FUSON FAMILY
Bell County is located in the southeastern corner of Kentucky where the state meets Tennessee and Virginia at the famed Cumberland Gap. Its 361 acres are dominated by two mountain ridges, Pine Mountain and Cumberland Mountain. Much of its rugged terrain is thickly forested with picturesque streams cutting through deep valleys. Rugged terrain . . . That’s a BIG YES. Many of the roads in this mountainous area were almost impossible to navigate - along with some truly sad and neglected areas. However, it was one of my favorite day trips to date dealing with my ancestors. My research focused on my FUSON ancestors of southeast KY. The Fuson Family came from England and eventually settled in Hanover County in Virginia. Thomas Fuson, my 5th Great Grandfather (born in 1765 in Hanover County, Virginia) was the progenitor of the Fuson/Fuston family in southeastern Kentucky … settled in the Chenoa area ( marrying Rachel Permelia Robinson in Liberty, Tennessee, in 1791). Thomas Fuson was a