Elizabeth Hughes Bell (1807 - 1848)

Born 1807 in Cherokee Nation (East)

Ancestors

Died 28 Jul 1848 at about age 41 in Flint District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth was Cherokee.

Elizabeth Bell was born about 1807 in the Cherokee Nation (East). She was the daughter of John Bell, a white man and Charlotte Adair, a Cherokee. ^[1] Elizabeth married George Washington Candy, also Cherokee, in 1829. They were the parents of John, Maria ^[2] , Samuel, Charlotte, Martha, and Juliette. The family was Removed to Indian Territory and settled in the Flint District. ^[3] Elizabeth died in 1848. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration. Eastern Cherokee Applications of the Court of Claims, Application #2478, sister Charlotte Dupree, images on Fold3
2. ↑ died unmarried in 1850, see obituary at Cherokee Advocate newspaper, January 7, 1850 digitized at Maria
3. ↑ The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-01; NARA Series Title: Drennan Roll. Flint #276
4. ↑ Hampton, David K. and Baker, Jack D., eds. Old Cherokee Families Notes of Dr. Emmet Starr. Baker Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, OK. 1987, Vol I, Note E281.