Alexander W Bell (1841 - 1934)

Born 23 Sep 1841 in Chester, South Carolina, United States

Husband of Eugenia (Coleman) Bell — married 27 Nov 1870 in Talladega, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1934 at age 92 in Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Alexander was born in 1841. He passed away in 1934.

Fact Summary

Birth

• Name: "Captain" Alexander W. Bell
• Gender: Male
• Birth Date: 23 Sep 1841
• Birth Place: Chester, South Carolina, United Sates

Family

• Mother: Jeanette Curry
• Father: George W. Bell
• Spouse: Eugenia Coleman
• Children: Mima Bell, Katherine Bell, Charles R. Bell, French Bell, Fred Bell, William Tom Bell, and Chester Bell

Marriage

• Spouse: Eugenia Coleman
• Wedding Date: 27 Nov 1870
• Wedding Location: Talladega, Alabama, United States
• Officiant:

Residence

• 1893: Moved to Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States
• 1900: Wilmer St., Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States
• 1910: Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States
• 1920: Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States
• 1930: Wilmer Ave. North, Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States
• 1934: Wilmer Ave., Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States

Occupation

• 1862-1865: Infantryman in the Confederate Army
• 1893: One of the organizers of the Anniston Mercantile Company.
• 1894: Elected director of the 1st National Bank.
• 1900: Grocer
• 1920: Works in Wholesale Grocery
• At his death, Capt. Bell was president of the Calhoun Grocery Company, a director of the 1st National Bank, a director in the Anniston Foundry Company, and a director in the Anniston Yarn Mills.

Military Service

Corporal Alexander Bell served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1862
Mustered out: 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. E, 10th Alabama Infantry

• Enlisted: 4 Mar 1862
• Enlistment Unit: Co. E, 10th Alabama Infantry, CSA
• Enlistment Rank: Private
• Enlistment Location: Talladega, Alabama

• Discharged: 24 May 1865
• Departing Unit: Co. E, 10th Alabama Infantry, CSA
• Reason for Departure: Paroled at end of war
• Departing Rank: Corporal
• Muster Out Location: Talladega, Alabama

• Notes: Wounded at 2nd Manassas and the Wilderness. Per his obituary he fought at: Manassas, Spartanburg, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Petersburg.

• Rank: Obituary claims he was an officer and refers to him as captain. Service record reflects private until appointed 4th Corporal in Sep 1863. Parole record lists Private but appears to be inaccurate.

Religion

• Devout Christian and Deacon at Parker Memorial Baptist Church for over forty years.

Miscellaneous

• Member of Camp Pelham #258 United Confederate Veterans in Anniston, Alabama.
• Never accepted a Confederate veteran pension and, despite his membership, avoided Confederate veteran reunions.

Death

• Age: 92 years old
• Cause of Death: Pneumonia
• Death Date: 16 Jan 1934
• Death Location: Residence, Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States
• Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States

Sources

• "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMT-DF9D : 19 February 2021), A W Bell and Eugenia Coleman, 27 Nov 1870; citing Talladega, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,639,299.

• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VF-CX2 : Fri Oct 06 20:59:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Alexander W. Bell and Ugenia B. Bell, 1880.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZB-Q51 : accessed 18 October 2021), Alexander W Bell, Anniston city Ward 1 (all that east of Noble street), Calhoun, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41, sheet 9B, family 206, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,005.

• A. W. Bell, Roster of Camp Pelham 258 United Confederate Veterans, 1902; Manuscript Box of Major John Pelham Camp 258 Sons of Confederate Veterans publicly held by the Anniston-Calhoun County Public Library, 108 E 10th St, Anniston, AL 36201, 2021. [The roster is dated Jan 1st 1902 and compiled by William Bell, Adj. Roster contains names with corresponding Confederate Units.].

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK3R-5HL : accessed 18 October 2021), Alexander W Bell, Anniston Ward 1, Calhoun, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 20, sheet 3B, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 4; FHL microfilm 1,374,017.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXCB-6DS : 31 January 2021), Alexander W Bell, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:36ZB-HZM : accessed 18 October 2021), W Alexander Bell, Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 1A, line 11, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 5; FHL microfilm 2,339,740.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28768569/alexander-washington-bell : accessed 17 October 2021), memorial page for Corp Alexander Washington Bell (17 Sep 1841–16 Jan 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28768569, citing Hillside Cemetery, Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by : (contributor 46544255) .

• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDPG-SB3 : 30 March 2021), Alexander Washington Bell, 1934.

• “Alexander W Bell Obituary", digital image, Newspapers.com (Online: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), [Originally published “Captain Bell Passes Early This Morning", The Anniston Star, Anniston, Alabama, USA, 16 Jan 1934, page 1], https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87293215/alexander-w-bell-obituary/

• Alabama Department of Archives and History, “Bell, Alex W., Alabama Civil War Service Database.” Alabama Department of Archives and History, July 19, 2013. https://archives.alabama.gov/civilwar/soldier.cfm?id=11860.