| Name |
Bell, Cornelius Jackson |
| Nickname |
Jack |
| Birth |
12 Oct 1833 |
Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1850 |
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States [1, 7] |
| Military |
1864–1865 [8] |
| as a private in Company D, Fifth Virginia Infantry ("Stonewall Brigade"), CSA |
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Bell, Cornelius Jackson
Private in Company D, Fifth Virginia Infantry ("Stonewall Brigade"), CSA |
| Census |
1880 |
South River, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States [9] |
- Household:
Cornelius J. BELL Self M Male W 46 VA Farmer VA VA
Elizabeth W. BELL Wife M Female W 31 VA Keeping House VA VA
Charles B. BELL Son S Male W 18 VA VA VA
Frank B. BELL Son S Male W 16 VA VA VA
Hansford H. BELL Son S Male W 3 VA VA VA
Oliver H. BELL Son S Male W 9M VA VA VA
Bertie STUART Other S Male B 12 VA Servant VA VA
Emma BRECKENRIDGE Other S Female B 19 VA Servant VA VA
-- BRECKENRIDGE Other S Female B 1M VA VA VA
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| Census |
1900 |
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States |
Address:
South River District |
| Religion |
Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States |
| a member, elder, and Clerk of Session |
Address:
Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church |
| Residence |
1910 |
South River, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States [10] |
| Death |
25 Jan 1912 |
Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States [11] |
- The Rockbridge County News of 25 Jan 1912 reported the death of C. J. Bell as follows:
Mr. C. J. Bell Died This Morning Near Raphine
Intelligence was received here to-day of the death at his home near Raphine of Mr. Cornelius Jackson Bell. He died at 7:30 o'clock from pneumonia, added to other infirmities.
Mr. Bell was one of the best known and most popular citizens of Rockbridge and his death will be heard with general regret. He had for some time been in bad health.
Mr. Bell was born near where he died, Oct. 12, 1833, and all of his long life of seventy-eight years were spent in Rockbridge. Mr. Bell was a Confederate veteran. He was a man of fine intelligence. He took much interest in public affairs and in religious work. He was for forty-six years an elder in Mt. Carmel church and for thirty-eight years clerk of the session. In his attendance upon all religious meetings of church and session he was remarkable. In public affairs Mr. Bell will be best remembered as clerk of South River school board. He served upon the board for a generation, and struggled with its work during its early days of adversity, and survived to see his labors crowned with the schools of South River in a most flourishing condition. Mr. Bell took an unfailing interest in the success of the Democratic party.
At his home, an old fashioned hospitality prevailed, and he was never happier than when he saw his friends about him there.
The county News is indebted to Mr. Bell for services of great value, extending from its foundation to his last illness. His loyalty in reporting the news of his neighborhood was remarkable, and by intelligence and wide acquaintance with people and events of his locality he was highly qualified.
Mr. Bell was a son of Nelson Bell of the well known Rockbridge and Augusta family of that name. He was educated at Washington and Lee. He was thrice married. first to Miss Sue Bradley, then to Miss Pitzer of Botetourt, and next to Miss Lizzie W. Hyde, who survives him. He left six sons, Charles B. Bell of Bluefield, Frank Bell of Washington, Bennett N. Bell of near Lexington, by the first marriage, and Hansford H. Bell, Ollie H. Bell and Harry Bell by the third marriage. All were at his bedside when he died.
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| Burial |
Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States [12] |
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Headstone, Cornelius Jackson Bell (1833-1912)
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Cornelius Jackson Bell (1833-1912)
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| Person ID |
I176 |
Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands |
| Last Modified |
27 Jun 2020 |
| Father |
Bell, Alexander Nelson, b. 5 May 1801, Goshen, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States d. 22 Jan 1875, Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States (Age 73 years) |
| Mother |
Brawford, Charlotte Ann, b. 21 Nov 1804, Bethel Green, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States d. 21 Jul 1864 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage |
6 Oct 1821 |
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States |
| Family ID |
F55 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Bradley, Susan Bennett, b. 26 Jun 1838, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States d. 25 Oct 1866, Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States (Age 28 years) [13, 14, 15] |
| Marriage |
30 May 1861 |
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States [14] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Bell, Charles Benjamin, b. 19 Aug 1862, Raphine, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States d. 26 Dec 1940, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States (Age 78 years) |
| + | 2. Bell, Frank Bradley, b. 10 Jul 1864, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States d. 27 Jan 1956, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States (Age 91 years) |
| + | 3. Bell, Bennett Nelson, b. 9 Oct 1866, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States d. 9 Jul 1916 (Age 49 years) |
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| Family ID |
F53 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
12 Mar 2024 |
| Family 3 |
Hyde, Elizabeth Winters, b. 22 Sep 1847, Augusta, Virginia, British America d. 24 Jan 1930, Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States (Age 82 years) [2, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19] |
| Marriage |
6 Jun 1871 |
Augusta, Virginia, British America [17, 19, 20] |
| Children |
| | 1. Bell, (unnamed), b. 27 Mar 1872, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States d. 27 Mar 1872, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States (Age 0 years) |
| + | 2. Bell, Hansford Hyde, b. 22 Jun 1877, Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States d. 7 Jul 1956, Culpeper, Virginia, British America (Age 79 years) |
| + | 3. Bell, Oliver Houston, b. 17 Aug 1879, Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States d. 29 Jan 1937 (Age 57 years) |
| + | 4. Bell, Harry Courtney, b. 9 Jun 1881, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States d. 2 Jan 1948, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States (Age 66 years) |
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| Photos |
 | Bell Family Gathering
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| Family ID |
F9227 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
12 Mar 2024 |
1833 - 1912 (78 years)
