Notes for John Giddeon Bell: It appears that Thomas and Abigail Bell never had any children of their own, however, they adopted a son, John G. Bell, who became the proprietor of several stores in Bellville, including a hotel. The following is from a newspaper clipping, presumably a Bellville paper of that time which speaks of the death of John Bell's wife, Penelope, and which may possibly give some insight into the area in Florida from which the Bell brothers (in 1822) and the Stephensons (in 1826) came:
This John G Bell was adopted. His original name was John G. Slade, son of Rev. John Slade and Mary Bell, supposedly the sister of Thomas and James.
1860 United States Federal Census Name: J G Bell Age in 1860: 37 Birth Year: abt 1823 Birthplace: Florida Home in 1860: Bellville, Austin, Texas Gender: Male Post Office: Bellville Household Members: Name Age J G Bell 37 P Bell 39 L Bell 16 L Bell 13 A Bell 10 Thos Bell 6
John Bell 3 was first child to be born in Texas. All others born in Florida. William Bell 1 Thos Thompson 18 M Pengray 23
Thomas Thompson married Annie Bell.
More About John Giddeon Bell: Date born 2: 1820, Florida.146 Date born 3: 1821, Florida.147 Date born 4: 1823, Florida.148 Residence 1: 1850, District 4, Hamilton, Florida.149 Residence 2: 1860, Bellville, Austin, Texas.150 Residence 3: 1880, Precinct 1, Austin, Texas, United States.151
More About John Giddeon Bell and Penelope Greene: Marriage: 1839, Florida, USA.152
Children of John Giddeon Bell are:
Leander Bell, b. 1844, Tallehasse, Florida, USA152, d. 1880, Bellville, Texas, USA152.
Children of John Giddeon Bell and Penelope Greene are:
John Giddeon Bell (b. 02 May 1820, d. 17 Sep 1893)
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