Andrew Jackson Bell

Full Name: Andrew Jackson Bell
Date of birth: August 4, 1818
Date of death: June 16, 1875

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	50	Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857	6th ⁽¹⁾		Industry / Austin		Austin
H	50	Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855	5th		Industry / Austin		Austin

(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).

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House District 50
Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857
Legislatures: 6th ⁽¹⁾
Home City/County: Industry / Austin
Counties in district: Austin

House District 50
Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855
Legislatures: 5th
Home City/County: Industry / Austin
Counties in district: Austin

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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.
Andrew J. Bell, elected in 1853 to represent Austin County in the Legislature and re-elected in 1855. "He favored the 'Know Nothing' wing of the Democratic Party." Included in biographical sketch of son, Judge John P. Bell, pp. 388-389. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894.

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.
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).
A.J. Bell, birth date 8/4/1818, death date 6/9/1885, interment in Bethany Cemetery, Austin County. TXGenWeb Project.

Committee Information top

6th R.S. - 1855 Military Affairs Private Land Claims No. 1 Protection of Western Frontier, Select State Affairs
5th R.S. - 1853 Private Land Claims No. 1 Public Debt Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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