In the 1850 census Samuel (age 36) was in Ritchie, Virginia, United States.[1]
Sources
↑1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 41; Digital film/folder number: 004206463; FHL microfilm: 444963; Image number: 16; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01088-5
FamilySearch Record: M8DL-8PF (accessed 30 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-63KQ-8QC
Samuel Bell (36) in Ritchie, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTMQ-JBH : 11 February 2018), Samuel Bell and Ann Deem, 1833; citing Wood, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 580,544.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel: