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George H. Bell (Simpson County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1811-02-04 d. 1861-11-27

Simpson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Peden Bell. Father of Benjamin J. Bell, Frances A. Bell, Lucinda K. Bell, Polina K. Bell, George W. Bell, Laura A. Bell, Diantha P. Bell, and Flora E. Bell. Farmer in Simpson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned ten enslaved persons in Simpson County in 1850. Farmer in Simpson County in 1860. Owned twelve enslaved persons in Simpson County in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p10B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 847.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 133.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 307A-B.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994055, Simpson County Births, p. 3.

"George Hudspeth Bell (1811-1861)," Find A Grave, Memorial 171864863, accessed September 26, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171864863.

Citation

Bell, George H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32280593 (November 12, 2026).

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