Col. James Madison Bell

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Col. James Madison Bell

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Old Cherokee Nation, Georgia, United States
Death: March 23, 1915 (88)
Craig County, Oklahoma, United States
Place of Burial: Delaware County, OK, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Christopher Bell and Charlotte ‘Lightfoot’ Bell
Husband of Caroline Bell
Father of Minnie Caroline Bell; Mattie Charlotte Bell; Delia Palmer Bell; Joseph Bell and William Watie Bell
Brother of John Adair ‘Jack’ Bell; Elizabeth Hughes Candy; David Bell; Samuel W. Bell; Nancy M. Starr and 5 others

Occupation: 2nd Regiment, Cherokee Mounted Volunteers, CSA
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Civil War service-as Lt. Col, 2nd Cherokee Regiment, then Colonel of the lst Cherokee Mounted Volunteers, when Colonel Stand Watie (his brother in law) was created Brig. General; later called lst Cherokee Regiment. Husb. of Caroline Lynch Bell; born in Cherokee Nation; parents of John S.Bell; Charlotte(E.J.Warren); Caroline(F.R.Skinner) Delia(T.J.Jordan); & Wm.Watie Bell. Son of John Bell & Charlotte Adair Bell.

Bell, James M. BATTLE UNIT NAME: 2nd Regiment, Cherokee Mounted Volunteers, CSA SIDE: Confederacy COMPANY: F&S SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Lieutenant Colonel SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Lieutenant Colonel ALTERNATE NAME: FILM NUMBER: M818 ROLL 2 PLAQUE NUMBER: NOTES: General Note - See also 1 Cherokee Mtd Vols Battle Unit Note - (2 Reg't Cherokee Mtd. Rifles or Riflemen.)

1/2 Cherokee #15 on Mt Tabor Indian Roll

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Col. James Madison Bell's Timeline

1826
October 15, 1826
Old Cherokee Nation, Georgia, United States
1853
1853
Mt. Tabor Indian Community, Rusk County, Texas
1855
1855
Mt. Tabor Indian Community, Rusk County, Texas
1856
May 31, 1856
Canadian District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
1858
1858
Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
1864
October 21, 1864
Canadian District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
1915
March 23, 1915
Age 88
Craig County, Oklahoma, United States
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Colson Cemetery, Delaware County, OK, United States