Journal Report

Descendants of Wilhelm Bellesfelt



Generation One



1. Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt (3758) (unknown author, E-mail from Ray Beaty 12/29/00 (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.), 12/29/00.) was born circa 1737 at Mt Pleasant, Hunterdon, New Jersey (Ibid.). He married Christina (--?--) (3760) (unknown author, 'Ancestors of Jack Leroy Belles' (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.), 01/02/01.).
Children of Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt (3758) and Christina (--?--) (3760) were:

Generation Two



2. Johan Henrich2 Belless (3685) (Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) (unknown author, E-mail from Ray Beaty, 12/29/00.) was born on 28 Jun 1767 at Dauphin, Pennsylvania (Ibid.). He married Margaret (--?--) (3759) (unknown author, 'Ancestors of Jack Leroy, 01/02/01.).
Children of Johan Henrich2 Belless (3685) and Margaret (--?--) (3759) were as follows:

Generation Three



4. Daniel3 Belles (3630) (Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) (Inc. Brøderbund Software, World Family Tree Vol. 20, Ed. 1 (n.p.: Release date: March 13, 1998, n.d.), Tree #2223

Date of Import: Sep 24, 1998.) was born on 26 Mar 1803 at Pennsylvania (Ibid.) (unknown author, 1850 Illinois U.S. Census (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.).). He married Nancy Hume (3637) on 2 Aug 1827 at Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana (unknown author, Indiana State Library Genealogy Division; Indiana marriages through 1850. (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.), Belles, Daniel + Hume, Nancy Dearborn Co. 8-2-1827
Indiana State Library Genealogy Division; Indiana marriages through 1850. Belles, Daniel + Hume, Nancy Dearborn Co. 8-2-1827.). He married Emaline Flowers (3631) on 29 Mar 1841 at Shelby County, Indiana (Ibid., Bellis, Daniel + Flowers, Emily Shelby Co. 3-29-1841
Indiana State Library Genealogy Division; Indiana marriages through 1850. Bellis, Daniel + Flowers, Emily Shelby Co. 3-29-1841.). He died circa 1870 at Adair County, Missouri (Brøderbund Software, World Family Tree Vol, Tree #2223

Date of Import: Sep 24, 1998.).
He was Type: Date Conflict on 25 May 1803 at date in Bea Belles Arndt's book for birth.

Daniel Belles (3630), age x, appears as head of household in the census of in 1830 in with
(unknown author, 1830 U.S. CENSUS (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.), Dearborn Co., Page 424, ID # IN558131180.).

Daniel Belles (3630), age x, appears as head of household in the census of in 1840 in at Shown as Daniel Bellows in Addison Township, Shelby Co., Indiana, Census, with
(unknown author, 1840 U.S. CENSUS (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.), Shelby Co., Page 264, ID # INS4a187092.). He was (an unknown value) in 1850 at Listed as 'Farmer' on Census (unknown author, 1850 Illinois U.S. Census.).

Daniel Belles (3630), age x, appears as head of household in the census of in 1850 in at Shown as Daniel Bellows in Pleasant, Fulton Co., Illinois., with
(Ibid., Fulton Co., Page 086, ID # ILS7a397279.).

Daniel Belles (3630), age x, appears as head of household in the census of in 1860 in at Shown as Daniel Bellows in Adair Co., Mo Census, Morrow Township., with
(Eighth Census of the United States U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,, Harrison Co., Missouri Microfilm Publication M-653, Adair Co., Page 070, ID # MO2297143.).

Daniel Belles (3630), age x, appears as head of household in the census of in 1870 in at Not on Adair Co. Census; Wife is listed with 6 children. with
(unknown author, 1870 MISSOURI, U.S. CENSUS (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.).).
There were no children of Daniel3 Belles (3630) and Nancy Hume (3637).
Children of Daniel3 Belles (3630) and Emaline Flowers (3631) were as follows:

5. Nicholas3 Belles (3686) (Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) (unknown author, Nich_Belles.FTW (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.), Date of Import: Dec 4, 1999.) was born in Nov 1805 at Washington County, Indiana (Ibid.). He married Elizabeth Myers (3739) on 3 Jan 1850 at Fulton County, Illinois (Ibid.). He died in Dec 1874 at Illinois at age 69 (unknown author, E-mail from Ray Beaty, 12/29/00.).


Nicholas Belles (3686), age x, appears as head of household in the census of in 1840 in at Shown as Nickolas Bellows in Addison Township, Shelby Co, Indiana Census, with
(unknown author, 1840 U.S. CENSUS, Shelby Co., Page 264, ID# INS4a187181.). He lived before 1850 at Moved from Indiana to Fulton Co., Illinois.

Nicholas Belles (3686), age x, appears as head of household in the census of in 1850 in at Shown as Nicholas Bellows in Fulton Co., Illinois U S Census, with
(unknown author, 1850 U.S. CENSUS (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.), Fulton Co., Page 195, ID # ILS7a397432.). He lived circa 1855 at Moved from Illinois to GreenCastle, Sullivan Co. Missouri.

Nicholas Belles (3686), age x, appears as head of household in the census of in 1860 in at Shown as Nicholas Bellows in Adair Co., Mo. Morrow Township Census, with
(unknown author, 1860 U.S. CENSUS (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.), Adair Co., Page 077, ID # MO2297146.).
Children of Nicholas3 Belles (3686) and (--?--) Unknown (3735) were:
Children of Nicholas3 Belles (3686) and Elizabeth Myers (3739) were as follows:

Generation Four



6. Mary Ellen4 Belles (3632) (Daniel3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) was born on 12 Oct 1845 at Pike County, Illinois. She married George Jacobs (3667) on 8 May 1868 at Adair County, Missouri. She died on 27 Oct 1896 at Olemain Station, Missouri, at age 51.
Children of Mary Ellen4 Belles (3632) and George Jacobs (3667) were as follows:

10. Thomas Jefferson4 Belles (3636) (Daniel3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) was born on 23 Dec 1854 at Fulton County, Illinois. He married Josephine Miller (3703) on 21 Dec 1876 at Adair County, Missouri. He died on 30 Mar 1931 at Sedro Woolley, Skagit County, Washington, at age 76. He was buried at Union Cemetery, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Co., Washington.
He was Type: Date Conflict on 23 Dec 1854 at date for birth from Bea Belles Arndt's book. He was Type: Reunion Invitation in 1932 at Invited to Berwick, Pa. Belles Reunion.
Children of Thomas Jefferson4 Belles (3636) and Josephine Miller (3703) were as follows:

11. Caroline4 Belles (3690) (Daniel3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) was born on 8 Oct 1857 at Sullivan/Adair, Missouri (unknown author, Green Castle Cemetery Records (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.).) (unknown author, Missouri State Census Records 1860 (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.).). She married Robert O. Downen (3737), son of Job Downen (655) and Margaret Outlaw (656), on 3 Feb 1876 at Adair County, Missouri.
She was also known as Caroline Bellas (3690).
Children of Caroline4 Belles (3690) and Robert O. Downen (3737) were as follows:

12. Robert Samuel4 Belles (3618) (Daniel3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) was born on 24 May 1859 at Green Castle, Sullivan County, Missouri. He married Minnie May Allen (3629) on 8 Apr 1885 at Green Castle, Sullivan County, Missouri. He died in 1897 at Lamine, Cooper County, Missouri. He was buried at Lamine, Cooper County, Missouri.
Children of Robert Samuel4 Belles (3618) and Minnie May Allen (3629) were as follows:

17. James H.4 Belles (3740) (Nicholas3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) (unknown author, Nich_Belles.FTW, Date of Import: Dec 4, 1999.) was born on 27 Jan 1853 at Isabel Township, Fulton County, Illinois (Ibid.). He married Louisa Smith (3749) on 15 Aug 1877. He died on 31 Jan 1938 at Duncan Mills, Illinois, at age 85 (Ibid.). He was buried on 2 Feb 1938 at Smith Cemetary, Isabel Township, Illinois (Ibid.).
Children of James H.4 Belles (3740) and Louisa Smith (3749) were as follows:

Generation Five



33. William Wesley5 Belles (3682) (Thomas4, Daniel3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) was born on 16 Mar 1880 at Green Castle, Sulivan County, Missouri. He married Della Grace Snow (3709) on 5 Aug 1916 at Mt Vernon, Skagit County, Washington. He died on 14 May 1969 at Mt. Vernon, Skagit County, Washington, at age 89.
Children of William Wesley5 Belles (3682) and Marietta Sizemoore (3711) were:
Children of William Wesley5 Belles (3682) and Della Grace Snow (3709) were as follows:

50. Rosa Zetta5 Downen (652) (Caroline4 Belles, Daniel3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) (.) (Interview, Reta J Higgins, Many occasions.) was born on 30 Jun 1885 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri (Interview, Susan Williams.) (Interview, Reta J Higgins, Many occasions.). She married Orville Walter Moots (651), son of Henry Moots (653) and Amanda (Melvina) Walters (654), on 19 Feb 1906 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri. She died on 5 Jan 1974 at Green City, Sullivan, Missouri, at age 88 (Interview, Susan Williams.) (Interview, Reta J Higgins, Many occasions.).
Children of Rosa Zetta5 Downen (652) and Orville Walter Moots (651) were as follows:

51. Charles Olin5 Belles (3620) (Robert4, Daniel3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) was born on 7 Feb 1886 at Kansas City, Mo. He married Edna Grace Harrell (3621) on 3 Jan 1912. He died on 22 Jan 1947 at Gravette, Ark., at age 60. He was buried at Clinton Cemetery, Clinton, Douglas County, Kansas.
Children of Charles Olin5 Belles (3620) and Edna Grace Harrell (3621) were as follows:

52. George Roland5 Belles (3652) (Robert4, Daniel3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) was born on 24 Aug 1887 at Adair County, Missouri. He married Emma May Boster (3654) on 13 Aug 1910. He died on 15 Oct 1943 at Glensferry, Idaho, at age 56.
Children of George Roland5 Belles (3652) and Emma May Boster (3654) were as follows:

53. Omer Robert5 Belles (3653) (Robert4, Daniel3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) was born on 6 Feb 1889 at Adair County, Missouri. He married Myrtle Millie Reed (3655) on 10 Jun 1909. He died on 7 Nov 1957 at Auburn, Washington, at age 68.
He was Type: Date Conflict on 2 Jun 1889 at Birth date?
Children of Omer Robert5 Belles (3653) and Myrtle Millie Reed (3655) were as follows:

54. Rebecca5 Belles (3650) (Robert4, Daniel3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) was born on 13 Nov 1890 at Douglas County, Kansas. She was born on 13 Nov 1890. She married James Farnum Steele (3687) on 10 Mar 1909 at Douglas County, Kansas. She married James Farnum Steele (3687) on 10 Mar 1909 at Douglas Co., Clinton, KS (Brøderbund Software, World Family Tree Vol, Tree #2223

Date of Import: Sep 24, 1998.). She died in 1927 at Douglas County, Kansas. She was buried at Clinton Cemetery.
Children of Rebecca5 Belles (3650) and James Farnum Steele (3687) were as follows:

55. Mabel M.5 Belles (3721) (James4, Nicholas3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt).
Children of Mabel M.5 Belles (3721) and James Edwards (3720) are as follows:

56. Anna Elizabeth5 Belles (3750) (James4, Nicholas3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) (unknown author, Nich_Belles.FTW, Date of Import: Dec 4, 1999.) was born on 10 Sep 1880 at Lewiston, Fulton County, Illinois (Ibid.). She died on 26 Nov 1961 at Illinois at age 81 (Ibid.).
Children of Anna Elizabeth5 Belles (3750) and ? Hoppel (3732) are:

59. John J.5 Belles (3752) (James4, Nicholas3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) (Ibid.) was born on 7 Dec 1885 at Fulton County, Illinois (Ibid.). He married Leona Gentry (3725) at Little Rock, Arkansas.
Children of John J.5 Belles (3752) and Leona Gentry (3725) are:

60. Margaret Mae5 Belles (3754) (James4, Nicholas3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) (Ibid.) was born in Feb 1890 at Duncan Mills, Fulton County, Illinois (Ibid.). She married Carl Jackson Beaty (3723) on 1 Nov 1910. She died at Duncan Mills, Fulton County, Illinois. She was buried at Havana, Illinois.
Children of Margaret Mae5 Belles (3754) and Carl Jackson Beaty (3723) are:

62. Viola5 Belles (3755) (James4, Nicholas3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) (Ibid.) was born on 2 May 1895 at Fulton County, Illinois (Ibid.). She married Harry Wilber Winbiglar (3714) on 6 Dec 1910 at Fulton County, Illinois.
Children of Viola5 Belles (3755) and Harry Wilber Winbiglar (3714) are as follows:

Generation Six



69. Jenny Oreta6 Moots (151) (Rosa5 Downen, Caroline4 Belles, Daniel3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) was born on 10 Mar 1910 at Stahl, Sullivan, Missouri. She married William Jesse Higgins (150), son of James Jesse Higgins (174) and Mary Alice Marshall (175), on 26 Dec 1930 at Kirksville Mo, Kirksville, Missouri. She died on 10 Feb 1994 at Iowa City Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa, at age 83.
Children of Jenny Oreta6 Moots (151) and William Jesse Higgins (150) were as follows:

72. Jessie Owen6 Moots (692) (Rosa5 Downen, Caroline4 Belles, Daniel3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) (Interview, Reta J Higgins, Many occasions.) (Interview, Susan Williams.) was born on 10 May 1916 at Stahl, Adair, Missouri (Interview, Reta J Higgins, Many occasions.) (Interview, Susan Williams.). He married Rosalie Mason (693) on 29 Sep 1942 at Missouri (unknown author, Family Information communicated to me by Moots' cousin, Tom Moots. 12-24-1999 (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.).). He died on 13 Feb 1981 at Gibbs, Adair, Missouri, at age 64 (Interview, Reta J Higgins, Many occasions.) (Interview, Susan Williams.) (unknown author, Family Information communicated to.).
Children of Jessie Owen6 Moots (692) and Rosalie Mason (693) are as follows:

76. Fred Lawson6 Moots (699) (Rosa5 Downen, Caroline4 Belles, Daniel3, Johan2 Belless, Wilhelm1 Bellesfelt) was born on 24 Jun 1923 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri. He married Pauline Wright (701). He married Betty Young (700) on 6 Jul 1946. He died in 1996 at Kirksville, Adair, Missouri (Buried at Wright's Cemetery, Rural Callao).
Children of Fred Lawson6 Moots (699) and Pauline Wright (701) are:
There were no children of Fred Lawson6 Moots (699) and Betty Young (700).




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