Emanuel Bell was born in South Carolina in 1813 and married Harriett Lee (b. 1816 in South Carolina) and they were parents to the following children:

• William Bell, b. 1834, in South Carolina
• John Jesse Bell, b. 02/11/1836 in Alabama and d. 06/24/1896 in Cleveland Co., Arkansas; married Mary Elizabeth Smith on January 21, 1869 in Georgia. and had the following children:
  • Hattie Elizabeth Bell b. 1873 in Cleveland Co., Arkansas
  • Minnie Lee Bell b. 1876 d. 1952 in Bradley Co., Arkansas married John Lewis Wolfe b. 1859 d. 1942 and had the following children:
    • Byrdie Wolfe b. 08/02/1896 d. 08/21/1920
    • Effie Mae Wolfe b. 03/22/1898 d. 05/08/1995 married Jesse Loyd Erwin b. 04/14/1894 d. 01/21/1973
    • William H. Wolfe
    • John L. Wolfe b. 02/04/1900 d. 07/05/1983
    • Velma M. Wolfe b. 09/24/1902 d. 1983
    • Elmer Wolfe b. 09/24/1902 d. 06/26/1982
    • Cordie R. Wolfe b. 09/02/1908 d. 02/21/1974
  • Georgia Bird Bell b. 1878 in Cleveland Co., Arkansas
  • Beatrice Bell b. ?
  • John SMith Bell b. 04/14/1885 in Cleveland Co., Ar. d. 06/24/1942
  • Barbara Dean Bell b. 12/07/1891 in Cleveland Co., Ar. d. 01/29/1971
  • Thomas Harley Bell b. 04/24/1895 in Cleveland Co., Ar. d. 10/23/1980
• Mary A. Bell, b. 1841 in Alabama
• Nancy Bell, b. 1843 in Alabama
• James E. Bell, b. 1845 in Alabama
• Sarah Bell, b. 1850 in Alabama