When Nancy Wanbey Larason was born on 29 July 1826, in Knox, Ohio, United States, her father, Mahlon Larason, was 38 and her mother, Evalina Rachel Kidder, was 24. She married James Bell III on 26 February 1846, in Knox, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Washington Township, Licking, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 16 September 1914, in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States.