Hi, Do any of you Bell researchers know of a Bell that married Thomas Jefferson Hall (b. Nov 1844) abt. 1862-65? He was from Humphreys County, began the civil war at Fort Donelson and was wounded at the Battle of Franklin, but his first child, Thomas Bell Hall, was born in August of 1866. I include the above data here trying to approximate the marriage date. There seem to be no surviving records of his wife. Her second child, Charles, was born Dec 1869. She must have died shortly thereafter because she is not listed with them in the 1870 census. The reason she may have been a Bell comes from the usage of the name as a middle name. Thomas Bell Hall named a daughter, Lora Bell(e) Hall. I also know the Halls had ties to Benton County as at least one of TJ Hall's uncles, Jesse D. Hall, called Benton County his home. Even TJ's dad, William C. Hall, owned land in Benton County. After all, that Richland Creek area is just across the river from Benton County, and I understand there used to be a ferry running along there somewhere. TJ Hall died in 1906 and was buried on his land on Greenbriar Road not to far from the river. A granddaughter said he was buried up there next to a woman and baby. Unfortunately, nothing is marked. After all this, Thomas Bell Hall may have been named after TJ Hall's commanding general, John Bell Hood. Yes, I'm grasping at straws, but I am still staring at that hole on the tree after ten years of searching. Thanks for your ear, Ben [email protected] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~couchiii/index.html

I'm looking for Katherine BELL Abbott who was the daughter of Herbert Taylor Abbott and Margaret Ann BELL. She was b. 8 July 1850 in KY. I have run across another name, William I. BELL married to Anna Eliza Moseley that could be associated with Katherine. It's a long shot, but since there has been so much talk of Bells, thought I would give it a try. Thanks, Beverly