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Andrew Jackson Bell

Full Name: Andrew Jackson Bell
Birth date: August 4, 1818
Death date: June 16, 1875

Terms of Service

  • House, 6th (1) Legislature
    11/5/1855 - 11/2/1857
     
  • House, 5th Legislature
    11/7/1853 - 11/5/1855
     
(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

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 .

Other Resources

  • A.J. Bell, birth and death date illegible, burial in Bethany Cemetery, Austin County. Find a Grave .
  • 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) .
  • 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) .
  • A.J. Bell, birth date 8/4/1818, death date 6/9/1885, interment in Bethany Cemetery, Austin County. TXGenWeb Project .
  • Confederate States Army, Captain. Austin County Veterans who served during the American Civil War, 1861-65. Austin County, TXGenWeb Project .
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