James Wilson Bell (1853 - 1925)

Born 6 May 1853 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Louise (Flournoy) Bell — married 30 Oct 1876 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Oct 1925 at age 72 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

James Wilson Bell was born on 6 May 1853 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States. His parents were William Wilson Bell (1827 - 1894) and Mary Adeline (Carr) Bell (1832 - 1906).

His siblings were...

1. Isaac Bell (1851 - 1915)
2. Caroline Bell (~1855 - <1860)
3. David Bell (1857 - >1880)
4. Ann Bell (1858 - 1962)
5. Mary Adeline (Bell) Bolton (1860 - 1951)
6. William Wilson Bell II (1862 - 1933)
7. Richard Bell (1865 - >1880)
8. Jesse Bell (1866 - 1922)
9. Sarah Farris Bell (~1869 - 1961)
10. Loula Bell (1871 - 1966)
11. John Carr Bell (1874 - 1954)

James married Mary Louise Flournoy (1858 - 1929) on 30 Oct 1876 in Pontotoc.

Their children were...

1. Mary Louise Bell (1877 - 1878)
2. Robert Flournoy Bell (1879 - 1896)
3. Lillian Tennille (Bell) Hurt (1882 - 1975)
4. Mary Cobb Bell (1885 - 1965)
5. Rosa Wilson (Bell) Campbell (1887 - 1977)
6. James Bell (1891 - 1893)
7. Watkins Flournoy (Bell) King (~1895 - 1949).

James died on 27 Oct 1925 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee aged 72.^[1][2]

Research Notes

Bell, J. W. of Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Miss. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 1912.

At one time was Post Master in Pontotoc, Mississippi and served as census taker.

OBIT: [printed in the Commercial Appeal, Wednesday, Oct 28, 1925]

J. W. Bell Succumbs. Long Illness Proves Fatal to Native of Mississippi

James Wilson Bell, aged 72, 2221 Jefferson Avenue, died last night at his residence, following a lingering illness. Mr. Bell had resided in Memphis seven years. He was a native of Mississippi. Mr. Bell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Flournoy Bell, and four daughters, Mrs. H.P. Hurt, Mrs. E. M. Carr, Mrs. R. L. Campbell, and Mrs. Whitfield King. The body will be sent to Pontotoc, Miss., on Thursday morning, where funeral and burial services will be held. J. T. Hinton & Son have charge of the arrangements.

NOTICE: [printed same date as above]

BELL- AT residence, 2221 Jefferson Avenue, Tuesday evening, Oct. 27,1925, at 9:10 o'clock, James Wilson Bell, aged 72 years, husband of Mary Flournoy Bell; father of Mrs. H. P. Hurt, Mrs. E. M. Carr, Mrs. R. L. Campbell, and Mrs. Whitfield King. Remains will be sent from the residence, 2221 Jefferson Avenue, Thursday morning, Oct 29, to Pontotoc, Miss., where funeral and burial will take place. Arrangements by J. T. Hinton & Son.

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS2K-MB1 : 1 March 2021), James Wilson Bell, 27 Oct 1925; Death, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #118197565 : accessed 19 November 2021), memorial page for James Wilson Bell (6 May 1853–27 Oct 1925), Find A Grave: Memorial #118197565, citing Pontotoc City Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Mary & Kent (contributor 47170788) .

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GC-XSK : 18 February 2021), James W Bell in entry for William W Bell, 1860.

William W Bell Male 32 Alabama

Mary A Bell Female 28 Alabama

Isaac Bell Male 9 Mississippi

James W Bell Male 7 Mississippi

David Bell Male 4 Mississippi

Ann Bell Female 2 Mississippi

Mary Bell Female 0 Mississippi

Reuben Brown Male 33 North Carolina

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSG-GC3 : 29 May 2021), James Bell in entry for William Bell, 1870.

William Bell Male 42 Alabama

Mary Bell Female 38 Alabama

Isaac Bell Male 19 Mississippi

James Bell Male 17 Mississippi

David Bell Male 14 Mississippi

Ann Bell Female 12 Mississippi

Mary Bell Female 11 Mississippi

Wm Bell Male 9 Mississippi

Richard Bell Male 7 Mississippi

Jesse Bell Male 4 Mississippi

Sarah Bell Female 1 Mississippi

Jesse Bell Male 40 Alabama

William Todd Male 24 South Carolina

Julia Trott Female 45 Alabama

Lillie Pinson Female 14 Mississippi

Tump Pinson Female 10 Mississippi

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9XY-KL6 : accessed 20 November 2021), J W Bell, Beat 4 Pontotoc Precinct Pontotoc town, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90, sheet 7A, family 159, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,825.

J W Bell Head Male 47 Mississippi

M L Bell Wife Female 41 Mississippi

Lillian Bell Daughter Female 18 Mississippi

M C Bell Daughter Female 15 Mississippi

R W Bell Daughter Female 13 Mississippi

Flaning Bell Daughter Female 5 Mississippi

L S Flaurnay Mother-in-law Female 62 Georgia

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDJ-XF6 : accessed 20 November 2021), James W Bell, Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 102, sheet 1A, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 756; FHL microfilm 1,374,769.

James W Bell Head Male 57 Mississippi

Mary L Bell Wife Female 50 Mississippi

Flournoy Bell Daughter Female 15 Mississippi

Louise Flournoy Mother-in-law Female 72 Georgia

See also:

• Shultz, Caroline "Bell Family" genealogy report 9/29/00 at (email removed for privacy)

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.