William Nelson Bellew (aka: Wm. M. Bellew- William Nelson Ballew) son of John M. Bellew and Cincinnati Q. Dunkerson married 4 May 1841 Grundy Co., Missouri. Spelling is under John Belen to Cincinnati Dunknerson. His father originally from Alabama to Kentucky, then coming to Missouri. His father settled in Mercer county, MO., in 1837. Cincinnati Dunkerson formerly of Kentucky. John Bellew made his home in Mercer county for nearly thirty years. In 1864 he removed to Pottawatomie county, and four years afterwards to Cass county. Later along he removed to Bates county, then to Clay County in 1872. John Bellew died in spring of 1882. They had 14 children and William Nelson Bellew born in Mercer Co., MO. oldest of children.
In 1862 William Nelson Bellew enlisted in the Union service, Co. F, Twenty-seventh Missouri infantry, under Col. Thomas Kerley, of St. Louis, and Capt. Clark. When enlisted his name spelled Wm. N. Ballew later changed to Bellew. He served 14 months participating in siege of Vicksburg and number of engagements.
He married 1/wife Miss Mary Frances Smith, a daughter of Albert and Hester Ann Booten Smith, formerly of Kentucky and Mercer Co., MO., on 26 June 1860 Clay Co., MO. She died @ 1875, leaving two children, John Albert Bellew b. 1861 Clay Co., MO., and Charles Oscar Bellew b. Mar 1867 Iowa
He remarried to Miss Mary Allen Munson d/o William J. Munson (Jr.) and Patsy Mary Estes Munson of Liberty, Clay Co., MO., 1 Aug. 1875 Clay Co., MO. By 1885 they had 3 children: William T., Minnie M. and Fannie H. Bellew. Later had Myrtle A. Bellew b. 1887 Clay Co., MO., Mary Christine Bellew and Sie Bellew. Mrs. Mary Allen Munson Bellew is member of the Baptist
Church. Mr. Bellew was a farmer near Acme Springs, Clay Co. MO.
In 1880 believe he is listed in both Clay Co., Mo., Fishing River, and Johnson Co., Kansas.
Article said he came to Clay Co., MO. in 1885 which is an error since both his marriages 1860 and 1875 in Clay Co., MO.
Reference: History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri 1885 William M. Bellew pg.511
2/wife Mary Allen Munson Bellew received Civil War Pension
till her death 1 July 1914 Gardner, Johnson Co., KS. Granddaughter? Mabel Dever informant on her Death Certificate. Mabel Dever b. 1895 Gardner, Johnson Co., KS., and possibly daughter of Minnie M. Bellew and Andrew Jasper Dever.
Federal Census:
1860 Wm. N. Bellew, age 18 Lindley Township,
no county listed in Family Search.org
Lindley Twp. in Mercer Co., MO.
1870 Sidney, Fremont Co., Iowa
Jno Duckerson household, Wm. N. Ballow with 1/wife
Mary F. Smith Ballow b.Iowa, and two sons John A. and
Charles Ballow. (Jno. Duckerson-Dunkerson his uncle?)
1880 Clay Co., MO Fishing River
Wm. A. Ballew and family
1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of Civil War
Gallatin, Clay Co., Missouri
William M. Bellew (William N. Ballew)
1890's William N. Bellew owning land in Chariton Co., MO.
1900 Not listed deceased, but who is widow
Mary A. Bellew living with?
1910 Gardner Twp., Johnson Co., Kansas Jaspe A Devon
Mother-in-law Mary A. Bellin
(Spelling should be Jasper A. Dever)
He married Minnie M. Bellew then married her
sister Myrtle A. Bellew. Then his 3rd wife Emma.
1920 Gardner, Johnson Co., Kansas
Jap Dever, wife Emma and children.
Name should have been Andrew Jasper Dever.
William Nelson Bellew (aka William M. Bellew-William N. Ballew) either died in Gallatin, Clay Co., MO.
or Gardner, Johnson Co., Kansas.
U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861 FamilySearch.org
Bellew, William M. Co. F, 27 Missouri Infantry-Union
Widow: Mary A Bellew Date of Filing Sep 7, 1897 for
Civil War Pension.
Children 1/wife Mary Frances Smith
1. John Albert Bellew m. 1/w Christina Jane Northern
2/w Frances Emily Northern (sister)
2. Charles Oscar Bellew m. Jennie Lind Breedlove
3. "Minnie" Mabel C. Bellew#114432126 m. Andrew Jasper Dever
4. William T. Bellew died as teenager
5. Fannie L. Bellew m. "Nate" Magnus Nathan Morgan
6. 2/w Myrtle A. Bellew m. Andrew Jasper Dever
7. 2/w Mary Christine Bellew m. John William Mooney
8. Sie Bellew
In 1862 William Nelson Bellew enlisted in the Union service, Co. F, Twenty-seventh Missouri infantry, under Col. Thomas Kerley, of St. Louis, and Capt. Clark. When enlisted his name spelled Wm. N. Ballew later changed to Bellew. He served 14 months participating in siege of Vicksburg and number of engagements.
He married 1/wife Miss Mary Frances Smith, a daughter of Albert and Hester Ann Booten Smith, formerly of Kentucky and Mercer Co., MO., on 26 June 1860 Clay Co., MO. She died @ 1875, leaving two children, John Albert Bellew b. 1861 Clay Co., MO., and Charles Oscar Bellew b. Mar 1867 Iowa
He remarried to Miss Mary Allen Munson d/o William J. Munson (Jr.) and Patsy Mary Estes Munson of Liberty, Clay Co., MO., 1 Aug. 1875 Clay Co., MO. By 1885 they had 3 children: William T., Minnie M. and Fannie H. Bellew. Later had Myrtle A. Bellew b. 1887 Clay Co., MO., Mary Christine Bellew and Sie Bellew. Mrs. Mary Allen Munson Bellew is member of the Baptist
Church. Mr. Bellew was a farmer near Acme Springs, Clay Co. MO.
In 1880 believe he is listed in both Clay Co., Mo., Fishing River, and Johnson Co., Kansas.
Article said he came to Clay Co., MO. in 1885 which is an error since both his marriages 1860 and 1875 in Clay Co., MO.
Reference: History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri 1885 William M. Bellew pg.511
2/wife Mary Allen Munson Bellew received Civil War Pension
till her death 1 July 1914 Gardner, Johnson Co., KS. Granddaughter? Mabel Dever informant on her Death Certificate. Mabel Dever b. 1895 Gardner, Johnson Co., KS., and possibly daughter of Minnie M. Bellew and Andrew Jasper Dever.
Federal Census:
1860 Wm. N. Bellew, age 18 Lindley Township,
no county listed in Family Search.org
Lindley Twp. in Mercer Co., MO.
1870 Sidney, Fremont Co., Iowa
Jno Duckerson household, Wm. N. Ballow with 1/wife
Mary F. Smith Ballow b.Iowa, and two sons John A. and
Charles Ballow. (Jno. Duckerson-Dunkerson his uncle?)
1880 Clay Co., MO Fishing River
Wm. A. Ballew and family
1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of Civil War
Gallatin, Clay Co., Missouri
William M. Bellew (William N. Ballew)
1890's William N. Bellew owning land in Chariton Co., MO.
1900 Not listed deceased, but who is widow
Mary A. Bellew living with?
1910 Gardner Twp., Johnson Co., Kansas Jaspe A Devon
Mother-in-law Mary A. Bellin
(Spelling should be Jasper A. Dever)
He married Minnie M. Bellew then married her
sister Myrtle A. Bellew. Then his 3rd wife Emma.
1920 Gardner, Johnson Co., Kansas
Jap Dever, wife Emma and children.
Name should have been Andrew Jasper Dever.
William Nelson Bellew (aka William M. Bellew-William N. Ballew) either died in Gallatin, Clay Co., MO.
or Gardner, Johnson Co., Kansas.
U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861 FamilySearch.org
Bellew, William M. Co. F, 27 Missouri Infantry-Union
Widow: Mary A Bellew Date of Filing Sep 7, 1897 for
Civil War Pension.
Children 1/wife Mary Frances Smith
1. John Albert Bellew m. 1/w Christina Jane Northern
2/w Frances Emily Northern (sister)
2. Charles Oscar Bellew m. Jennie Lind Breedlove
3. "Minnie" Mabel C. Bellew#114432126 m. Andrew Jasper Dever
4. William T. Bellew died as teenager
5. Fannie L. Bellew m. "Nate" Magnus Nathan Morgan
6. 2/w Myrtle A. Bellew m. Andrew Jasper Dever
7. 2/w Mary Christine Bellew m. John William Mooney
8. Sie Bellew
William Nelson Bellew (aka: Wm. M. Bellew- William Nelson Ballew) son of John M. Bellew and Cincinnati Q. Dunkerson married 4 May 1841 Grundy Co., Missouri. Spelling is under John Belen to Cincinnati Dunknerson. His father originally from Alabama to Kentucky, then coming to Missouri. His father settled in Mercer county, MO., in 1837. Cincinnati Dunkerson formerly of Kentucky. John Bellew made his home in Mercer county for nearly thirty years. In 1864 he removed to Pottawatomie county, and four years afterwards to Cass county. Later along he removed to Bates county, then to Clay County in 1872. John Bellew died in spring of 1882. They had 14 children and William Nelson Bellew born in Mercer Co., MO. oldest of children.
In 1862 William Nelson Bellew enlisted in the Union service, Co. F, Twenty-seventh Missouri infantry, under Col. Thomas Kerley, of St. Louis, and Capt. Clark. When enlisted his name spelled Wm. N. Ballew later changed to Bellew. He served 14 months participating in siege of Vicksburg and number of engagements.
He married 1/wife Miss Mary Frances Smith, a daughter of Albert and Hester Ann Booten Smith, formerly of Kentucky and Mercer Co., MO., on 26 June 1860 Clay Co., MO. She died @ 1875, leaving two children, John Albert Bellew b. 1861 Clay Co., MO., and Charles Oscar Bellew b. Mar 1867 Iowa
He remarried to Miss Mary Allen Munson d/o William J. Munson (Jr.) and Patsy Mary Estes Munson of Liberty, Clay Co., MO., 1 Aug. 1875 Clay Co., MO. By 1885 they had 3 children: William T., Minnie M. and Fannie H. Bellew. Later had Myrtle A. Bellew b. 1887 Clay Co., MO., Mary Christine Bellew and Sie Bellew. Mrs. Mary Allen Munson Bellew is member of the Baptist
Church. Mr. Bellew was a farmer near Acme Springs, Clay Co. MO.
In 1880 believe he is listed in both Clay Co., Mo., Fishing River, and Johnson Co., Kansas.
Article said he came to Clay Co., MO. in 1885 which is an error since both his marriages 1860 and 1875 in Clay Co., MO.
Reference: History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri 1885 William M. Bellew pg.511
2/wife Mary Allen Munson Bellew received Civil War Pension
till her death 1 July 1914 Gardner, Johnson Co., KS. Granddaughter? Mabel Dever informant on her Death Certificate. Mabel Dever b. 1895 Gardner, Johnson Co., KS., and possibly daughter of Minnie M. Bellew and Andrew Jasper Dever.
Federal Census:
1860 Wm. N. Bellew, age 18 Lindley Township,
no county listed in Family Search.org
Lindley Twp. in Mercer Co., MO.
1870 Sidney, Fremont Co., Iowa
Jno Duckerson household, Wm. N. Ballow with 1/wife
Mary F. Smith Ballow b.Iowa, and two sons John A. and
Charles Ballow. (Jno. Duckerson-Dunkerson his uncle?)
1880 Clay Co., MO Fishing River
Wm. A. Ballew and family
1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of Civil War
Gallatin, Clay Co., Missouri
William M. Bellew (William N. Ballew)
1890's William N. Bellew owning land in Chariton Co., MO.
1900 Not listed deceased, but who is widow
Mary A. Bellew living with?
1910 Gardner Twp., Johnson Co., Kansas Jaspe A Devon
Mother-in-law Mary A. Bellin
(Spelling should be Jasper A. Dever)
He married Minnie M. Bellew then married her
sister Myrtle A. Bellew. Then his 3rd wife Emma.
1920 Gardner, Johnson Co., Kansas
Jap Dever, wife Emma and children.
Name should have been Andrew Jasper Dever.
William Nelson Bellew (aka William M. Bellew-William N. Ballew) either died in Gallatin, Clay Co., MO.
or Gardner, Johnson Co., Kansas.
U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861 FamilySearch.org
Bellew, William M. Co. F, 27 Missouri Infantry-Union
Widow: Mary A Bellew Date of Filing Sep 7, 1897 for
Civil War Pension.
Children 1/wife Mary Frances Smith
1. John Albert Bellew m. 1/w Christina Jane Northern
2/w Frances Emily Northern (sister)
2. Charles Oscar Bellew m. Jennie Lind Breedlove
3. "Minnie" Mabel C. Bellew#114432126 m. Andrew Jasper Dever
4. William T. Bellew died as teenager
5. Fannie L. Bellew m. "Nate" Magnus Nathan Morgan
6. 2/w Myrtle A. Bellew m. Andrew Jasper Dever
7. 2/w Mary Christine Bellew m. John William Mooney
8. Sie Bellew
In 1862 William Nelson Bellew enlisted in the Union service, Co. F, Twenty-seventh Missouri infantry, under Col. Thomas Kerley, of St. Louis, and Capt. Clark. When enlisted his name spelled Wm. N. Ballew later changed to Bellew. He served 14 months participating in siege of Vicksburg and number of engagements.
He married 1/wife Miss Mary Frances Smith, a daughter of Albert and Hester Ann Booten Smith, formerly of Kentucky and Mercer Co., MO., on 26 June 1860 Clay Co., MO. She died @ 1875, leaving two children, John Albert Bellew b. 1861 Clay Co., MO., and Charles Oscar Bellew b. Mar 1867 Iowa
He remarried to Miss Mary Allen Munson d/o William J. Munson (Jr.) and Patsy Mary Estes Munson of Liberty, Clay Co., MO., 1 Aug. 1875 Clay Co., MO. By 1885 they had 3 children: William T., Minnie M. and Fannie H. Bellew. Later had Myrtle A. Bellew b. 1887 Clay Co., MO., Mary Christine Bellew and Sie Bellew. Mrs. Mary Allen Munson Bellew is member of the Baptist
Church. Mr. Bellew was a farmer near Acme Springs, Clay Co. MO.
In 1880 believe he is listed in both Clay Co., Mo., Fishing River, and Johnson Co., Kansas.
Article said he came to Clay Co., MO. in 1885 which is an error since both his marriages 1860 and 1875 in Clay Co., MO.
Reference: History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri 1885 William M. Bellew pg.511
2/wife Mary Allen Munson Bellew received Civil War Pension
till her death 1 July 1914 Gardner, Johnson Co., KS. Granddaughter? Mabel Dever informant on her Death Certificate. Mabel Dever b. 1895 Gardner, Johnson Co., KS., and possibly daughter of Minnie M. Bellew and Andrew Jasper Dever.
Federal Census:
1860 Wm. N. Bellew, age 18 Lindley Township,
no county listed in Family Search.org
Lindley Twp. in Mercer Co., MO.
1870 Sidney, Fremont Co., Iowa
Jno Duckerson household, Wm. N. Ballow with 1/wife
Mary F. Smith Ballow b.Iowa, and two sons John A. and
Charles Ballow. (Jno. Duckerson-Dunkerson his uncle?)
1880 Clay Co., MO Fishing River
Wm. A. Ballew and family
1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of Civil War
Gallatin, Clay Co., Missouri
William M. Bellew (William N. Ballew)
1890's William N. Bellew owning land in Chariton Co., MO.
1900 Not listed deceased, but who is widow
Mary A. Bellew living with?
1910 Gardner Twp., Johnson Co., Kansas Jaspe A Devon
Mother-in-law Mary A. Bellin
(Spelling should be Jasper A. Dever)
He married Minnie M. Bellew then married her
sister Myrtle A. Bellew. Then his 3rd wife Emma.
1920 Gardner, Johnson Co., Kansas
Jap Dever, wife Emma and children.
Name should have been Andrew Jasper Dever.
William Nelson Bellew (aka William M. Bellew-William N. Ballew) either died in Gallatin, Clay Co., MO.
or Gardner, Johnson Co., Kansas.
U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861 FamilySearch.org
Bellew, William M. Co. F, 27 Missouri Infantry-Union
Widow: Mary A Bellew Date of Filing Sep 7, 1897 for
Civil War Pension.
Children 1/wife Mary Frances Smith
1. John Albert Bellew m. 1/w Christina Jane Northern
2/w Frances Emily Northern (sister)
2. Charles Oscar Bellew m. Jennie Lind Breedlove
3. "Minnie" Mabel C. Bellew#114432126 m. Andrew Jasper Dever
4. William T. Bellew died as teenager
5. Fannie L. Bellew m. "Nate" Magnus Nathan Morgan
6. 2/w Myrtle A. Bellew m. Andrew Jasper Dever
7. 2/w Mary Christine Bellew m. John William Mooney
8. Sie Bellew
Gravesite Details
FAG researcher found Base of tombstone with name Bellew. Son William T. Bellew's tombstone placed against it.
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