Wash Bell
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Full Name
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Wash Bell
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Biography
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On July 6, 1891, Wash Bell, about 24 years old, was shot in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, by several white men. Bell was accused of assaulting his wife and seducing a white woman. The men shot and killed Bell the day before his trial. Wash Bell worked on a farm and was the son of Sady and Vaginia Bell, brother to Norborn Bell, and husband to Patsey (Johnson) Bell
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Documented or Attempted
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Documented
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Birth Date
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Circa 1867
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County of Birth; County of Death
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N/A; Tuscaloosa County
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Death Date
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July 6, 1891
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Age at Death
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24
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Race
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Black
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Sex
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Male
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Researchers
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Garrison Clements
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Case Number
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AMP 125-18910706-000
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Identified by:
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Alabama Memory Project
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Mother
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Vaginia Bell
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Father
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Sady Bell
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Spouse or Partner
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Patsey Johnson
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All other relatives
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Norborn Bell (sibling)
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Occupation
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Farm Laborer
Linked resources
Items with "Lynching Event Data for: Wash Bell"
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