Harrison Bell and Judah Slagle - Part 2

The next record that I found is the 1850 Census -

1850 Federal Census Record - Turtle Creek, Shelby, OH

Head of household: Harrison Bell, 44, Blacksmith, born VA

Also listed:
Judith Bell, age 44, born KY
James Bell, age 14, born OH
William Bell, age 13, born OH
Francis Bell, age 9, born OH
Jacob Bell, age 7, born OH
Sarah A Bell, age 3, born OH


1858 deed - Monroe Twp, Miami, OH

Harrison bought property from Ansom & Elizabeth Fuller in Monroe Twp, Miami Co, OH for $1,000.00.

"being part of Fractional Section 10, Town? 4, Range Six E. Beginning in the center of the Road leading from Dayton to Troy, and Colesville to the Pike ... [details about the exact boundries] ... containing 6 acres 30 perches? more or less."

I also found on Ancestry.com a township map made in 1875 showing the property of "Mrs. H. Ball(sic)" consisting of 6 acres in Section 10 of Monroe Township which must be the same property as described in the deed. This property is just south of what is now Tipp City, and is very near the Great Miami River.

1860 Federal Census Record - Monroe Twp, Miami, OH

Head of household: Harrison Bell, age 55, Blacksmith, born Virginia
Value of Real Estate: 1200, Value of Personal Goods: 100

Also listed:
Judah Bell, age 56, born Kentucky (cannot read or write was checked)
James Bell, age 25, Farming, Personal Goods 200, born Ohio
William Bell, age 22, no occupation listed, Personal Goods 200, born Ohio
Francis Bell, age 19, no occupation listed, no value listed, born Ohio
Jacob Bell, age 16, attending school, no value listed, born Ohio

Ohio Death Record, 1869, Monroe Twp, Miami, OH

Volume 1, Pg 24, No. 507
"Harrison Bell; Date of Death: 1869 Sept 23; Married; Age: (blank); Place of Death: Monroe Twp; Place of Birth: Virginia; Occupation: Blacksmith; Parents names: (blank); Race: White; Cause of Death: (blank); Place of Residence: Monroe Twp; By Whom Reported: G.B. Bruce"


Tombstone - Maple Hill Cemetery, Tipp City, Miami, OH

1806 - 1869
Harrison A Bell
GAR Star Marker (fought in Civil War)

1870 Federal Census Record - Monroe Twp, Miami Co, OH

Head of household: Judah Bell, age 67, Keeping house, Real Estate Value 1000, born Pennsylvania

This is the right name, right age, right location, but the place of birth doesn't match any other source document that I've seen, so it must be a mistake.

James Bell (34) and William Bell (32) are listed just above and below Judah as separate households. Neither has an Real Estate Value listed, so perhaps they each had a house on Judah's property.

James was married to Sarah E (28) and had a son Albert W (2).  William was married to Anna M (29).

1880 Federal Census Record - Adams Twp, Darke Co, OH

Head of household: James B Bell, age 44

Listed along with James' wife, children and in-laws we find:

Julia Bell, age 74, born Kentucky, Relation to Head of Household Mother, Father's Birthplace Germany, Mother's birthplace Virginia, Widowed, White, Female.

I need to follow-up on these clues about her parents, John Slagle and Anna Matheny, and their birth places.


Tombstone - Gettysburg Cemetery, Darke Co, OH

The Miami Valley Genealogical Index lists a Gravestone for "Judy Bell" wife of Harrison Bell. This is the information listed in the Index:

"Judy Bell, date of Birth: 1804; Source: Gravestone; Cem# 2005: Gettysburg Cemetery, Adams Twp, Darke Co; date of Death: 1881 wife of Harrison; County: Darke"

Those are the sources that I've found so far for Harrison and Judah Slagle Bell.