Descendants of Robert Bell

 

Generation No. 1

1. ROBERT1 BELL was born 1772 in Virginia, and died September 25, 1858 in Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL. He married JANE ANDERSON. She was born 1780 in PA, and died in Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL.

Children of ROBERT BELL and JANE ANDERSON are:

2. i. EMILY2 BELL, b. 1819; d. August 22, 1874, Brown Co., IL.

3. ii. CATHERINE BELL, b. 1797, KY.

4. iii. JOHN BELL, b. February 05, 1800, TN; d. 1881, Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL.

5. iv. JAMES BELL, b. 1803; d. July 1839, Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL.

6. v. REBECCA BELL, b. 1805, KY; d. June 06, 1876, Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL.

7. vi. IRA BELL, b. 1808; d. July 27, 1876, Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL.

8. vii. RICHARD BELL, b. 1812; d. Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL.

9. viii. MARTHA BELL, b. 1819; d. January 07, 1892, Perry Cem. Brown Co., IL.

10. ix. SARAH BELL, b. 1810; d. Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL.

 

Generation No. 2

2. EMILY2 BELL (ROBERT1) was born 1819, and died August 22, 1874 in Brown Co., IL. She married CALVIN HURST July 02, 1840 in Brown Co. IL. He was born April 30, 1808 in Virginia, and died September 29, 1876 in Brown Co. IL.

Children of EMILY BELL and CALVIN HURST are:

i. MARGARET ANGELINE3 HURST, b. September 05, 1856, Brown Co. IL; d. June 20, 1928, Brown Co. IL; m. THOMAS LINDSEY LANIER, April 23, 1874, Mt. Sterling, IL; b. January 25, 1853, Brown Co. IL; d. February 09, 1921, Mt. Sterling, IL.

ii. JAMES HURST, b. April 15, 1842; d. December 02, 1928, Mt. Sterling, IL; m. (1) ELIZABETH PERRY; b. February 07, 1852; d. May 08, 1879, Cooperstown, Brown Co., IL.; m. (2) BELLE LONG; b. 1856; d. January 10, 1918, Cooperstown, Brown Co., IL.; m. (3) NANNIE HOWELL.

iii. MARTHA J. HURST, b. October 19, 1843; d. September 10, 1875, Mt. Sterling, IL; m. ROBERT HAMMOND, September 01, 1861.

iv. MARY ELLEN HURST, b. September 23, 1845; d. March 29, 1927, Hersman, Brown Co., IL; m. JAMES K. POLK PERRY, January 06, 1868; b. 1844; d. 1920, Hersman, Brown Co., IL..

v. ALBERT HURST, b. August 25, 1848; d. September 27, 1860, Mt. Sterling, IL.

vi. SARAH M. HURST, b. 1850; d. June 18, 1875, Mt. Sterling, IL.

vii. COLUMBUS HURST, b. December 26, 1851; d. August 12, 1907, Mt. Sterling, IL; m. (1) ELIZA; b. January 23, 1865; d. May 13, 1958, Mt. Sterling, IL.; m. (2) JEANETTE PERRY, December 11, 1873.

viii. PHOEBE ADALINE HURST, b. April 26, 1854; d. August 09, 1931, Mt. Sterling, IL; m. NATHAN D. PERRY, December 17, 1874.

ix. CYNTHIA E. HURST, b. December 09, 1859; d. August 06, 1884, Mt. Sterling, IL.

x. ELIZA A. HURST, b. February 06, 1862; d. December 21, 1928, Mt. Sterling, IL; m. MILLARD ABER, November 30, 1879.

3. CATHERINE2 BELL (ROBERT1) was born 1797 in KY. She married THOMAS I. BEARD. He was born in KY, and died in Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL.

Children of CATHERINE BELL and THOMAS BEARD are:

i. ALEXANDER3 BEARD.

ii. JANE BEARD.

iii. JAMES BEARD.

iv. MARTHA BEARD.

v. SAMUEL BEARD.

vi. JOSEPH BEARD.

vii. JOHN F. BEARD, b. 1829; m. SARAH ANNIS FARKS.

4. JOHN2 BELL (ROBERT1) was born February 05, 1800 in TN, and died 1881 in Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL. He married (1) ELIZABETH MCMULLEN. She died 1836 in Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL. He married (2) ELIZABETH CARTER.

Children of JOHN BELL and ELIZABETH MCMULLEN are:

i. ELIZABETH ANN3 BELL, b. 1825; m. JOHN CARTER.

ii. MARY JANE BELL, b. 1827; m. MOSES COFFMAN.

iii. IRA BELL, b. 1830; d. October 09, 1908, Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL; m. EMELINE BATES; b. January 01, 1837; d. August 08, 1919, Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL..

Notes for IRA BELL:

Civil War Vet., 119th Inf. Co. E.

iv. JAMES R. BELL, b. 1834.

Children of JOHN BELL and ELIZABETH CARTER are:

v. JOHN W.3 BELL.

vi. MARION BELL, b. 1844; m. NANCY E. AUSMUS.

vii. JABEZ BELL, b. 1848.

viii. JACKSON BELL, b. 1849.

ix. HARDIN BELL, b. 1852; m. ROSEAN BROWN; b. 1857.

x. SARA ELIZA BELL, b. 1862; m. JAMES CURRY.

5. JAMES2 BELL (ROBERT1) was born 1803, and died July 1839 in Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL. He married ANNIE BELL LESTER. She died 1841 in Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL.

Children of JAMES BELL and ANNIE LESTER are:

i. ROBERT T.3 BELL, b. 1832; d. 1903, Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL; m. EMILY DAVIS.

ii. JOHN A. BELL.

iii. MARTHA JANE BELL, d. 1877; m. AARON BURR HUSTON, 1845.

iv. PRESTON G. BELL, b. 1837; m. SARAH QUEEN; b. 1836.

6. REBECCA2 BELL (ROBERT1) was born 1805 in KY, and died June 06, 1876 in Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL. She married RODNEY PORTER. He was born 1800 in VA, and died July 12, 1864 in Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL.

Children of REBECCA BELL and RODNEY PORTER are:

i. JAMES3 PORTER, b. 1826; d. 1907; m. MARY ANN WAGNER; b. 1862; d. 1950.

ii. ROBERT PORTER, b. February 24, 1829; d. July 24, 1859, Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL.

iii. EMELINE PORTER.

iv. HARRIETT PORTER.

v. MARY JANE PORTER, b. 1835; d. 1874; m. JOHN KERR, SR.; b. 1830; d. 1906.

vi. IRA PORTER, b. April 04, 1844; d. September 11, 1908, Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL; m. ELIZABETH KERR; b. December 25, 1842; d. March 04, 1916, Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL..

vii. SARAH EMILY PORTER, b. March 21, 1831; d. February 11, 1912, Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL.

7. IRA2 BELL (ROBERT1) was born 1808, and died July 27, 1876 in Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL. He married ELIZA JANE SMITH. She was born 1816, and died August 26, 1883 in Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL.

Children of IRA BELL and ELIZA SMITH are:

i. PARTHENA3 BELL, b. 1832; d. October 01, 1883, Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL; m. THOMAS FORSYTHE; b. June 09, 1828; d. February 18, 1896, Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL..

ii. JOSEPH BELL, b. 1838; m. PAULINE HOGAN.

iii. MARGARET BELL, b. 1858; d. February 07, 1887, Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL; m. HARRY PARKER; b. October 19, 1856; d. June 28, 1950, Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL..

iv. MARY E. BELL, b. 1846; d. September 11, 1856, Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL.

v. WILLIAM J. BELL, d. September 28, 1851, Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL.

vi. GEORGE A. BELL, b. 1845; d. April 26, 1852, Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL.

vii. JAMES M. BELL.

viii. JOHN W. BELL, d. August 18, 1854, Bell-Keith Cem. Bro Co., IL.

8. RICHARD2 BELL (ROBERT1) was born 1812, and died in Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL. He married WINIFRED STINSON.

Children of RICHARD BELL and WINIFRED STINSON are:

i. ELIZABETH3 BELL.

ii. JOHN D. BELL.

iii. MARY ELLEN BELL, b. 1840; d. 1908; m. HENRY CLARK NOTHERN; b. 1830; d. 1889.

iv. JAMES R. BELL, b. 1843; m. MELISSA A.; b. 1851.

v. FRANCIS MARION BELL.

vi. ELIZA BELL.

vii. AMELIA BELL.

9. MARTHA2 BELL (ROBERT1) was born 1819, and died January 07, 1892 in Perry Cem. Brown Co., IL. She married ICHABOD PERRY, son of EDMOND PERRY and RACHAEL BRIDGES. He was born July 18, 1815 in Clairborne Co., TN, and died January 01, 1898 in Mt. Sterling, Brown Co., IL.

Notes for ICHABOD PERRY:

Icabod lived in TN and attended common schools until the age of 16, he left with his family and went to IL. Although his early education was scanty, Icabod read extensively and took an interest in pilitics and served two terms as a Justice of the Peace. He was an early advocate of the freeing of the slaves, joining the Republican party and remaining with the part after the Civil War was concluded. he lost his two eldest sons in the Civil War. The three youngest children died before reaching maturity and are buried in the family cemetery which is on a timbered knoll north and west of the old homestead. Ichabod was of the Universalist faith. He was a devoted parent and gave each of his children a sizeable parcel of land as a homestead. After his wife's death his youngest daughter, Mary and her hustand made their home with him. Ichabod died a terrible death at the age of 82. One icy morning despite the warning of his daughter he went out into the barn lot. He was knocked down and gored by an angry bull and the hogs had found the body before Mrs. Ward discovered that her father had left the house. His funeral was held Monday, January 24, 1898 fro the Ward home and his body laid to rest beside his wife and children in the family burial ground, on land he had reclaimed from the primitive wilderness.

Children of MARTHA BELL and ICHABOD PERRY are:

i. LUKE3 PERRY, b. 1839; d. January 01, 1863.

Notes for LUKE PERRY:

Killed at Stone River (Civil War) Jan. 1, 1863

ii. JOHN J. PERRY, b. 1841, Cooperstown, Brown Co., IL; d. August 1864, Andersonville Prison.

Notes for JOHN J. PERRY:

Died in Andersonville Prison (Civil War) John fought in the Civil War, he was taken captive in the Battle of Chickamauga and removed to Andersonville Prison in GA where he died and is buried. He had received his exchange papers but was too weak from starvation to leave. During his captivity he fashioned a ring from a button off his uniform and sent it to his mother. She always wore it, and it wa on her finger when she was buried.

iii. OLIVER PERRY, b. 1843; d. 1915, Mt. Sterling, IL; m. MARTHA MCMILLEN, February 26, 1866; b. 1845; d. 1933, Mt. Sterling, IL..

Notes for OLIVER PERRY:

Co. 84, Ill. Reg. Inf. Oliver served in the Civil War and returned uninjured. All three brothers were enlisted in Company D. of 84th Illinois Infantry.

iv. LEWIS CASS PERRY, b. June 23, 1845, Cooperstown, Brown Co., IL; d. October 13, 1906; m. (1) COLUMBIA ELLEN SHARON, September 06, 1866; m. (2) JULIA DENNIS, December 26, 1882.

v. ETHAN ALLEN PERRY, b. July 12, 1847, Cooperstown, Brown Co., IL; d. March 01, 1919, Brown Co., IL; m. (1) DELLE SCOTT HOOVER; m. (2) CORDELIA CUMI SHARON, September 08, 1867, Brown Co., IL; d. October 14, 1914.

vi. RACHAEL JANE PERRY, b. March 01, 1851, Cooperstown, Brown Co., IL; d. February 27, 1880; m. JAMES W. MARSHALL, May 13, 1875.

vii. SARAH EMMA PERRY, b. March 24, 1852, Cooperstown, Brown Co., IL; d. December 25, 1888; m. JOHN E. WRIGHT, September 29, 1872.

viii. MARY M. PERRY, b. May 23, 1855, Cooperstown, Brown Co., IL; d. February 25, 1941; m. WILLIAM S. WARD, November 13, 1877.

ix. MARTHA J. PERRY, b. 1853; d. 1856.

x. LOUISA E. PERRY, b. March 06, 1859, Cooperstown, Brown Co., IL; d. August 24, 1876.

xi. MARSHALL PERRY, b. May 25, 1855, Cooperstown, Brown Co., IL; d. August 06, 1862.

10. SARAH2 BELL (ROBERT1) was born 1810, and died in Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL. She married GEORGE SAMMONS. He died in Bell-Keith Cem. Brown Co., IL.

Children of SARAH BELL and GEORGE SAMMONS are:

i. TIMOTHY3 SAMMONS.

ii. NEWTON SAMMONS.

iii. JULIA SAMMONS, m. CLARK FETTERS.