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b: Bedford TN; d: Lawrence Co IL; s/of Lazarus W Belt (1804-1860) & Jane (1798- ); m: 1850 TN Mary Elizabeth Buchanan (30 Jan 1839-14 May 1909 buried Friendsville Cem); res: 1870 Lukin twp - Lawrence Co IL 1880p Friendsville; ch: William (3 Sep 1852 TN-1880 Lawrence Co IL) & Mary Melvina (1855 TN-1924 m: Joseph Worstell) & Jane (1853 TN) & John Henry (28 Jan 1858 TN) & Robert F (1862) & James Harrison (29 Aug 1865 Wabash-28 Jun 1947) & Julia A (1 Nov 1867 Wabash-8 Dec 1892 buried Friendsville Cem m: George W Cleveland) & George (22 Oct 1871 Wabash-22 Apr 1944 buried Hollister Cem Lawrence Co IL)