John married Rhoda E. Bates on 01 Jun 1815 in Lincoln County, Georgia. Rhoda (daughter of John Bates and Frances Burnett) was born about 1799 in Patrict County, Virginia; died about 1863 in Cherokee County, Georgia; was buried in Hughes Cemetery, Hickory Flat, Cherokee County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Martha S. Bell was born in in GEORGIA.
2. Thomas Reuben Bell was born on 23 Jul 1814 in Henry County, Georgia; died on 17 Jul 1907 in Cherokee County, Georgia; was buried in Ponders Cemetery, Cherokee County, Georgia.
3. Mary Ann Bell was born on 30 Apr 1816 in GEORGIA; died after 1870.