I never have been able to find any trace of Lydia after 1850. I figured she died or moved....I searched the graveyards in Gibbson Co. that were on-line, but not Wilson Co. If her husband did die in Wilson Co. they may have taken her back there. It's not that far away. Or she could have re-married and moved. I couldn't find any Lydia's that would have match her age in Gibbson in 1860, 1870, or 1880. and I looked at every household. To bad only the Head of House hold was shown on the 1840 census, our case would be solved.....Teresa

Same here, but I keep turning rocks & finding bits and pieces. I just sent you what I posted on the Boshers board. It is possible that the Elisha Bell (she speaks of) is married to Lydia. If he was born at the one end of the possible siblings, say. circa 1800 (Lydia was born circa 1795). Have you ever found any Bell household in Wilson County TN 1840 with what could have been the right numbers for Eldridge & Bethenia & Andrew? There might be other numbers there for other siblings too. Because that would be when Eldridge was married in Wilson County TN, is in the 1840's Take care mema ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deetees" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:24 PM Subject: Re: [Tngibson] Re: Bell Family > I never have been able to find any trace of Lydia after 1850. I figured she > died or moved....I searched the graveyards in Gibbson Co. that were on-line, > but not Wilson Co. If her husband did die in Wilson Co. they may have taken > her back there. It's not that far away. Or she could have re-married and > moved. I couldn't find any Lydia's that would have match her age in Gibbson > in 1860, 1870, or 1880. and I looked at every household. To bad only the > Head of House hold was shown on the 1840 census, our case would be > solved.....Teresa > > > ==== TNGIBSON Mailing List ==== > Gibson Co TN Genealogy Pages http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngibson/ > >