Celia Marion Wright

17 June 1805–10 January 1876 (Age 70)
Randolph, North Carolina, United States

The Life of Celia Marion

When Celia Marion Wright was born on 17 June 1805, in Randolph, North Carolina, United States, her father, Benjamin Wright Sr, was 53 and her mother, Patsy Morgan, was 49. She married Nathaniel Bell on 26 April 1825, in Monroe, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Center Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Iowa, United States in 1870. She died on 10 January 1876, in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Burns Cemetery, Chillicothe, Wapello, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathaniel Bell
1806–1881
Celia Marion Wright
1805–1876
Marriage: 26 April 1825
Martha Jane Bell
1827–1871
Nathaniel Thomas Bell
1850–
Elizabeth C. Bell
1828–1858
Lucy Ann Bell
1830–1916
Adam Wright Bell
1831–1906
Sarah Minerva Bell
1833–1872
Nancy Bell
1835–
Benjamin Franklin Bell
1837–1907
Thomas Jefferson Bell
1839–1923
Ciresa Celia Bell
1842–1874
Ellen Judith Bell
1846–1892

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
26 April 1825
Monroe, Indiana, United States
children

(11)

    Martha Jane Bell

    Female1827–1871Female

    Elizabeth C. Bell

    Female1828–1858Female

    Lucy Ann Bell

    Female1830–1916Female

    Adam Wright Bell

    Male1831–1906Male

    Sarah Minerva Bell

    Female1833–1872Female

+6 More Children

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(8)

    Jordan Wright

    Male1796–1865Male

    Adam Benjamin Wright

    Male1799–1852Male

    John Wright

    Male1801–1807Male

    Thomas Wright

    Male1802–1803Male

    Elizabeth Wright

    Female1803–Female

+3 More Children

World Events (8)

1808

Age 3

Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812

Age 7

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825 · The Crimes Act

Age 20

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

1 English, Scottish, and northern Irish: occupational name for a maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Old English wyrhta, wryhta ‘craftsman’ (a derivative of wyrcan ‘to work or make’). The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright ), but when used in isolation it generally referred to a builder of windmills or watermills.2 Common New England Americanized form of French Le Droit, a nickname for an upright person, a man of probity, from Old French droit ‘right’, in which there has been confusion between the homophones right and wright.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Grave Index

Celia Bell in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Go to website Want to get involved? Click here! Report a problem Name: Celia Bell Birth Date: 17 Jun 1805 Birth Place: Randolph County, No …

Sources (3)

  • Celia Bell in household of Nathen Bell, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Celia Bell in household of Nathaniel Bell, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Celia Bell in household of Nathaniel Bell, "United States Census, 1860"

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