James BELL
NOTES: Family tradition has it that Jonathan Bell "Sr" was killed near Helena, Tx in Karnes County in 1854 by a 19 year old boy named Frank Hold or Holt. Families that took some of the small children in were Tom Brockman, Lige Spencer, Tom Rockman, Tom Rabb, Butler and Middlebrock families. Parents' marriage date is 1814, two years after his listed birth date. May be second wife. Needs research.
He married Lydia Flowers Chapman 25 Apr 1814 at Haygood, North Carolina . Lydia Flowers Chapman was born at Pittsboro, Chatham, North Carolina 14 Aug 1792 daughter of David Chapman and Elizabeth Flowers .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Jonathan Ruben Bell
born 10 Oct 1812.
Enoch C Bell
born Abt 1815.
William Bell
born Abt 1817.
Charity Bell
born Abt 1819.
Solomon Bell
born Abt 1823.
James Turner Bell
born Abt 1825.
David t Bell
born Abt 1821.
James Bell died 15 Feb 1827 at Wilkes, Georgia .
Lydia Flowers Chapman died 21 Aug 1821 at Cahawba, Dallas, Alabama .