James
Galloway
Bell
Born in Brooke County, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Kelton Bell
and Catherine (Ferguson) Bell
Husband of
Mary Catherine (Mahan) Bell
— married
11 Nov 1862 in Brooke, West Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Edgar Meed Bell, Thomas L Bell, Susan Anne (Bell) Carter, Henry D Bell, Clara Jansie (Bell) Campbell, George A Bell, Minnie Forest (Bell) Kemp and Mary Elenor (Bell) Carter
Died
at age 46
in Grant District, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Dec 2010
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Biography
s/o James K and Catherine Ferguson married Mary Catherine Bell Mov 11,1862
The Bell family was enumerated in the 1880 census of Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| J. C. Bell | M | 40 | Married | Head | Farmer | West Virginia |
| Mary C. Bell | F | 38 | Married | Wife | Keeping House | West Virginia |
| Edgar M. Bell | M | 17 | Single | Son | Helps On Farm | West Virginia |
| Thos L. Bell | M | 14 | Single | Son | Helps On Farm | West Virginia |
| Susan A Bell | F | 11 | Single | Daughter | Without | West Virginia |
| Clara J. Bell | F | 7 | Single | Daughter | Without | West Virginia |
| Geo A. Bell | M | 5 | Single | Son | West Virginia | |
| Minnie F Bell | F | 1 | Single | Daughter | West Virginia |
Mary Mahan and James G bell were married in 1862 in Hancock County, West Virginia.[2]
- Marriage and Children's information from Bell family Bible
- Have family picture circa 1900
- 1870 United States Federal Census > West Virginia > Taylor > Webster
- 97 Bell
- James L/? 29 works in Iron ? VA
- Catherine 29 VA
- Anna 3 WV
- Mary 1 WV
- where's Edgar and Thomas
- Census Place:Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia 1880
- Source:FHL Film 1255413 National Archives Film T9-1413 Page 407C
- J. C. BELL Self 40 W.VA Occ: FarmerFa: PA.Mo: PA.
- Mary C. BELL Wife 38 W.VA.Occ:Keeping House Fa: MD MD MD.
- Edgar M. BELL Son 17 W.VA.
- Thos L. BELL Son 14 WVA
- Susan A BELL Dau 11 W.VA.
- Clara J. BELL Dau 7 W.VA.
- Geo A. BELL Son 5 W.VA.
- Minnie F BELL Dau 1 W.VA.
- History of Tyler County WV to 1984
- A project of: Tyler Co Heritage and Historical Society( many mistakes)
- Galloway, born about 1840 in VA., took his family from Bens Run and
- accompanied his brother John to Washington or Oregon.
- John and his brother Galloway took their families by wagon train toOregon and
- Washington. John was a rancher, raising cattle and apples, and is reported
- to have held public office in WA
- Scottish History:
- The area today known as Dumfries and Galloway formerly comprised the separate Scottish counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire.
- Please Note: The proper title for Kirkcudbrightshire is
- The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright The Stewartry, for short.
- The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright and Wigtownshire together comprise thearea generally referred to as Galloway.
- Many Ferguson in Galloway
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TW-FVT : Fri Oct 06 18:40:48 UTC 2023), Entry for J. C. Bell and Mary C. Bell, 1880.
- ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTLT-2Q8 : 11 February 2018), James G Bell and Mary C Mahan, 1862; citing Hancock, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 858,765.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69753768/james-galloway-bell: accessed 01 January 2024), memorial page for James Galloway Bell (19 Jan 1840–8 May 1886), Find A Grave: Memorial #69753768; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Dirt Hero Paula (contributor 46917490).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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