Some trees point to Edward and Edmund being the same person, and although this is possible I have listed them separately as there is no proof yet they were the same person, and the birth years are 2 years apart. It is very realistic, being a 5 year age gap between Edward and Ulysses, that Edward died and Edmund was born in 1860.
In 1870[5] they are living in Guilford, Jo Davies, Illinois. Arthur now estimates his real estate value at about $800 and personal estate at $300. In the home are Arthur 66, Diana 49, Hiram 15, Barney 12, Edmond 10 and Grant 6.
↑ 5.05.15.25.35.4 "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6W7-GK9 : 12 April 2016), Edmund Bell in household of Arthur Bell, Illinois, United States; citing p. 5, family 34, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,733.
↑ Hiram's Marriage Certificate to Lou Deming Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records
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