Hello I am connected to Wesley's son throught the McFarlan and Peel's Joyce Descendants of William Jackson Bell 1 William Jackson Bell b: 17 Feb 1835 in Tennessee d: 11 Mar 1911 in Independence County Arkansas .. +Christeenahl Leona McFarlan b: 13 Nov 1846 in Independence County Arkansas d: 29 Nov 1916 in Independence County Arkansas 2 Clete A Bell b: 1869 in Independence County Arkansas d: 1913 in Independence County Arkansas .... +Dora H. ? b: 1874 d: 1908 in Independence County Arkansas .. 3 Woody Bell b: 1896 in Independence County Arkansas .. 3 Edward Bell b: 1898 in Independence County Arkansas 2 James E Bell b: 1872 in Independence County Arkansas 2 Ida V Bell b: 1875 in Independence County Arkansas 2 Vertula A Bell b: 1877 in Independence County Arkansas 2 William E Bell b: Bet. 1883 - 1884 in Independence County Arkansas .... +Idella ? b: 1885 in Arkansas .. 3 Ryan Bell b: 1905 in Independence County Arkansas .. 3 Raye Bell b: 1909 in Independence County Arkansas 2 Ross A Bell b: 11 Dec 1887 in Independence County Arkansas d: 05 Dec 1947 in Independence County Arkansas 2 Bess A Bell b: 1888 in Independence County Arkansas ----- Original Message ----- From: <patjbell@aol.com> To: <ARINDEPE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 11:35 AM Subject: [ARINDEPE] Wes(t)ly Bell and wives > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Bell > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QV.2ADI/654 > > Message Board Post: > > My husband's great-grandfather was a doctor in Independence County in the > mid-1800s. I found an account of him in an online transcript of Arkansas > biographies, and in it was this nugget: > > <Wesley Bell, who was a native of South Carolina, was born in 1808; he was > of English descent, and was a mechanic and farmer. When a young man he > removed from South Carolina to Alabama, where he married and resided until > about 1840, when he located in the western part of Tennessee, > subsequently, on account of ill health, removing to Arkansas, where he > died in 1857. His wife, who was also a native of South Carolina, was born > in 1812, and died about 1847. > > > I pursued these leads -- found a listing of a marriage of Wesley Bell and > Elizabeth Bell [presumably her maiden name] in Limestone County, Alabama > on 4 Sep 1826. > > I then found the couple in the 1850 Madison county (TN) census. I feel > confident that this is the correct couple as several of the children are > ones I already knew of and had further info.(Included names and state of > birth). > > I believe Westly and family moved to Independence County sometime between > 1850 (the census) and 1857 (the known or presumed year of his death); by > 1860, the remains of the family are in Independence County. (I also > understand that Elizabeth, his first wife, died in 1847, and apparently he > remarried -- to Annie, who is listed as head of household in 1860 with > several of the children still at home.) > > My question: where is Wesley Bell buried (I've not found him in the > transcribed records online)? Is Elizabeth buried with him? > > Would love to have more details. > Thanks. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARINDEPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >