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George Alfred Bell

Male 1847 - 1933  (86 years)


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  • Name George Alfred Bell  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 20 Aug 1847  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Oct 1933  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Burial Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Notes 
    • In her annotated transcription of the Brookeland Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary shows him as a son of John R. Bell and July Ann Bradshaw. His tombstone was inscribed "He was a kind and affectionate husband, a fond father and a friend to all" However, the digital image of his actual Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows him as the son of John B.Bell, Green County, Kentucky, and Annie Smith, Green County, Kentucky. The informant was Mrs. E. J. Booker of Hemphill, Texas, relationship not indicated. He was shown as a farmer.

      At the time of the 1900 Sabine County, Texas Federal Census, Enumerated 5 Jun 1900, SD 8 ED 70 Sheet 2B, HH 35-35, his family is listed as follows: George Bell (b. Aug 1847 KY) and Mary Bell (b. Sept 1854 TX). Mary was shown as the mother of 12 children, 9 still living. Nine children were still living with them, Annie, Wm. F, Ella, Mary Lou, John Oliver, Bolivar, Pearl, Sidney and Thomas.


    • (Medical):See attached sources. [3]
    Person ID I35007  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father John Richard Bell,   b. 12 Jan 1821, Green County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1904, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Julia Ann "Annie" "JulyAnn" Smith,   b. 12 Dec 1829, Green County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1879, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Family ID F10971  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary"Mollie" Louise Polley,   b. 29 Sep 1854, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1928, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 16 Oct 1872  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F10974  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Aug 1847 - Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Oct 1872 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Oct 1933 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).

    2. [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1870 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Beat No. 3, PO Brookeland Enumerated 7 Aug 1870 Page No. 6 541-541 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    4. [S712] McCary, Kay P. "Brookeland Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.