This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ReB.2ACE/2445.1 Message Board Post: Judy, I looked at the history of your postings (to see what information was available about your Bell family) and it only lists one posting , is that your first or have you changed your identity? What Bell family are you researching? I am not sure I find a connection to the CC Bell family, yet. I first have the Bell family marrying into my Stubblefield family unit. Eldridge P Bell to Eleanor Grissom - 30 Jan 1848 - Wilson County, Tennessee Andrew Bell to Parolee Yeates(Yates) - 21 Oct 1852 - Gibson County, Tennessee Stephen Grissom to Ann Eliza Grissom - 9 Mar 1841 - Wilson County, Tennessee Ridious Bridges to Candis Grissom - Can't Remember - Wilson County, Tennessee Allen Grissom to Malinda Stubblefield - 13 Jan 1848 - Wilson County, Tennessee Willis B Grissom to Margarette Cash - 3 Oct 1854 - Gibson County, Tennessee Note: All three families intermarried. Allen Grissom married Malinda Stubblefield, John S Stubblefield's sister.. Allen Grissom's sister Eleanor Grissom married Eldridge Bell, Bethenia Bell's brother Eldridge & Allen Bell's sister Bethenia Bell married John Stubblefield. (Big Circle) And we find these families in later census: 1850 census: almost all had moved to Gibson Co., TN 1860-1870-1880 census: some staying in Gibson Co., TN & some moving to both Hopkins Co., TX & Titus Co., TX & CA. We started with our Stubblefield family in 1819 Jackson Co., AL.,> then 1841 Rutherford Co., TN.,> then 1847-48 Wilson Co., TN.,> then 1850 Gibson Co. TN.,> then 1860's Hopkins Co., TX.,> also Northern CA. I am interested to know if the Stubblefield family joined up with the Grissom-Bridges-Bell families in 1819-1840 Al or met them in the Wilson Co., TN 1847-48. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome mema Here is strange assortment of items that I am tracking, it is only a work sheet, subject to daily changes, if you see a name or place you are interested in just ask. (the questions are for myself) I am the GGreat-granddaughter of (Absolom Stubblefield : see listed as the last child of NANCY ANN CLORENCE/ CLORANCE/ CLARENCE./ CLARANCE STUBBLEFIELD & UNKNOWN STUBBLEFIELD. We have a family ancestor "Unknown" Stubblefield (said to have been born in Tenn) married: c. 1819 to NANCY ANN "CLORENCE", born 23 May 1800 in SC They had Eight children: > Polly Stubblefield 1819 AL m: Chappell > William Riley Stubblefield 1822 AL 1:Jane Nelson 2:Mary Belch > Martha Ann Stubblefield 1823 AL m: Williams > James Stubblefield 1825 AL m: Melton > John S.Stubblefield 1827 AL m: Bell > Molinda Stubblefield 1830 AL m: Grissom > Robert Coleman Stubblefield 1834 AL m: Hobbs > Absolom Stubblefield 1841 TENN. m: Harris We would like to find their father's name! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William R Stublefield to Mary Belch, licence issued 1 Jun 1858 married 3 Jun 1858; Bondsman was John Stublefield.William's brother (we knew William had married a second time, to Mary, but did not have her maiden name) Database: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Belch, Mary A. Year: 1850 County: Gibson Township: 19Th Civil District State: Tennessee Page: 74 Source Information: Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. 1850 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the 1850 U.S. Federal Decennial Census.1850 United States Federal Census. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1850 Federal Population Census. M432, 1,009 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson County Tennessee Marriages James Stubblefield to Bethena Melton 31 Oct 1847; married Wilson County Tennessee by Samuel Bond Justice of the Peace (recieved info. on Nov 25, 2003 it is the only information that we have for James, now we have the wife's maiden name to track) & more (received 12/10/03: 1850 Census; Wilson County, Tennessee; Dist# 20 page 488A family 766 Stubblefield, James age 24; born Alabama Stubblefield, Bethany age 33; born Tennessee (Melton) (note she is 9 years older) Stubblefield, James age 3; born Tennessee Stubblefield, John age 1; born Tennessee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I posted the STUBBLEFIELD information just in case someone sees a connection. And to give you an idea of the Bell-Grissom-Bridges-Stubblefield connection, I have more census information of the proceeding years. These families stayed close to each other for many more years. I have the index of the BELL surname in 1850 census Gibson County TN posted on one of the bullitin boards. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome