This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bell, McFarland, Williams Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/1UB.2ACE/8887 Message Board Post: Searching for the birthplace and parents of Thomas A. BELL (from gravestone) born: 2/5/1822 died 11/17/1893. Found in Gilmer Counth GA 1850 census in the household of Thomas J. Williams age 40. occup,. farmer born NC .... Thomas A. Bell age 23, occup. clergy, born NC. Married Artemissia McFarland July 20, 1851 in Habersham County GA. Found in 1870 census in Cherokee County NC. Any help greatly appreciated.