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James Thomas BELL

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Thomas BELL was born on 7 Apr 1874 in Texas, USA (son of Marion Davis BELL and Sarah Jane TUMLINSON).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Jan 1920: Nopal St., Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas
    • Occupation: Odd Jobs Laborer
    • Census: 9 Jun 1880, Atascosa County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 11 Jun 1900, Dimmit County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 22 Apr 1910, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    Justice Precinct 1 with his parents

    James married Elsa Stacy WEBB on 23 Dec 1900 in Dimmit County, Texas, USA. Elsa (daughter of Isaac Johnson WEBB and Karen Sophronia (WEBB)) was born in Aug 1884 in Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    by J. D. Spears, County Judge

    Children:
    1. Floyd A. BELL was born about 1902 in Texas, USA.
    2. Jesse Franklin BELL was born on 4 Dec 1905 in Texas, USA; died on 13 Nov 1982 in Bexar County, Texas, USA.
    3. Asher Richardson BELL was born on 22 May 1907 in Texas, USA; died on 10 Oct 1984 in Bexar County, Texas, USA.
    4. Stacy S. BELL was born in 1909 in Texas, USA.
    5. Erma B. BELL was born about 1913 in Texas, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Marion Davis BELL was born on 3 Jul 1845 in Mississippi, USA (son of Jonathan Ruben BELL); died on 2 Apr 1917; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Apr 1910: Justice Precinct No. 2, Dimmit County, Texas
    • Occupation: Farmer, Beekeeper
    • Census: 9 Jun 1880, Atascosa County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 11 Jun 1900, Dimmit County, Texas, USA

    Notes:

    See Dimmit County Mesquite Roots for a detailed history of Mace Bell.

    Birth:
    1900 census: Jul 1844

    Census:
    Justice Precinct 1

    Marion married Sarah Jane TUMLINSON on 15 Jan 1866 in Atascosa County, Texas, USA. Sarah (daughter of Peter Frank TUMLINSON and Harriett Jane WEST) was born in Mar 1850 in Texas, USA; died on 27 Feb 1928. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Jane TUMLINSON was born in Mar 1850 in Texas, USA (daughter of Peter Frank TUMLINSON and Harriett Jane WEST); died on 27 Feb 1928.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Apr 1910: Justice Precinct No. 2, Dimmit County, Texas
    • Census: 7 Nov 1850, Grimes County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 30 Jul 1860, Atascosa County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 9 Jun 1880, Atascosa County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 11 Jun 1900, Dimmit County, Texas, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    P. O. Pleasanton

    Census:
    Justice Precinct 1

    Notes:

    Married:
    by J. W. Cooper, Chief Justice of Atascosa County

    Children:
    1. John Aaron BELL was born in 3 or 9 Nov 1867 in Atascosa County, Texas, USA; died on 25 Jan 1919; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.
    2. Peter Tumlinson BELL was born on 26 Feb 1869 in Atascosa County, Texas, USA; died on 19 Feb 1956; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.
    3. Johnathan Ruben BELL was born on 11 Aug 1871 in Texas, USA; died on 13 May 1899; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.
    4. 1. James Thomas BELL was born on 7 Apr 1874 in Texas, USA.
    5. William Davis BELL was born on 23 Sep 1876 in Texas, USA; died in 1953; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.
    6. Samuel Houston BELL was born on 29 Jan 1879 in Texas, USA; died in 1968; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.
    7. Sylvanus BELL was born on 29 Jan 1879 in Texas, USA; died in 1967; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.
    8. Lettie Lorena BELL was born on 9 Sep 1881 in Atascosa County, Texas, USA.
    9. Marion Davis BELL, Jr. was born on 30 Dec 1883 in Atascosa County, Texas, USA; died on 27 Jul 1960; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.
    10. Harriet Jane BELL was born on 17 Jun 1886 in Atascosa County, Texas, USA.
    11. Fenatie Alta BELL was born on 5 Feb 1891 in Atascosa County, Texas, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jonathan Ruben BELL died in 1854 in Karnes County, Texas, USA.

    Notes:

    Jonathan Ruben Bell was married twice. His first wife is believed to have been Martha Davis. His second wife was a Rice. After losing his second wife in the early 1850's, he loaded his eight children and one stepchild into a wagon and left for Texas. He settled at the mouth of Escondido Creek on the San Antonio River near Helena, Karnes County, Texas in 1853. He was killed the following year by a 19-year-old boy whose initials were F. H.

    Children:
    1. James Thomas BELL was born in Mar 1835 in Mississippi, USA.
    2. William V. BELL was born in Aug 1837 in Mississippi, USA.
    3. Leonard LeRoy BELL was born in May 1840 in Mississippi, USA; died in 1911; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.
    4. 2. Marion Davis BELL was born on 3 Jul 1845 in Mississippi, USA; died on 2 Apr 1917; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.
    5. Margaret BELL was born about 1845 in Mississippi, USA.
    6. Jonathan Ruben BELL, Jr. was born in Jan 1851 in Mississippi, USA.
    7. Mary E. BELL was born about 1851 in Mississippi, USA.

  2. 6.  Peter Frank TUMLINSON was born on 16 Nov 1802 in North Carolina, USA (son of John Jackson TUMLINSON and Elizabeth PLEMMONS); died on 19 Oct 1882; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: Baptist
    • Occupation: Farmer, Rancher
    • Census: 4 Mar 1823, Colorado District, Austin’s Colony, Tejas, Mexico
    • Census: 1830, Tumlinson Township, Crawford, Arkansas Territory, USA
    • Census: 28 Oct 1850, Medina County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 7 Nov 1850, Grimes County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 30 Jul 1860, Atascosa County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 13 Jul 1870, Atascosa County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 7 Jun 1880, Atascosa County, Texas, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    on the Medina River as a 2nd Lieut. in Capt. McCowen’s Volunteer Ranging Company

    Census:
    P. O. Pleasanton

    Census:
    Precinct 1, P. O. Pleasanton

    Peter married Harriett Jane WEST. Harriett (daughter of James Hampton WEST and Jane Ann (WEST)) was born on 16 Nov 1811 in Georgia, USA; died on 30 Apr 1897; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  Harriett Jane WEST was born on 16 Nov 1811 in Georgia, USA (daughter of James Hampton WEST and Jane Ann (WEST)); died on 30 Apr 1897; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Keeping House
    • Census: 7 Nov 1850, Grimes County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 30 Jul 1860, Atascosa County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 13 Jul 1870, Atascosa County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 7 Jun 1880, Atascosa County, Texas, USA

    Notes:

    Harriett’s first husband was a McEnvale.

    Census:
    P. O. Plesanton

    Census:
    Precinct 1, P. O. Pleasanton

    Children:
    1. Joseph TUMLINSON was born on 26 May 1840 in Texas, USA; died on 29 Jan 1893 in La Salle County, Texas, USA; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.
    2. Catherine TUMLINSON was born on 26 May 1840 in Republic of Texas; died on 3 Aug 1887; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.
    3. Harriet TUMLINSON was born on 26 Jan 1842 in Republic of Texas; died on 14 Jan 1926 in Goose Creek, Harris, Texas, USA; was buried on 15 Jan 1926 in Cedar Bayou Masonic Cemetery, Baytown, Harris, Texas, USA.
    4. Peter Frank TUMLINSON, Jr. was born on 28 Jul 1845 in Republic of Texas; died on 28 Dec 1904 in Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas, USA; was buried in Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas, USA.
    5. James West TUMLINSON was born in Jan 1847 in Texas, USA; died on 24 Jan 1891 in Pleasanton, Atascosa, Texas, USA; was buried in Pleasanton, Atascosa, Texas, USA.
    6. 3. Sarah Jane TUMLINSON was born in Mar 1850 in Texas, USA; died on 27 Feb 1928.
    7. Joel Maurice Walker TUMLINSON was born on 17 May 1853 in Floresville, Wilson, Texas, USA; died on 10 May 1903 in Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  John Jackson TUMLINSON was born about 1776 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA (son of James TUMLINSON); died on 7 Jul 1823 in near present-day Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Census: 1790, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
    • Census: 1800, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
    • Census: 4 Mar 1823, Colorado District, Austin’s Colony, Tejas, Mexico

    Notes:

    Census:
    (presumed)

    John married Elizabeth PLEMMONS. Elizabeth (daughter of John PLEMMONS and Elizabeth Jane PRITCHARD) was born on 7 Jul 1778 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA; died on 5 Jan 1829 in near present-day Columbus, Colorado, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Elizabeth PLEMMONS was born on 7 Jul 1778 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA (daughter of John PLEMMONS and Elizabeth Jane PRITCHARD); died on 5 Jan 1829 in near present-day Columbus, Colorado, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Keeping House, Farmer
    • Census: 1800, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
    • Census: 4 Mar 1823, Colorado District, Austin’s Colony, Tejas, Mexico
    • Census: 31 Dec 1825, Colorado District, Austin’s Colony, Coahuila y Tejas, Mexico

    Notes:

    Census:
    (presumed)

    Children:
    1. Thomas Carney TUMLINSON was born on 23 Sep 1797 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died in Apr 1823 in Miller County, Arkansas Territory, USA.
    2. Jane TUMLINSON was born on 23 Feb 1799 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died about 1858.
    3. James TUMLINSON was born in 1801 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died about 1801 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA.
    4. 6. Peter Frank TUMLINSON was born on 16 Nov 1802 in North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Oct 1882; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.
    5. John Jackson TUMLINSON was born on 19 Dec 1804 in Tennessee, USA; died in 1853 in DeWitt County, Texas, USA.
    6. Andrew TUMLINSON was born on 31 Jan 1806; died in 1830/1831.
    7. Catherine TUMLINSON was born on 13 Mar 1809 in Tennessee, USA; died on 14 May 1854 in DeWitt County, Texas, USA; was buried in McCrabb Cemetery, Cuero, DeWitt, Texas, USA.
    8. Joseph L. TUMLINSON was born on 16 Feb 1811 in Tennessee, USA; died on 23 Nov 1874 in DeWitt County, Texas, USA; was buried in Tumlinson Cemetery, Yorktown, DeWitt, Texas, USA.
    9. Elizabeth TUMLINSON was born on 13 Jul 1814 in Tennessee, USA; died on 22 Feb 1886; was buried in City Cemetery, Junction, Kimble, Texas, USA.
    10. Mary Ann TUMLINSON was born on 13 Mar 1817 in Illinois, USA; died in 1823.
    11. Rachel TUMLINSON was born on 15 Mar 1818 in Arkansas, USA; died about Sep 1818 in Arkansas, USA.

  3. 14.  James Hampton WEST was born in 1788 in South Carolina, USA; died in Sep 1855; was buried in Steele Branch Cemetery, Stockdale, Wilson, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 17 Oct 1850, Shelby County, Texas, USA

    James married Jane Ann (WEST). Jane was born about 1793 in Virginia, USA; died after 13 Jul 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Jane Ann (WEST) was born about 1793 in Virginia, USA; died after 13 Jul 1870.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Indian Jane
    • Census: 17 Oct 1850, Shelby County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 30 Jul 1860, Atascosa County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 13 Jul 1870, Atascosa County, Texas, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    P. O. Pleasanton, with her daughter and son-in-law, Harriet and Peter Tumlinson

    Census:
    Precinct 1, P. O. Pleasanton

    Children:
    1. 7. Harriett Jane WEST was born on 16 Nov 1811 in Georgia, USA; died on 30 Apr 1897; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.
    2. James Joseph WEST was born on 11 Jun 1839 in Republic of Texas; died on 11 Jun 1926 in Pharr, Hidalgo, Texas, USA; was buried on 13 Jun 1926 in Pharr, Hidalgo, Texas, USA.


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