By their son Oliver Bell:
"I was borned on de De Graffenreid Place," he said, "nine miles west of Livingston-Boyd Road. My mother was Luella De Graffenreid an' my pappy was Edmund De Graffenreid. Den dey changed my name to Bell. I had one brother, Nat, an' two sisters, Jestina an' Clara.
"My gran'ma's name was Cely De Graffenreid an' my gran'pa's name was Peter. He was a shoemaker fur de place an' made plows, too. He was a worker an' he learnt me how to pull fodder an' chop corn an' cotton when I was jest a little scamp jes' a little black nigger.
"Us all b'longed to Mr. Tresvan De Graffenreid an' Mistus Rebecca; an' dey was all good to us. Ol' Mistus read de Bible to us an' got us baptized in de river at Horn's bridge, but dat was atter de surrender."
..."De niggers went down to de river dat night an' got de bodies an' buried 'em in de ol' Travis graveyard. My mammy an' daddy is buried dere, too."
1870 Census:
Name: Ed Bell
Age in 1870: 23
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Alabama
Dwelling Number: 599
Home in 1870: Belmont, Sumter, Alabama
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Cannot Read: Y
Cannot Write: Y
Male Citizen Over 21: Y
Household Members: Name Age
Ed Bell 23
Lucella Bell 22
Oliver Bell 10
Justina Bell 8
Clara Bell 5
Mat Bell 3
"I was borned on de De Graffenreid Place," he said, "nine miles west of Livingston-Boyd Road. My mother was Luella De Graffenreid an' my pappy was Edmund De Graffenreid. Den dey changed my name to Bell. I had one brother, Nat, an' two sisters, Jestina an' Clara.
"My gran'ma's name was Cely De Graffenreid an' my gran'pa's name was Peter. He was a shoemaker fur de place an' made plows, too. He was a worker an' he learnt me how to pull fodder an' chop corn an' cotton when I was jest a little scamp jes' a little black nigger.
"Us all b'longed to Mr. Tresvan De Graffenreid an' Mistus Rebecca; an' dey was all good to us. Ol' Mistus read de Bible to us an' got us baptized in de river at Horn's bridge, but dat was atter de surrender."
..."De niggers went down to de river dat night an' got de bodies an' buried 'em in de ol' Travis graveyard. My mammy an' daddy is buried dere, too."
1870 Census:
Name: Ed Bell
Age in 1870: 23
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Alabama
Dwelling Number: 599
Home in 1870: Belmont, Sumter, Alabama
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Cannot Read: Y
Cannot Write: Y
Male Citizen Over 21: Y
Household Members: Name Age
Ed Bell 23
Lucella Bell 22
Oliver Bell 10
Justina Bell 8
Clara Bell 5
Mat Bell 3
By their son Oliver Bell:
"I was borned on de De Graffenreid Place," he said, "nine miles west of Livingston-Boyd Road. My mother was Luella De Graffenreid an' my pappy was Edmund De Graffenreid. Den dey changed my name to Bell. I had one brother, Nat, an' two sisters, Jestina an' Clara.
"My gran'ma's name was Cely De Graffenreid an' my gran'pa's name was Peter. He was a shoemaker fur de place an' made plows, too. He was a worker an' he learnt me how to pull fodder an' chop corn an' cotton when I was jest a little scamp jes' a little black nigger.
"Us all b'longed to Mr. Tresvan De Graffenreid an' Mistus Rebecca; an' dey was all good to us. Ol' Mistus read de Bible to us an' got us baptized in de river at Horn's bridge, but dat was atter de surrender."
..."De niggers went down to de river dat night an' got de bodies an' buried 'em in de ol' Travis graveyard. My mammy an' daddy is buried dere, too."
1870 Census:
Name: Ed Bell
Age in 1870: 23
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Alabama
Dwelling Number: 599
Home in 1870: Belmont, Sumter, Alabama
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Cannot Read: Y
Cannot Write: Y
Male Citizen Over 21: Y
Household Members: Name Age
Ed Bell 23
Lucella Bell 22
Oliver Bell 10
Justina Bell 8
Clara Bell 5
Mat Bell 3
"I was borned on de De Graffenreid Place," he said, "nine miles west of Livingston-Boyd Road. My mother was Luella De Graffenreid an' my pappy was Edmund De Graffenreid. Den dey changed my name to Bell. I had one brother, Nat, an' two sisters, Jestina an' Clara.
"My gran'ma's name was Cely De Graffenreid an' my gran'pa's name was Peter. He was a shoemaker fur de place an' made plows, too. He was a worker an' he learnt me how to pull fodder an' chop corn an' cotton when I was jest a little scamp jes' a little black nigger.
"Us all b'longed to Mr. Tresvan De Graffenreid an' Mistus Rebecca; an' dey was all good to us. Ol' Mistus read de Bible to us an' got us baptized in de river at Horn's bridge, but dat was atter de surrender."
..."De niggers went down to de river dat night an' got de bodies an' buried 'em in de ol' Travis graveyard. My mammy an' daddy is buried dere, too."
1870 Census:
Name: Ed Bell
Age in 1870: 23
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Alabama
Dwelling Number: 599
Home in 1870: Belmont, Sumter, Alabama
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Cannot Read: Y
Cannot Write: Y
Male Citizen Over 21: Y
Household Members: Name Age
Ed Bell 23
Lucella Bell 22
Oliver Bell 10
Justina Bell 8
Clara Bell 5
Mat Bell 3
Family Members
Children
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