Father: Joseph Bell (1784- 1854)
Mother: Mary Bibb "Polly" Key (1797-1886)
10/10/1850 - Married, Marion Jackson (1829-1892), Oglethorpe Co., GA
1851 - M.D. degree, The Medical College of the State of Georgia, Augusta, GA
04/24/1854 - Father, Joseph, died (buried: Marshall Cemetery, Harrison Co., TX; FindAGrave #112155331)
1860 - Practiced medicine, Southern Division, Macon Co., AL (lived with wife, "Mary J.", and three children; indexed in the 1860 U. S. Census as "V.R. Bell")
Civil War - Volunteer Surgeon, Confederate States Army
1865 - Practiced medicine, Union Springs, AL
- Managed the Exchange Hotel, Talladega, AL
06/26/1870 - Practiced medicine, 1st Civil District, Franklin Co., TN (lived with wife, M. J., and two children; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as F. R. Bell)
~1872 - Moved to Texas to "enter business"
06/09/1880 - Practiced medicine, Terrell, Kaufman Co., TX (lived in the home of his son-in-law, John B. Waskum and his wife Lowella, with his wife, "Marian J.", and his son, Frank J. Bell; indexed in the 1880 U. S. Census as "Frank Bell")
11/20/1886 - Mother, Mary, died in Harrison Co., TX ((buried: Marshall Cemetery, Harrison Co., TX; FindAGrave #112154979)
04/16/1892 - Wife, Marion, died (buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison Co., TX; FindAGrave #26446892)
06/11/1895 - Married, Frances Ophelia Dunlap (1855-1930), Fulton Co., GA
04/20/1910 - Retired living on "own income" (lived with wife, "Francis", and three boarders; indexed in the 1910 U. S. Census as "Frank R. Bell")
11/20/1912 - Died at his residence, 491 N. Boulevard, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA (buried, Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, GA; FindAGrave #59949209)
07/18/1923 - Son, Dr. Walter Adolphus Bell, died in Farmersville, Collin Co., TX (buried in Marshall, Harrison Co., TX)
04/02/1930 - Widow, Frances Ophelia, died, Fulton Co., GA (buried, Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; FindAGrave #49040342)
Judy Wilson provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
12/03/2020. Unpublished database.
Judy Wilson, the creator of this memorial, added the following:
Married to Frances Ophelia Dunlap/Bell. Section 10, Block 208, Lot 2, Grave 2. Aged 84 years.
Mother: Mary Bibb "Polly" Key (1797-1886)
10/10/1850 - Married, Marion Jackson (1829-1892), Oglethorpe Co., GA
1851 - M.D. degree, The Medical College of the State of Georgia, Augusta, GA
04/24/1854 - Father, Joseph, died (buried: Marshall Cemetery, Harrison Co., TX; FindAGrave #112155331)
1860 - Practiced medicine, Southern Division, Macon Co., AL (lived with wife, "Mary J.", and three children; indexed in the 1860 U. S. Census as "V.R. Bell")
Civil War - Volunteer Surgeon, Confederate States Army
1865 - Practiced medicine, Union Springs, AL
- Managed the Exchange Hotel, Talladega, AL
06/26/1870 - Practiced medicine, 1st Civil District, Franklin Co., TN (lived with wife, M. J., and two children; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as F. R. Bell)
~1872 - Moved to Texas to "enter business"
06/09/1880 - Practiced medicine, Terrell, Kaufman Co., TX (lived in the home of his son-in-law, John B. Waskum and his wife Lowella, with his wife, "Marian J.", and his son, Frank J. Bell; indexed in the 1880 U. S. Census as "Frank Bell")
11/20/1886 - Mother, Mary, died in Harrison Co., TX ((buried: Marshall Cemetery, Harrison Co., TX; FindAGrave #112154979)
04/16/1892 - Wife, Marion, died (buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison Co., TX; FindAGrave #26446892)
06/11/1895 - Married, Frances Ophelia Dunlap (1855-1930), Fulton Co., GA
04/20/1910 - Retired living on "own income" (lived with wife, "Francis", and three boarders; indexed in the 1910 U. S. Census as "Frank R. Bell")
11/20/1912 - Died at his residence, 491 N. Boulevard, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA (buried, Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, GA; FindAGrave #59949209)
07/18/1923 - Son, Dr. Walter Adolphus Bell, died in Farmersville, Collin Co., TX (buried in Marshall, Harrison Co., TX)
04/02/1930 - Widow, Frances Ophelia, died, Fulton Co., GA (buried, Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; FindAGrave #49040342)
Judy Wilson provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
12/03/2020. Unpublished database.
Judy Wilson, the creator of this memorial, added the following:
Married to Frances Ophelia Dunlap/Bell. Section 10, Block 208, Lot 2, Grave 2. Aged 84 years.
Father: Joseph Bell (1784- 1854)
Mother: Mary Bibb "Polly" Key (1797-1886)
10/10/1850 - Married, Marion Jackson (1829-1892), Oglethorpe Co., GA
1851 - M.D. degree, The Medical College of the State of Georgia, Augusta, GA
04/24/1854 - Father, Joseph, died (buried: Marshall Cemetery, Harrison Co., TX; FindAGrave #112155331)
1860 - Practiced medicine, Southern Division, Macon Co., AL (lived with wife, "Mary J.", and three children; indexed in the 1860 U. S. Census as "V.R. Bell")
Civil War - Volunteer Surgeon, Confederate States Army
1865 - Practiced medicine, Union Springs, AL
- Managed the Exchange Hotel, Talladega, AL
06/26/1870 - Practiced medicine, 1st Civil District, Franklin Co., TN (lived with wife, M. J., and two children; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as F. R. Bell)
~1872 - Moved to Texas to "enter business"
06/09/1880 - Practiced medicine, Terrell, Kaufman Co., TX (lived in the home of his son-in-law, John B. Waskum and his wife Lowella, with his wife, "Marian J.", and his son, Frank J. Bell; indexed in the 1880 U. S. Census as "Frank Bell")
11/20/1886 - Mother, Mary, died in Harrison Co., TX ((buried: Marshall Cemetery, Harrison Co., TX; FindAGrave #112154979)
04/16/1892 - Wife, Marion, died (buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison Co., TX; FindAGrave #26446892)
06/11/1895 - Married, Frances Ophelia Dunlap (1855-1930), Fulton Co., GA
04/20/1910 - Retired living on "own income" (lived with wife, "Francis", and three boarders; indexed in the 1910 U. S. Census as "Frank R. Bell")
11/20/1912 - Died at his residence, 491 N. Boulevard, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA (buried, Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, GA; FindAGrave #59949209)
07/18/1923 - Son, Dr. Walter Adolphus Bell, died in Farmersville, Collin Co., TX (buried in Marshall, Harrison Co., TX)
04/02/1930 - Widow, Frances Ophelia, died, Fulton Co., GA (buried, Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; FindAGrave #49040342)
Judy Wilson provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
12/03/2020. Unpublished database.
Judy Wilson, the creator of this memorial, added the following:
Married to Frances Ophelia Dunlap/Bell. Section 10, Block 208, Lot 2, Grave 2. Aged 84 years.
Mother: Mary Bibb "Polly" Key (1797-1886)
10/10/1850 - Married, Marion Jackson (1829-1892), Oglethorpe Co., GA
1851 - M.D. degree, The Medical College of the State of Georgia, Augusta, GA
04/24/1854 - Father, Joseph, died (buried: Marshall Cemetery, Harrison Co., TX; FindAGrave #112155331)
1860 - Practiced medicine, Southern Division, Macon Co., AL (lived with wife, "Mary J.", and three children; indexed in the 1860 U. S. Census as "V.R. Bell")
Civil War - Volunteer Surgeon, Confederate States Army
1865 - Practiced medicine, Union Springs, AL
- Managed the Exchange Hotel, Talladega, AL
06/26/1870 - Practiced medicine, 1st Civil District, Franklin Co., TN (lived with wife, M. J., and two children; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as F. R. Bell)
~1872 - Moved to Texas to "enter business"
06/09/1880 - Practiced medicine, Terrell, Kaufman Co., TX (lived in the home of his son-in-law, John B. Waskum and his wife Lowella, with his wife, "Marian J.", and his son, Frank J. Bell; indexed in the 1880 U. S. Census as "Frank Bell")
11/20/1886 - Mother, Mary, died in Harrison Co., TX ((buried: Marshall Cemetery, Harrison Co., TX; FindAGrave #112154979)
04/16/1892 - Wife, Marion, died (buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison Co., TX; FindAGrave #26446892)
06/11/1895 - Married, Frances Ophelia Dunlap (1855-1930), Fulton Co., GA
04/20/1910 - Retired living on "own income" (lived with wife, "Francis", and three boarders; indexed in the 1910 U. S. Census as "Frank R. Bell")
11/20/1912 - Died at his residence, 491 N. Boulevard, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA (buried, Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, GA; FindAGrave #59949209)
07/18/1923 - Son, Dr. Walter Adolphus Bell, died in Farmersville, Collin Co., TX (buried in Marshall, Harrison Co., TX)
04/02/1930 - Widow, Frances Ophelia, died, Fulton Co., GA (buried, Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; FindAGrave #49040342)
Judy Wilson provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
12/03/2020. Unpublished database.
Judy Wilson, the creator of this memorial, added the following:
Married to Frances Ophelia Dunlap/Bell. Section 10, Block 208, Lot 2, Grave 2. Aged 84 years.
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