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Andrew Jackson Bell
Full Name: Andrew Jackson Bell
Date of birth: August 4, 1818
Date of death: June 16, 1875
Terms of Service top
| Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
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H
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50
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Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857
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6th
(1)
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Industry / Austin
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Austin
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H
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50
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Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855
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5th
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Industry / Austin
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Austin
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(1)
Party affiliation, Know Nothing. "The Returns,"
Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 8/18/1855, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Notes and Resources top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 5th Legislature - Roll of Members, A.J. Bell, age 35, native state Tennessee, emigrated from Tennessee in 1834, farmer, postoffice Industry, Austin County.
House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- BELL, ANDREW JACKSON (1818-1885).
Handbook of Texas Online.
- Obituary, "Texas," The Times Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana), 7/1/1875, p. 2. "Captain A.J. Bell died at Nelsonville, in Austin county, on the night of the 16th instant."
Newspapers.com.
- Obituary, "State News," Austin County, The Galveston Daily News, 6/26/1875, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "Captain A.J. Bell died at Nelsonville, in Austin county, on the night of the 16th inst. . . . In 1850 Captain Bell was elected sheriff of Austin county, and in 1854 and 1856 he was elected as a Representative to the State Legislature." Death date 6/16/1875.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Military Service Notes
- Texas Army, Texas Revolution from Mexico, Captain F.W. Johnson's company. Obituary, "State News," Austin County, The Galveston Daily News, 6/26/1875, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Confederate States Army, Captain. Austin County Veterans who served during the American Civil War, 1861-65. Austin County,
TXGenWeb Project.
Other Resources
- A.J. Bell, birth and death date illegible, burial in Bethany Cemetery, Austin County.
Find a Grave.
- A.J. Bell, birth date 8/4/1818, death date 6/9/1885, interment in Bethany Cemetery, Austin County.
TXGenWeb Project.
Committee Information top
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