinois, United States
Lillie M. Bell Daughter F 7 Illinois, United States

Acknowledgements

  • This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.




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