1832 - 1901 (68 years)
Has no ancestors but 27 descendants in this family tree.
1839 - 1923 (83 years)
Birth |
6 Sep 1839 |
Georgia, USA |
Died |
1923 |
Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA |
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Father |
Britton Clinton Tyler, b. 21 Oct 1808, Hancock County, Georgia, USA |
Mother |
Massylvia Kerby, b. 12 Dec 1808, North Carolina, USA |
Married |
22 Feb 1833 |
Jasper Co. Georgia |
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Family |
Van Archibald Bell, b. 4 Jul 1832, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA |
Married |
17 Oct 1856 |
Children |
| 1. Willie Montegue Bell, b. 4 Nov 1858 |
+ | 2. Emma Viola Bell, b. 3 Aug 1860 |
+ | 3. Robert Archie Bell, b. 23 Dec 1863 |
+ | 4. Vanetta Bell, b. 5 Jun 1866 |
| 5. Blanche Bell, b. 4 Aug 1869 |
| 6. Terressa Bell, b. 31 Oct 1871 |
+ | 7. Dewitt Clinton Tyler Bell, b. 1 Jan 1874, Cassandra, Walker, Georgia, USA |
+ | 8. Gwendolin Bell, b. 7 Jun 1877 |
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1858 - 1859 (0 years)
Birth |
4 Nov 1858 |
Died |
14 Jul 1859 |
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Father |
Van Archibald Bell, b. 4 Jul 1832, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA |
Mother |
Josephine Rebecca Tyler, b. 6 Sep 1839, Georgia, USA |
Married |
17 Oct 1856 |
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1860 - 1942 (81 years)
Birth |
3 Aug 1860 |
Died |
9 Mar 1942 |
Chattanooga, Hamilton CO, Tennessee, USA |
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Father |
Van Archibald Bell, b. 4 Jul 1832, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA |
Mother |
Josephine Rebecca Tyler, b. 6 Sep 1839, Georgia, USA |
Married |
17 Oct 1856 |
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Family 1 |
NN Nicholson |
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Family 2 |
Amos Ault |
Married |
1 Sep 1885 |
Children |
| 1. Robert Tyler Norman Franklin Ault, b. 20 Jul 1886 |
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1863 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
23 Dec 1863 |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Van Archibald Bell, b. 4 Jul 1832, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA |
Mother |
Josephine Rebecca Tyler, b. 6 Sep 1839, Georgia, USA |
Married |
17 Oct 1856 |
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Family |
Nadaline Rose |
Married |
27 Nov 1888 |
Chattanooga, Hamilton CO, Tennessee, USA |
Children |
| 1. Robert Tyler Bell, b. 11 Sep 1887 |
| 2. Glen A. Bell |
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1866 - 1897 (31 years)
Birth |
5 Jun 1866 |
Died |
6 Jun 1897 |
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Father |
Van Archibald Bell, b. 4 Jul 1832, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA |
Mother |
Josephine Rebecca Tyler, b. 6 Sep 1839, Georgia, USA |
Married |
17 Oct 1856 |
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Family |
John H. Hall |
Married |
25 Apr 1887 |
Children |
| 1. Van Olliver Kennith Hampton Hall, b. 12 Feb 1888 |
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1869 - 1907 (37 years)
Birth |
4 Aug 1869 |
Died |
1907 |
Farrill, Alabama, USA |
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Father |
Van Archibald Bell, b. 4 Jul 1832, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA |
Mother |
Josephine Rebecca Tyler, b. 6 Sep 1839, Georgia, USA |
Married |
17 Oct 1856 |
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1871 - 1918 (46 years)
Birth |
31 Oct 1871 |
Died |
1918 |
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Father |
Van Archibald Bell, b. 4 Jul 1832, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA |
Mother |
Josephine Rebecca Tyler, b. 6 Sep 1839, Georgia, USA |
Married |
17 Oct 1856 |
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1874 - 1927 (53 years)
Birth |
1 Jan 1874 |
Cassandra, Walker, Georgia, USA |
Died |
30 Dec 1927 |
Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, USA |
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Father |
Van Archibald Bell, b. 4 Jul 1832, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA |
Mother |
Josephine Rebecca Tyler, b. 6 Sep 1839, Georgia, USA |
Married |
17 Oct 1856 |
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Family |
Lillie Mae Barnett, b. 29 Aug 1885, Shelby, Shelby, Alabama, USA |
Married |
5 Jul 1903 |
Lipscomb, Jefferson, Alabama, USA |
Children |
| 1. Aticus Barnett Bell, b. 14 Jun 1904, Lipscom, Jefferson, Alabama, USA |
| 2. Wilma Mae Bell, b. 6 Feb 1906, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA |
| 3. Robert Van Dewitt Bell, b. 7 Jun 1909, Altoona, Etowa, Alabama, USA |
+ | 4. Edna Earle Bell, b. 27 Jan 1912, Gadsden, Etowa, Alabama, USA |
+ | 5. Millie Elizabeth Bell, b. 27 Oct 1913, Gadsden, Etowa, Alabama, USA |
| 6. Bobbie Carlton Bell, b. 16 Apr 1920, Piedmont, Calhoun, Alabama, USA |
| 7. Martha Ellen Bell, b. 30 Aug 1923, Piedmont, Calhoun, Alabama, USA |
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1877 - 1949 (71 years)
Birth |
7 Jun 1877 |
Died |
11 Jan 1949 |
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA |
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Father |
Van Archibald Bell, b. 4 Jul 1832, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA |
Mother |
Josephine Rebecca Tyler, b. 6 Sep 1839, Georgia, USA |
Married |
17 Oct 1856 |
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Family |
Adolphus Pendleton Langley |
Married |
18 Nov 1900 |
Children |
| 1. Margaret Gertrude Langley, b. 1 Dec 1903 |
| 2. Van Ernest Langley, b. 12 Mar 1906 |
| 3. John Wilson Langley, b. 27 Feb 1908 |
| 4. Ethel Rebecca Langley, b. 5 Jul 1910 |
| 5. Mildred Juanita Langley, b. Jun 1912 |
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Name |
Van Archibald Bell |
Birth |
4 Jul 1832 |
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
16 Feb 1901 |
Person ID |
I380482 |
Geneagraphie |
Last Modified |
5 Jul 2002 |
Family |
Josephine Rebecca Tyler, b. 6 Sep 1839, Georgia, USA d. 1923, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA (Age 83 years) |
Marriage |
17 Oct 1856 |
Children |
| 1. Willie Montegue Bell, b. 4 Nov 1858 d. 14 Jul 1859 (Age 0 years) |
+ | 2. Emma Viola Bell, b. 3 Aug 1860 d. 9 Mar 1942, Chattanooga, Hamilton CO, Tennessee, USA (Age 81 years) |
+ | 3. Robert Archie Bell, b. 23 Dec 1863 d. Yes, date unknown |
+ | 4. Vanetta Bell, b. 5 Jun 1866 d. 6 Jun 1897 (Age 31 years) |
| 5. Blanche Bell, b. 4 Aug 1869 d. 1907, Farrill, Alabama, USA (Age 37 years) |
| 6. Terressa Bell, b. 31 Oct 1871 d. 1918 (Age 46 years) |
+ | 7. Dewitt Clinton Tyler Bell, b. 1 Jan 1874, Cassandra, Walker, Georgia, USA d. 30 Dec 1927, Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, USA (Age 53 years) |
+ | 8. Gwendolin Bell, b. 7 Jun 1877 d. 11 Jan 1949, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA (Age 71 years) |
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Family ID |
F151330 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
5 Jul 2002 |
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Notes |
- VAN A. BELL was born in Anderson County, SC, 4 July 1832. In the 1850 Murray Co., GA, census he was shown as age 18 and living in the household of his brother Sanford, along with Sanford's wife and child. On 17 October 1856 he married JOSEPHINE REBECCA TYLER (see TYLER) whose family was also listed in the 1850 Murray Co. census. The only records of the of her daughters. According to the pension application and her handwritten record of births, she was born 6 September 1839 in .Macon, GA. The year of her birth was erroneously given as 1840 on her tombstone. She died in 1923 in Cherokee County, AL. The 1860 census record for VAN A. BELL has not been located, but his wife's pension papers stated that they were living in Cave Springs, GA, when he enlisted in the Army of the Confederacy in nearby Rome, GA. He had two periods of service in the Confederate Army beginning with 1861 when he enlisted for the first time and served with the 8th Georgia Volunteers under Captain Towers as a private. He was discharged due to illness in November of the same year. In September 1863 he reenlisted as Chaplain of the 6th Battalion, Georgia State Guards, under Captain Hawkins and served until the end of the war. This battalion took part in the Battle of Chickarnauga, which was said to be one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. According to his widow's pension application, he was captured at Huntsville, AL, but escaped. During the Civil War, his wife and her family (including her father, mother, and brother) fled Georgia ahead of Sherman's advancing Union Army and went to the Cedar Bluff/Gaylesville area in Cherokee County, AL. It is believed that relatives were living there, possibly a married sister of JOSEPHINE or one of the several Bell families living in the area.
The 1870 census of Catoosa Co., GA, enumerated this family in Ringgold, GA, where they were living in September 1885 when daughter EMMA's marriage was recorded.
VAN BELL was a Baptist minister. From the many churches which he served, it is apparent that, at least part of the time, he was an old-fashioned, "circuit rider" preacher and served several churches at the same time. history of Noah Georgia Baptist Association by J. W. Williamson lists V. A. Bell as an "early pastor" of Friendship Baptist Church, which was founded in 1853. He is also "among the earliest pastors" of Varnell Baptist Church, Whitfield Co., GA, which was founded between 1837-47. Other churches he served in Georgia are found in Walker County History by James Alfred Sartain. They are Friendship Baptist Church in Walker Co. and Lookout Baptist Church (third pastor) on the Chattanooga Valley Road. Baptist Association Records also list Van A. Bell as serving from 1876 to 1880 as pastor of Concord Baptist Church in the area that is now East Brainerd in Chattanooga, TN. According to an undated newspaper clipping in his daughter EMMA's scrapbook, he also served as minister at Second Baptist Church, Chattanooga, TN. Another such undated clipping in the scrapbook gives a view of the kind of living that was afforded ministers of that era:
Rev. V. A. BELL is located at South Chattanooga, and has been there since last summer. He was at first joint missionary of East Tennessee General Association) and the State Board, but is now sustained by the State Board and his people there. The Board engages to pay him $150 per annum, and he is permitted to increase this sum to $500 by collections in the field. Of this sum the First Church [First Baptist Church Chattanooga, generously agrees to raise $100, of which she has paid him $20 already. Bro. Bell's family live in the country or he could not work for this salary. He is doing a good work, having increased the membership more than double in six months.
VAN and his daughter Blanche taught school for a time in a small community named Alexis, which was across the Coosa River from Farill. The exact dates are not known, but his journal contains a notation "Opened School Jan. I st, 1895," and a list of the 29 children in attendance. The last record in the journal listed the number of males and number of females attending on 15 February 1897. Whether he continued to teach is unknown. Although not found in any other source, pages in the journal indicate that he preached at Mill Creek Church in January, February, and March of 1895 and at Round Mountain on "April 1st Sunday" and on "May 1st Sunday," (no year given). Locations of these two churches are unknown, but they were probably within a fifteen-mile radius of Farill, AL.
The 1900 Cherokee County, AL, census lists VAN'S household, which included his wife, widowed daughter EMMA AULT and her son ROBERT AULT, and two unmarried daughters named Tessa (Terressa) and Blanche. Tessa was a talented artist and was listed in the census as art teacher.
In her otherwise fine book The Bells in U.S.A. and Allied Families, Getha Gina Bell stated that the name of VAN's wife was unknown and endowed him with two children that were definitely not his. Having no personal knowledge of VAN or his descendants, the person contributing research (a descendant of VAN's brother Sullivan) found a "Vann Bell" in the census and assumed that he was the right one. A "Vann Bell" was also living in Anderson County near CHARLES BELL' s family in 1840, possibly the same man later living in Georgia and erroneously listed in the book. This author's father grew up in the home of VAN BELL, and recalls many facts her father related about members of his grandfather's family. She owns many BELL family pictures (labeled by VAN's daughter EMMA with name and relationship), scrapbooks, letters, etc. Possibly another reason Van A. Bell was hard to find was the fact that the 1880 Catoosa Co., GA, census lists him as "V. Archie
Bell." That was the only time he has ever been found listed in anything in any way
other than as "VAN A. BELL", and may have been due to the fact that a "Vann
Bell" (possibly a relative) was in the same area at that time. REV. VAN A. BELL
died on 16 February 1901, and his wife JOSEPHINE died in 1923. Along with
daughters Terressa (Tessa) and Blanche, they are buried in the Hardman Cemetery
near Farill, AL. He was a gentle, good man who was loved by everyone. Guarding
his grave is a handsome tombstone "erected by his fiends," upon which they had
the following engraved:
Rev. V. A. Bell
Born July 4,1832
Died February 16,1901
Servant of God Well Done
Thy Glorious Warfare's Past
His Battles Fought The Victory Won
Soldier of Christ Well Done
Praise Be Thy New Employ
And While Eternal Ages Run
Rest in Thy Saviors Joy
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