John W. Bell
John W. Bell was born around 1824 in Clarke County, Alabama. By 1850, he was working as a farmer in Clarke County, and he owned $2,000 of real estate. He married Nancy C. Robinson on October 20, 1851, and they had at least six children: Emma, born around 1853; Minnie, born around 1854; Clara, born around 1856; Anna, born around 1859; Dixie, born around 1860; and John, born around 1863. By 1860, he owned $3,000 of real estate and $8,000 of personal property, including at least six enslaved laborers. He enlisted in the Confederate army in April 1862 and mustered in as a captain in Company H of the 32nd Alabama Infantry. He died in Cassville, Georgia, on February 14, 1864.
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(897)Bell, John W.18241864-02-14
  • Conflict Side: Confederacy
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Captain
  • Rank out: Captain
  • Rank highest: Captain
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (2302) [writer] ~ John W. Bell to Nancy C. Bell, 31 January 1864

People - Records: 1

  • (898) Bell, Nancy C. is the [wife of] (897) Bell, John W.

Places - Records: 2

  • (853) [birth] ~ Clarke County, Alabama
  • (852) [death] ~ Cassville, Bartow County, Georgia

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (288) [officer] [H] ~ 32nd Alabama Infantry
SOURCES

1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Military Service Records for John W. Bell, available from Fold3.com.