Bell

 

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James Elizabeth
1744-1805 1778-1873

 

GENERATION 1
James Bell, Sr. was born on May 6, 1744 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland.  on Jul 11, 1765 he married Eleanor Helen Neilson in Kippen, Scotland (Marriage Record), daughter of James Neilson (1725-) and Janet Christal (1825-1805).  She was born on June 1, 1746 in Kippen, Scotland.  They immigrated to the United States in 1768, arriving in Virginia.  Their children were born in Scotland and Virginia.  James died on Jun 8, 1805 in Babbs Run, Frederick, Co. VA.   His wife Eleanor died on May 1, 1813 in Babbs Run. There are birth records for James' 4 eldest children from Scotland.

The 8 children of James and Eleanor are:

1 John Bell (Jan 11, 1767 in Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland - Nov 25, 1808 in VA) - Birth Record
2 James Bell, Jr. (Nov 20, 1768 in Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland - 1825 in WV) - Birth Record  
Married Margaret Fulton (1780-1847) on Jul 23, 1795 in Berkeley, WV) - Marriage Record
I have
1 DNA match from this family
Click here to go to James' extended family page  
3 Jeanette Hettie Ann Bell (Nov 18, 1770 in Glasgow, Scotland - 1859 in Brewer, AR) - Birth Record
Married Lachlan "Laughlin" Bell (1766-1848) in 1789 in Randolph, NC
I have 8 DNA matches from this family
Click here to go to Jeanette's extended family page
4 Adam Frederick Bell (May 17, 1772 in Glasgow, Scotland - May 17, 1854 in Warren, NY) - Birth Record
Married Anna Eva Bauer (1772-1841) in 1794

5 Jane Bell (May 18, 1774 in Babbs Run, VA - Jul 29, 1817 in Belmont Co., OH)
Married Peter Babb, Jr. (1769-1837) on Nov 2, 1797 in Frederick Co., VA - Marriage Record
I have
23 DNA matches from this family
Click here to go to Jane's extended family page
6 Thomas Martin Bell (Jan 3, 1777 in Babbs Run, VA - )
Married (1) Hannah Boggess (1782-1823) in 1803
Married (2) Marie Euphrosine Lambert (1798-1851) in 1814
I have
2 DNA matches from this family
Click here to go to Thomas' extended family page
7 Elizabeth Bell (1778-1873) (See Generation #2 Below)
8 Stephen Bell (1779 in Babbs Runn, Frederick Co., VA - Apr 10, 1845 in Frederick Co., VA)
Married Martha Lynn (1800-1885) in 1821

GENERATION 2

Elizabeth F. Bell, daughter of James Bell Sr., and Eleanor Helen Neilson was born in 1778 in Babbs Run, VA.  On Mar 10, 1810 she married Jacob Jones in Frederick, VA. (Marriage record). Jacob died in 1840 in Hancock, IN. Elizabeth died on Jul 11, 1873 in Belmont, OH. 

Their children include:

1 Thomas S. Jones (1812-1849) (source)
Married Juliana Willett (1813-1889) on Mar 13, 1831 in Hancock, IN
    1.
James B. Jones (1835 in IN - ) - Census: 1850, 1870, 1880, 1900; Marriage Record; Death Certificate
        Married (1) Caroline Nichols (-)
        Married (2) Unknown Spouse
             1.
Leanora B. Jones (Nov 13, 1868 in OH - May 16, 1906 in IN)
             2.
Hanibal F. Jones (Jan 6, 1869 in OH - Apr 21, 1915 in Warren, IN)
                 Married Rose Herron (1861-) on Jul 17, 1886 in Indianapolis, IN
                      1.
Carl H. Jones (Feb 1887 in IN - )
                      2.
Eva B. Jones (Sep 1889 in IN - )
                      3.
Howard E. Jones (Jul 1893 in IN - May 31, 1969 in Indianapolis, IN)
             3.
Heber Calvin Jones (Aug 6, 1871 in Zaleski, OH - May 27, 1950 in Indianapolis, IN)
                 Married (1) Ada Myrtle Sanders (1875-1901) on Sep 24, 1895 in IN
                      1.
Ada Jones (May 1893 in IN - ) - Census: 1900
                      2.
Fay Roberta Jones (Jul 28, 1914 in IN - Apr 25, 2006 in IN)
                          Married Samuel Klezmer (1914-2002) on Sep 4, 1937 in Marion, IN
                               1.
Gayle Ann Caplin (Sep 26, 1946 in IN - Decp 30, 2011)
                 Married (2) Nellie Gammon (1883-) on Nov 14, 1901 in Marion, IN
                     3.
Lenore Jones (Abt. 1903 in IN - )
    2.
Margaret Ellen Jones (1839 in IN - 1908)
    3.
Sophronia Jane Jones (1843 in IN -) - Census: 1850
    4.
Clarissa Amanda Jones (1847 in IN - ) - Census: 1850, 1870, 1880
2 Joseph Nelson Jones (1813 in Brown Co., OH - Bef. 1860 in Hancock, IN)
Married Catharine Bateman (1812-1885) on Apr 15, 1835 in Wayne, IN (source)
    1.
Samuel J. Jones (1831 in IN - )
        Married Jerusha Higanbotham (1821-) on Apr 14, 1852 in Hancock, IN
             1.
John T. Jones (Abt. 1855 in IN - )
             2.
Frances M. Jones (Abt. 1857 in IN - )
             3.
Joseph M. Jones (Abt. 1858 in IN - )

    2.
Francis H. Jones (Sep 1837 in Hancock, IN - )
        Married Nancy Ann Brock (1839-) on Mar 6, 1858 in Hancock, IN.
             1.
Francena Carolina Jones (1859 in Hancock, IN - 1949)  - Census: 1860, 1870, 1880
                 Married Isaac M. Willett (1857-1935)
                      1.
Elda Lane Willett (Sep 20, 1883 in IN - 1950)
             2.
Josephine Juliaetta Jones (Abt. 1861 in Hancock, IN - Bef. 1900 in Hancock, IN)  - Census: 1870, 1880
             3.
Thursa Amintie Jones (Abt. 1862 in Hancock, IN - Nov 4, 1882 in Hancock, IN)  - Census: 1870, 1880
                 Married Adrian F. Hall (1853-1923)
                      1.
Lenna Cordelia Hall (Nov 4, 1882 in Hancock, IN - Mar 1957 in Gotebo, OK)
                          Married (1) George Oscar Hawk (1867-1939)
                          Married (2) Charles Milton Buck (1874-)
             4.
Elizabeth Jones (Abt. 1864 in Hancock, IN - Bef. 1900 in Hancock, IN) - Census: 1870, 1880
                 Married Colon Tomlinson (1861-)  on Sep 3, 1894 in Arkansas
                      1.
Earl Tomlinson (May 1895 in AR - ) - Census: 1900, 1910

    3.
Stephen A. Jones (1838 in Hancock, IN - Nov 23, 1890 in Hancock, IN)
        Married Mary Ann Beckner (1844-1940) on May 17, 1866 in Marion Co., IN
             1.
James U. Jones (May 5, 1867 in IN - Sep 13, 1946 in Blocher, IN)
                 Married Anna C. Holland (1872-1940) on Jul 27, 1902 in IN
             2.
Joseph H.S. Jones (Abt. 1870 in IN - Dec 1, 1902 in Cooksville, IL)
                 Married Emma Dorothea Harms (1870-1955) on Dec 27, 1891 in Mclean, IL - 5 children
             3.
William Otto Jones (Abt. 1873 in Hancock, IN - Mar 28, 1946 in Indianapolis, IN)
                 Married (1) Mary Leandera Throckmorton (1875-1942) on Apr 30, 1894 in Marion, IN
                      1.
Lawrence Beckner Jones (Aug 8, 1900 in IN - Oct 29, 1942 in IN)
                          Married Jeanette V. Cochran (1902-1987) on Apr 21, 1928 in Jackson, MO
                 Married (2) Isabelle (1898-)
             4.
Ira Isom Jones (Aug 26, 1876 in Hancock, IN - Sep 2, 1960 in Bloomington, IL)
                 Married (1) Vero May Jenkins (1885-1958)
                      1.
Reba Imo Jones (1901-1995)
                 Married (2) Rebecca May Jenkins (1876-1926)
                      2.
Fern Gladys Jones (1904-1994)
                      3.
George Eldon Jones (1908-1963)
                      4.
Lorena Erma Jones (1911-2001)
                 Married (3) Ida Boyden (1874-)
             5.
Arthur Jones (1880 in Hancock, IN - )
             6.
Clarence Hosea Jones (Aug 3, 1880 in Greenfield, IN - May 8, 1964 in Kokoimo, IN)
                 Married Mary Lendera Throckmorton (1875-1942) on Feb 11, 1907 in Grant, IN
                      1.
Lawrence Beckner Jones (Aug 8, 1900 in Indianapolis, IN - Oct 29, 1942 in Indianapolis, IN)
                          Married Jeanette V. Cochran (1902-1987) on Apr 21, 1928 in Jackson, MO
                      2.
Betty Ann Jones (Feb 2, 1924 in IL - Sep 26, 1991 in Kokomo, IN)
                          Married Diehl Leroy MOran (1923-2003)
3 Jacob Jones (1817 in OH - ) (source)
Married Maria Gibbs (1816-1900)
    1.
Surilda Caroline Jones (Sep 5, 1838 in IN - Dec 22, 1920 in OR)
        Married Joseph Marion Samuels (1846-1933) - 2 children
    2.
William H. Jones (1841 in IN - )
    3.
Joseph C. Jones (1842 in IN - 1884 in IN)
    4.
Marcellus Lee Jones (1844 in IN - )
    5.
Francis Marion Jones Aug 17, 1847 in IN - Sep 2, 1921 in KS)
        Married Sarah Melvana Mayfield (1859-1945) - 6 children
    6.
Samuel Henry Jones (Apr 11, 1850 in IN - Jan 17, 1936 in MO)
        Married Harriet Ellen Root (1857-1942) - 5 children
    7.
Mary Eliza Jones (Oct 1853 in IN - Abt. 1935 in CA)
        Married Rudolph Andrew Conrad (1853-1935) - 4 children
    8.
Arthur Franklin Jones (Jun 10, 1855 in IN - Jan 20, 1900 in IN)
        Married Laura Prudence Reeves (1857-1937) - 6 children
4 Francis Patterson Jones (1817 on OH - Dec 16, 1885 in Hancock, IN)
Married Alice "Ally" Hawk on Oct 4,1838 in Hancock, IN
Click here to view Francis' extended family page
5 James Jones (Abt. 1820 in OH - )
6 Hiram W. Jones (Abt. 1820 in IN - ) (source)
Married Sarah T. (1823-)
    1. Mary A. Jones (1841 in IN - )
    2. Margaret M. Jones (1843 in IN - 1885)
        Married (1) Charles M. Hilliard (1825-1867)
        Married (2)  A.C. Hampton (1832-1880) - 5 children
    3. Sarah H. Jones (1846 in IN - Oct 14, 1919 in OK)
    4. Riley Jones (1849-)
    5. William W. Jones (1849 in IN - 1927)
    6. Emma Jones (1854-)
    7. Marion Jones (1858-)
7 Eleanor Jones (Oct 21, 1820 - Sep 5, 1890) (See Generation 3 below)
8 John B. Jones (Hancock, IN - )
Note: The connection between Elizabeth Bell to daughter Eleanor Jones is not known by physical records
but based on over 30 DNA shared matches to my Hawk line and common ancestors.
GENERATION 3

Eleanor (Ellenor) Jones
(Oct 21, 1820 in Washington Co., OH - Sep 5, 1890 in Kearney, NE), daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth.  Eleanor married David Hawk on Feb 10, 1842 in Hancock, IN.  I descend from their son Nathaniel Henry Hawk who married Anna Irene Jones.  See the Hawk surname page for continuation of this line. 

 

Migration pattern of my Bell family
Scotland -- VA -- OH --- IN

 

Surnames that married into my Bell family
JONES NEILSON

 

Bell Ancestry.com DNA
My Dad shares DNA with 34 matches that have known connections to a shared Bell Ancestor and share DNA with my other Hawk ancestors.  There are also an additional 12 matches that may connect to this line.. 

The matches identified so far with shared ancestry are:

James Bell (1768-1808) / Margaret Fulton = 1 DNA match
Jeanette Bell (1770-1859) / Laughlin Bell = 8 DNA matches
Jane Bell (1774-1817) / Peter Babb = 23 DNA matches
Thomas Bell (1777-1852) = 2 DNA matches


My Descent From The Bell Line

Generation Father Mother
8 James Bell, Sr. (1744-1805) Eleanor Neilson (1746-1813)
7 Jacob Jones (1778-1840) Elizabeth Bell (1778-1873)
6 David Hawk (1819-1898) Eleanor Jones (1820-1890)
5 Nathaniel Henry Hawk (1858-1944) Anna Irene Jones (1868-1936)
4 Ernest August Schwiening (1873-1944) Grace Myrtle Hawk (1885-1984)
3 William Edward Marshall (1901-1981) Irene Sophia Schwiening (1908-1992)
2 William Edward Marshall
1 Tod Howard Marshall

This page was created on 10/13/21 and last updated on 01/14/23
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