| Bell, William Rufus 223857 |
| Birth: 05/06/1845 Death: 01/02/1918 Marriage: 12/04/1866 |
| Cemetery: Knights of Honor (NORTHWEST) |
| Record Source: The Paris News |
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If you copy this information, please cite this as your source: Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (12/17/2025) |
| Notes From the records of Lamar #258 United Daughters of the Confederacy: Awarded Cross of Military Service on May 4, 1912. He served as a Private, Co. G, 14th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Volunteers. William Rufus Bell received a pension from the State of Texas for service in the Confederate Army #33929. THE PARIS NEWS, Thursday, January 3, 1918: "The new year was ushered in at Blossom with the death of two of the old residents and well known citizens. The people of the town were shocked yesterday by the death of W. R. Bell, which occurred at 11 o’clock. He had been ill several days with pneumonia, but he was not considered in immediate danger. He took a sudden change for the worse, however, and the direct cause of his death was attributed to heart trouble. He was about seventy-five years old, was an ex-Confederate soldier and was one of the first settlers of the town of Blossom. He was a consistent member of the Methodist church and was highly esteemed by the people of the community. He is survived by three sons, John Bell of Oakwood, Tex., Marvin Bell of Oklahoma and Joe Bell of Honey Grove, and by one daughter, [unreadable], of Blossom with whom he was making his home. He also left a brother, Joe Bell, who lives in Houston." Tombstone is inscribed, "W. R. Bell." On the same stone with Nannie J. Bell. |
| War Notes Rank Civil War: CSA Pvt., Co. G, 14th Mississippi Infantry |