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Sources

1. Portrait of Hiram P. Bell — Brady-Handy Photograph Collection, Library of Congress
   https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.04109
2. Chief Vann House, Sept 2017 — Photo: Thomson200, Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chief_Vann_House,_Sept_2017.jpg
3. Georgia historical marker 23-20-001, Chief Vann House — Photo: Dsdugan, Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:23-20-001-vann.jpg
4. HABS measured drawing, Chief James Clement Vann House, sheet 7 of 7 — Historic American Buildings Survey, HABS GA,107-SPLA,1-, Library of Congress (public domain)
   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chief_James_Clement_Vann_House,_U.S._Route_76_and_State_Route_255,_Spring_Place,_Murray_County,_GA_HABS_GA,107-SPLA,1-_(sheet_7_of_7).png
5. New Georgia Encyclopedia: Chief Vann House
   https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/chief-vann-house/
6. Enslaved.org: Caty, Patience, and Grace (Diamond Hill, James Vann estate)
   https://enslaved.org/fullStory/16-23-126909/
7. Georgia State Parks: Chief Vann House State Historic Site
   https://gastateparks.org/ChiefVannHouse
8. National Park Service, Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: History & Culture
   https://www.nps.gov/trte/learn/historyculture/index.htm
9. Christopher Feldt, “McNair's Stand,” North Georgia History
   https://www.northgeorgiahistory.com/post/mcnair-s-stand
10. Access Genealogy: Biographical sketch of John A. Bell
    https://accessgenealogy.com/native/biographical-sketch-of-john-a-bell.htm
11. Retracing the Bell Route: An Archive of Cherokee Removal (NCPH project listing)
    https://ncph.org/project/retracing-the-bell-route-an-archive-of-cherokee-removal/
12. Bell family research report (report.md), lines 283–289: Census check (FamilySearch, read-only), 10/24/2026 11:22 AM CT
    Transcribes the 1870 and 1880 Milton Co. households of Anderson S. Bell.
13. 1880 U.S. census, Grogans district (ED 150), Milton Co., GA: household of Anderson S. Bell (FamilySearch)
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8GF-PQP
14. 1870 U.S. census, Milton Co., GA: household of Anderson S. Bell (FamilySearch)
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3F-5LM
15. The North Georgian, 25 Mar 1910, p. 1: death notice of Anderson Bell — via Georgia Historic Newspapers (Digital Library of Georgia), public domain
    https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053931/1910-03-25/ed-1/seq-1/
16. 1884 Hester Roll index, Eastern Cherokee, entries #2243–2250 (Access Genealogy)
    https://accessgenealogy.com/native/1884-hester-roll-index.htm
17. 1852 Chapman Roll, Forsyth Co., GA (TNGenWeb, Cherokee by Blood)
    https://tngenweb.org/cherokee_by_blood/chapga.htm
18. 1884 Hester Roll (Eastern Cherokee census), p. 62 — National Archives and Records Administration, RG 75, NAID 231930098, image 160
    https://catalog.archives.gov/id/231930098?objectPage=160
19. 1910 U.S. census, Cumming, Forsyth Co., GA: household of Stephen M. Chatham (FamilySearch)
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLK5-D4X
20. Georgia marriage index: W. A. Bell and Mamie E. Chatham, 8 Jun 1919, Fulton Co. (FamilySearch)
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWH9-X6J
21. U.S. Social Security NUMIDENT: Thomas Randall Bell (FamilySearch)
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K46-SMV2
22. U.S. Social Security NUMIDENT: Reuben Allen Bell (FamilySearch)
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KSR-15F5
23. FamilySearch record: Gwendolyn Behre McWhorter Bell
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK3-CKC2
24. FamilySearch Family Tree (user-built), as summarized in research notes
    Tree-only details; unverified.
25. California Marriage Index, 1981, Riverside Co.: Charles D Vantress, 69, and Helen E Bell, 55 (FamilySearch)
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6DN-JD4
26. Find a Grave index: Helen Vantress, Rogers-Bell Cemetery (FamilySearch)
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKV-BYX1
27. U.S. Social Security Death Index: Helen Vantress (FamilySearch)
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMZ1-5YZ
28. Helen Vantress obituary, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 12 Mar 2010 (FamilySearch obituary index)
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKG3-WTLP
29. Find a Grave memorial 49579949 – Helen E Bell Vantress (memorial text only)
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49579949/helen-e-vantress
30. Helen Vantress obituary, Gwinnett Daily Post, 12 Mar 2010 (Legacy)
    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/gwinnettdailypost/name/helen-vantress-obituary?id=6820187
31. 1926 Eastern Cherokee application of Raymond B. Bell (NARA M2104), transcription on North Georgia Kin
    https://northgeorgiakin.blogspot.com/search/label/Bell
32. Emmet Starr, History of the Cherokee Indians (1921), McNair/Vann tables (rootsweb transcription)
    https://sites.rootsweb.com/~oktttp/cherokee/history/chapter19.htm
33. Nell Lambert death notice, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 4 Oct 2010 (Legacy)
    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/nell-lambert-obituary?id=6819007
34. Sarah Blanche Bell Parrish obituary, Bill Head Funeral Home (2013), per search summaries; text not retrieved
    
35. Family member confirmation (10/24/2026)
    A family member confirmed Sarah Blanche Bell Parrish and her husband John Little Parrish Jr.
36. USGenWeb Archives: Rogers-Bell Cemetery transcription, Johns Creek, Fulton Co., GA
    http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/fulton/cemeteries/rogersbe329gcm.txt
37. Funeral-home obituary (2016), Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford
    https://www.flaniganfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Grace-Bell/
38. Hiram P. Bell, Men and Things (1907), Digital Library of Georgia
    https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlgb_gb0308
39. Men and Things — excerpt (Forsyth Co. GAGenWeb)
    https://sites.rootsweb.com/~gafchs/hpbell/hpbell_01.htm
40. WikiTree Bell-1242 (user-built tree)
    https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bell-1242
41. WikiTree Bell-4096 (user-built tree)
    https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bell-4096
42. FamilySearch Georgia Marriages index (as cited on WikiTree)
    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWH9-X6V
43. Mt. Zion UMC 150th-anniversary history (Emory Pitts Library)
    https://digital.pitts.emory.edu/files/download/original/P_MSS028_B018_F017_MOUNT_I002/P_MSS028_B018_F017_MOUNT_I002.pdf
44. Chronicles of Oklahoma 50:1 (1972), p. 18 — Gateway to Oklahoma History
    https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1796192/m1/18/
45. Chronicles of Oklahoma 50:1 (1972), p. 26 — Gateway to Oklahoma History
    https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1796192/m1/26/
46. Chronicles of Oklahoma 50:1 (1972), p. 16 — Gateway to Oklahoma History
    https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1796192/
47. Adventures in Cemetery Hopping: A Tale of Two Cemeteries, Part Two (blog)
    https://adventuresincemeteryhopping.com/2013/02/22/a-tale-of-two-cemeteries-part-two/
48. Find a Grave: Rogers Cemetery (Bell Rd) cemetery description
    https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2477576/rogers-cemetery
49. Tennessee Historical Commission marker: McNair's Stand (HMdb)
    https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=47675
50. RootsWeb: Vann family / McNair marriage bond transcription
    https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lpproots/Neeley/cvann.htm
51. TNGenWeb Polk Co.: McNair family
    https://www.tngenweb.org/polk/mcnair.htm
52. Appen Media: “Shakerag, a delightful Georgia community with a curious name”
    https://www.appenmedia.com/opinion/opinion-shakerag-a-delightful-georgia-community-with-a-curious-name/article_f678cd42-eafe-11ef-ae22-1f61af63608f.html
53. 1962 Sheltonville-Shakerag Community Club booklet (Johns Creek Historical Society)
    https://doyletatum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Sheltonville1962Booklet.pdf
54. old-new-orleans.com – Cain and Garmon (anecdotal)
    http://www.old-new-orleans.com/CAIN_and_GARMON.html
55. WikiTree Bell-4088 (Thomas Matthew Bell)
    https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bell-4088
56. Testimony from family members (10/24/2026)
    Family recollections; not yet checked against records.
57. Find a Grave memorial 62875631 – William Anderson Bell
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62875631/william-anderson-bell
58. Find a Grave memorial 62875651 – Mamie E. Bell
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62875651/mamie-e-bell
59. Find a Grave memorial 102180269 – Thomas Randall Bell
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102180269/thomas-randall-bell
60. Find a Grave memorial 62875474 – Louis Raphael Bell
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62875474/louis-raphael-bell

Ruled out

• Thomas Matthew Bell (1916–2009), son of Harley Bell, also at Rogers-Bell — WikiTree
• Thomas Randall Bell (1914–1971), Macedonia Cemetery, Cherokee Co., GA (namesake) — Find a Grave
• Thomas Randal Bell (1937–2017), RCMP officer, Ontario — obituary