Leander Bell (1810 - 1891)

Born 12 Jan 1810 in Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Ann (Smith) Bell — married 1838 in Henderson Co., Tennessee

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1891 at age 81 in Henderson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Leander Bell is a member of Clan Bell.

Leander is the son of Samuel Green Bell I and his wife, Jane Kirk.

Alternate DOB June 12, 1810.

He married Nancy Ann Smith in 1838 and the couple had at least seven children. His wife died in 1855.

He is listed as owning a slave in 1850^[1]

Two sons fought in the Civil War - William and Milton.

Leander was a farmer and land owner as were most of his brothers.

Leander died February 26, 1891 at the age of 81 without leaving a Will.^[2]

Burial: New Beech Grove Cemetery Lexington Henderson County Tennessee, USA^[3]

A book about him was published in and is available at ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWD-5GPZ : 15 February 2020), Leander Bell in entry for MM9.1.1/MVHZ-JJB:, 1850.
2. ↑ Entered by Deb Kueter, June 28, 2014.
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77260872/leander-bell
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/392480-leander-bell-of-henderson-county-tennessee-a-genealogical-survey-and-historical-record-of-his-life-and-the-lives-of-his-descendants-and-his-ancestors?viewer=1&offset=0#page=1&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=

• http://www.appalachianaristocracy.com/getperson.php?personID=I14051&tree=01
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYD-YW8 : 2 March 2021), Leander Bell, Henderson, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 329, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDJ-48Z : 23 December 2020), Leander Bell, Henderson, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• US and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Ancestry.com)
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T6-9V8 : 18 February 2021), Leander Bell, 1860.http://genealogytrails.com/tenn/henderson/biblesmith.html
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDW-62X : 3 January 2021), Leander Bell, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7F-832 : 9 March 2021), Lee Bell, District 2, Henderson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 54, sheet 311D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,262.