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Joseph Wayt Bell

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First Name:Joseph
Middle Name:Wayt
Last Name:Bell
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Affiliation:Class of 1842
Biography & Genealogy:Birth date: November 18, 1823 in Augusta County, Virginia. Death date: May 23, 1879 in Augusta County. Is buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia. Father: James Bell (1773-1856) of Augusta County Mother: Jane Margaret Craig (1788-1856) of Augusta County Maternal grandparents: William Craig (1750-1829) and Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) of Augusta County Paternal grandparents: Joseph Bell (1742-1823) and Susan (maiden name unknown) of Augusta County First marriage (1845): Anne Archer Robertson (1826-1857) of Richmond Virginia Children from first marriage: Charles James (1846-1917), George Robertson (1849-1892), and Nannie (1851-1927) Second marriage (March 3, 1858): Sarah Jane Crawford (1827-1861), daughter of James Crawford (1787-1855) of Augusta County, Virginia Child from second marriage: William Tolliver Third marriage (1865): Eliza F. Crawford Simms (1826-1889), another daughter of James Crawford Career: Farmer VMI Record Entered VMI on November 11, 1839 from Augusta County and graduated on July 4, 1842, standing 13th in a class of 16. Military Record Civil War: Captain J. W. Bell's Company, Colonel J. Baldwin's Regiment, Virginia Local Defense Troops

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