Thomas B. Bell
M, #4068, b. 1813
Relationship=3rd great-grandfather of Robert Lynn Adams.
Relationship=2nd great-grandfather of Ida Ione Ashby.
Last Edited=27 Oct 2009
Thomas B. Bell was born in 1813 at Kentucky; Shown as age 37 on the 1850 census.1
Thomas B. Bell married Elizabeth (Elisa) Hockersmith, daughter of Jacob Hockersmith , Jr. and Anna Kiziah Skinner, on 25 January 1838 at Randolph Co., Missouri.2,3,4,5,6,7
Thomas B. Bell is head of household on the Census of 28 September 1850 at District 13, Wapello Co., Iowa, as Thomas B. Bell. He was listed as age 37, a farmer, and born in Kentucky. Also enumerated were Elizabeth Gravitt, William Bell, Thomas Jefferson Bell, Mary Bell, James K. Bell, Christopher Bell, Martha J. Bell and Elizabeth (Elisa) Hockersmith.1
Thomas B. Bell is head of household on the Census of June 1856 at Fabius Township, Davis Co., Iowa, as Thomas B. Bell. He is shown as age 33 and born in Kentucky. Also enumerated were Elizabeth (Elisa) Hockersmith, William Bell, Thomas Jefferson Bell, Mary Bell, James K. Bell, Christopher Bell, Martha J. Bell, John Wesley Bell, Edward Bell and Cordelia Bell.8
Thomas B. Bell is head of household on the Census of 27 June 1860 at Fox River Township, Davis Co., Iowa, as Thomas B. Bell. He is age 47 and was born in Kentucky. He is a tanner and has personal property valued at #200. Also enumerated were Elizabeth (Elisa) Bell, William Bell, Thomas Jefferson Bell, Mary Bell, James K. Bell, Christopher Bell, John Wesley Bell, Martha J. Bell, Cordelia Bell and Albert Bell.9
Thomas B. Bell is head of household on the Census of 20 June 1870 at Pettis Township, Platte Co., Missouri, as Thos. B. Bell. He is age 59 and a farmer. He was born in Kentucky. He has personal property valued at $500. Also enumerated were Elizabeth (Elisa) Bell, James K. Bell, Christopher Bell, Martha J. Bell, John Wesley Bell, Cordelia Bell and Albert Bell.10
Thomas B. Bell married Elizabeth (Elisa) Hockersmith, daughter of Jacob Hockersmith , Jr. and Anna Kiziah Skinner, on 25 January 1838 at Randolph Co., Missouri.2,3,4,5,6,7
Thomas B. Bell is head of household on the Census of 28 September 1850 at District 13, Wapello Co., Iowa, as Thomas B. Bell. He was listed as age 37, a farmer, and born in Kentucky. Also enumerated were Elizabeth Gravitt, William Bell, Thomas Jefferson Bell, Mary Bell, James K. Bell, Christopher Bell, Martha J. Bell and Elizabeth (Elisa) Hockersmith.1
Thomas B. Bell is head of household on the Census of June 1856 at Fabius Township, Davis Co., Iowa, as Thomas B. Bell. He is shown as age 33 and born in Kentucky. Also enumerated were Elizabeth (Elisa) Hockersmith, William Bell, Thomas Jefferson Bell, Mary Bell, James K. Bell, Christopher Bell, Martha J. Bell, John Wesley Bell, Edward Bell and Cordelia Bell.8
Thomas B. Bell is head of household on the Census of 27 June 1860 at Fox River Township, Davis Co., Iowa, as Thomas B. Bell. He is age 47 and was born in Kentucky. He is a tanner and has personal property valued at #200. Also enumerated were Elizabeth (Elisa) Bell, William Bell, Thomas Jefferson Bell, Mary Bell, James K. Bell, Christopher Bell, John Wesley Bell, Martha J. Bell, Cordelia Bell and Albert Bell.9
Thomas B. Bell is head of household on the Census of 20 June 1870 at Pettis Township, Platte Co., Missouri, as Thos. B. Bell. He is age 59 and a farmer. He was born in Kentucky. He has personal property valued at $500. Also enumerated were Elizabeth (Elisa) Bell, James K. Bell, Christopher Bell, Martha J. Bell, John Wesley Bell, Cordelia Bell and Albert Bell.10
Children of Thomas B. Bell and Elizabeth (Elisa) Hockersmith
- Elizabeth Bell+11,1 b. 6 Nov 1839, d. 29 Dec 1907
- William Bell1 b. 1841
- Thomas Jefferson Bell+1 b. Dec 1842, d. 2 Jun 1934
- Mary Bell1 b. 1845
- James K. Bell+1 b. 18 Sep 1846, d. 31 May 1908
- Christopher Bell1 b. 1847
- Martha J. Bell1 b. 1850
- John Wesley Bell8 b. 3 Nov 1851, d. 6 Mar 1879
- Edward Bell8 b. 1854, d. bt 1856 - 1860
- Cordelia Bell8 b. 1856
- Albert Bell9 b. 1 Aug 1857, d. 29 Aug 1944
Citations
- [S129] 1850 US Census Population Schedule, Wapello Co., IA, District 13, Page 431, entry 442.
- [S700] Marriage Register of Thomas B. and Eliza Bell.
- [S80] Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, Early Marriage Records of Randolph Co. Missouri 1829-1859 , Page 4.
- [S81] Linda S. Barber Brooks, Missouri Marriages to 1850.
- [S119] Unknown volume, Broderbund Marriage CD, unknown repository.
- [S198] Randolph Co., Missouri GenWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~morandol/, Larry Sumpter's Database of Deaths in Randolph County.
- [S283] Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com, Ancestry.com. Randolph County, Missouri Marriage Records, 1829-1859. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather, comp. Marriage Records for Randolph County, Missouri 1829-1859. Chillicothe, MO: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, circa 1965.
- [S143] 1850 State Census of Davis County, Iowa, Page 1000; Dwelling No. 133, Family No. 133.
- [S39] 1860 US Census Population Schedule, Davis Co., IA, Bloomfield Post Office; Dwelling Number 580; Family 543; starting on line number 92.
- [S338] 1870 US Census Population Schedule, Platte Co., Missouri, Parkville Post Office, Pettis Township, Platte Co., Missouri
Page 44 Family Number 324, Dwelling Number 304, lines 38-40 and Page 45 lines 1-5. - [S583] Elizabeth Gravitt, Gravitt, Elizabeth DC, Father - Thomas Bell Birthplace - Ireland.
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