GRAVESTONE: Gravestone located in the Hebron Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Augusta County, Virginia, states that Francis was 81 years old when he died on January 1, 1851.
CENSUS 1850: Francis Bell and wife Sarah Bell found on the 1850 Census living in District #2 of Augusta County, Virginia. Census enumerated July 12, 1850, and is found on Page 271A.
Dwelling #859/Family #859
Francis Bell, Age 80, Male, Farmer, Real Estate Value: $8100, Born VA
Sarah, Age 84, Female, Born VA
Susan Martin, Age 34, Female, Born VA
NOTE 1850: Francis Bell died six months later on January 1, 1851, at the age of 81.
Sarah Bell died two years later on December 19, 1852, at the age of 86. Both were buried in the Hebron Presbyterian Church Cemetery near Swoope, Augusta County, Virginia.
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