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Bell, Charles Benjamin

Bell, Charles Benjamin[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Male 1862 - 1940  (78 years)

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  • Name Bell, Charles Benjamin 
    Nickname Danny 
    Birth 19 Aug 1862  Raphine, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church 
    Census 1880  South River, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Moved 1886  Pocahontas, Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Moved 1887  Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Moved Jul 1903  Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Moved Oct 1919  Raphine, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    to the family farm 
    Census 1920  South River, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Moved 1925  Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    to the home of his daughter, Virginia "Dick", 
    Census 1940  Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Address:
    Beaver Pond Magisterial District 
    Education Fort Defiance, Augusta, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Augusta Military Academy 
    Occupation insurance agent and bookkeeper for several coal companies 
    Death 26 Dec 1940  Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Burial Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Charles Benjamin Bell (1862-1940) - Find A Grave Memorial    		 Charles Benjamin Bell (1862-1940) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Charles B. Bell (1862-1940)    		 Charles B. Bell (1862-1940)
    Person ID I174  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2018 

    Father Bell, Cornelius Jackson,   b. 12 Oct 1833, Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1912, Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Bradley, Susan Bennett,   b. 26 Jun 1838, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1866, Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years) 
    Marriage 30 May 1861  Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F53  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barksdale, Maggie Flournoy,   b. 19 Sep 1862, Big Lick (Now Roanoke), Roanoke, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1925, Raphine, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [1, 2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22] 
    Marriage 16 Sep 1885  Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Bell, Charline Flournoy,   b. 6 Jun 1886, Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1907, Norfolk, Norfolk (city), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
     2. Bell, Jackson Winters,   b. 29 Nov 1887, Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1956, Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     3. Bell, Eliza Barksdale,   b. 4 May 1893, Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1969, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. Bell, Virginia Bennett,   b. 31 May 1896, Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1986, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     5. Bell, Mary Archer,   b. 26 Jul 1899, Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1991, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     6. Bell, Ethel Frances,   b. 23 May 1907, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1927, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)  [Adopted]
    Photos
    Bell Family Gathering    		Bell Family Gathering
    Mary Murphy, Virginia 'Dick' Poff, Maggie Murphy    		Mary Murphy, Virginia "Dick" Poff, Maggie Murphy
    Family ID F52  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Aug 1862 - Raphine, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - Address:
    Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church - - Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - South River, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Sep 1885 - Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMoved - 1886 - Pocahontas, Tazewell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMoved - 1887 - Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMoved - Jul 1903 - Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMoved - Address:
    to the family farm - Oct 1919 - Raphine, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - South River, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMoved - to the home of his daughter, Virginia "Dick", - 1925 - Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address:
    Beaver Pond Magisterial District - 1940 - Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - Address:
    Augusta Military Academy - - Fort Defiance, Augusta, Virginia, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Dec 1940 - Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Farm Town Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Photos
    Charles Benjamin Bell (1862-1940)    		Charles Benjamin Bell (1862-1940)

  • Sources 
    1. [S2005] Charles B Bell, "United States Census, 1900".

    2. [S2006] Charles B Bell, "United States Census, 1910".

    3. [S2010] Charles B Bell in household of Lewis M Poff, "United States Census, 1940".

    4. [S2011] Charles B. Bell, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917".

    5. [S34217] Charles Benjamin Bell in entry for Eliza Barksdale Bell, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999".

    6. [S37923] C. B. Bell in entry for Virginia B. Bell, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917".

    7. [S37924] C. B. Bell in entry for Eliza B. Bell, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917".

    8. [S37926] Chas B Bell in entry for Jackson Winters Bell and Ella Virginia Whalen, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013".

    9. [S34218] Charles B Bell in household of Cornelius J Bell, "United States Census, 1880".

    10. [S34216] Charles B Bell, "United States Census, 1920".

    11. [S129677] Charles B. Bell, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999".

    12. [S1248] Find a Grave, 21 February 2014; transcription; Charles Benjamin Bell; Find A Grave Memorial# 80377328; Created by: RaderFarm; Record added: Nov 13, 2011.

    13. [S37925] Charles Benjamin Bell, "Find A Grave Index".

    14. [S2002] Eliza Barksdale Bell, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999".

    15. [S2167] Maggie B Bell in household of Charles B Bell, "United States Census, 1910".

    16. [S2168] Maggie T Bell in household of Charles B Bell, "United States Census, 1900".

    17. [S2175] Eliza B Bell in household of Charles B Bell, "United States Census, 1910".

    18. [S2176] Eliza B Bell in household of Charles B Bell, "United States Census, 1920".

    19. [S2178] Edree F Bell in household of Charles B Bell, "United States Census, 1910".

    20. [S2179] Bell in household of Charles B Bell, "United States Census, 1920".

    21. [S2180] Jack W Bell in household of Charles B Bell, "United States Census, 1910".

    22. [S2181] Jackson W Bell in household of Charles B Bell, "United States Census, 1900".