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Matthew Raiford Bell
1829 - 1900 (71 years)1. Matthew Raiford Bell was born on 17 Jul 1829 in Forsyth county, Georgia; died on 5 Sep 1900. Matthew married Josephine Helen Scudder on 11 Nov 1851 in Georgia. Josephine (daughter of Alfred Scudder and Elizabeth Blackburn) was born on 16 Aug 1834 in Forsyth county, Georgia; died on 29 Aug 1864. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Jennie C. Bell
was born about 1858; died in 1894 in Cloud Cove, Madison, Alabama. - 3. Edward Everett Bell was born about 1858 in Forsyth county, Georgia; died on 19 Apr 1944 in Baldwin county, Georgia.
- 4. Junius Clyde Bell was born on 6 Dec 1859 in Forsyth county, Georgia; died on 20 Feb 1887.
- 5. Ella Bell was born about 1861 in Forsyth county, Georgia; died on 27 Oct 1863.
- 2. Jennie C. Bell
Generation: 2
2. Jennie C. Bell (1.Matthew1) was born about 1858; died in 1894 in Cloud Cove, Madison, Alabama. Jennie married William Jackson Cloud on 30 Oct 1879 in Madison county, Alabama. William was born in Aug 1843 in New Hope, Madison, Alabama; died after 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Dollie Mae Cloud was born on 28 Apr 1885 in Madison county, Alabama; died in 1965 in Alabama; was buried in Cloud Cove, Madison, Alabama.
- 7. Wielie Cloud was born in 1887 in Alabama; and died.
- 8. Fanny Lee Cloud was born in Sep 1888 in Alabama; and died.
- 9. Emmett Brown Cloud was born in Oct 1890 in Alabama; died on 31 Aug 1936.
- 6. Dollie Mae Cloud
3. Edward Everett Bell (1.Matthew1) was born about 1858 in Forsyth county, Georgia; died on 19 Apr 1944 in Baldwin county, Georgia. Edward married Mary A. Wright about 1885 in Georgia. Mary was born about 1860 in Georgia; died after 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Junius Clyde Bell (1.Matthew1) was born on 6 Dec 1859 in Forsyth county, Georgia; died on 20 Feb 1887. 5. Ella Bell (1.Matthew1) was born about 1861 in Forsyth county, Georgia; died on 27 Oct 1863.
Generation: 3
6. Dollie Mae Cloud (2.Jennie2, 1.Matthew1) was born on 28 Apr 1885 in Madison county, Alabama; died in 1965 in Alabama; was buried in Cloud Cove, Madison, Alabama. Dollie married Joel William Meeks on 29 Jul 1905 in Madison county, Alabama. Joel was born in 1864 in Grundy county, Tennessee; died on 27 Mar 1950 in Madison county, Alabama; was buried in Cloud Cove, Madison, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. James Alton Meeks was born on 18 Dec 1919 in Alabama; died on 23 Sep 2001 in Alabama; was buried in Cloud Cove, Madison, Alabama.
- 11. Jesse O. Meeks was born on 18 Dec 1919 in Alabama; died on 30 Dec 1972 in Alabama; was buried in Cloud Cove, Madison, Alabama.
- 10. James Alton Meeks
7. Wielie Cloud (2.Jennie2, 1.Matthew1) was born in 1887 in Alabama; and died. Wielie married Gracie Smoot on 22 Jun 1910 in Madison county, Alabama. Gracie was born about 1888 in Madison county, Alabama; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
8. Fanny Lee Cloud (2.Jennie2, 1.Matthew1) was born in Sep 1888 in Alabama; and died. 9. Emmett Brown Cloud (2.Jennie2, 1.Matthew1) was born in Oct 1890 in Alabama; died on 31 Aug 1936. Emmett married Ersol Brown on 31 Jan 1911 in Alabama. Ersol was born about 1890 in Alabama; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Emmett married Cassie Clark on 1 Nov 1913 in Madison county, Alabama. Cassie was born about 1890 in Alabama; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 4
10. James Alton Meeks (6.Dollie3, 2.Jennie2, 1.Matthew1) was born on 18 Dec 1919 in Alabama; died on 23 Sep 2001 in Alabama; was buried in Cloud Cove, Madison, Alabama. 11. Jesse O. Meeks (6.Dollie3, 2.Jennie2, 1.Matthew1) was born on 18 Dec 1919 in Alabama; died on 30 Dec 1972 in Alabama; was buried in Cloud Cove, Madison, Alabama.