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Charles William ("Major") Bell 1886–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 November 1886

Birth Location: Folsomville, Warrick Co., Indiana, USA

Death Date: 26 September 1943

Death Location: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Alexander Bell

Mother: Heelen Husk

Spouse(s): Ruth Graham

Children(s): William Bell, Nellie Bell, Ella Bell, Ruth Bell, Irwin Bell, Rev. Bell

Charles William ("Major") Bell was born in 1886 in Folsomville, Warrick Co., Indiana, USA, the child of Alexander Albert Alex Bell And Heelen Husk. In 1920, Charles William ("Major") Bell resided in St Louis Ward 12, St Louis (Independent City), Mis. In 1930, Charles William ("Major") Bell resided in Terre Haute, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Charles William ("Major") Bell married Ruth Lillian Graham, and had children including Ella Mae Bell, Irwin Berlin Tunney Bell, Nellie Mae Bell, Rev Ernest Lee Bell, Ruth Jane Little Lilly Bell, William Alexander Bell. Charles William ("Major") Bell passed away in 1943 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Charles William ("Major") Bell was born in 1886 in Folsomville, Warrick Co., Indiana, USA, the child of Alexander Albert Alex Bell And Heelen Husk.
  • In 1920, Charles William ("Major") Bell resided in St Louis Ward 12, St Louis (Independent City), Mis.
  • In 1930, Charles William ("Major") Bell resided in Terre Haute, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
  • Charles William ("Major") Bell married Ruth Lillian Graham, and had children including Ella Mae Bell, Irwin Berlin Tunney Bell, Nellie Mae Bell, Rev Ernest Lee Bell, Ruth Jane Little Lilly Bell, William Alexander Bell.
  • Charles William ("Major") Bell passed away in 1943 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Bell's Ancestors

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Charles Bell
1886–1943
Birth Place: Folsomville, Warrick Co., Indiana, USA
Parents
Alexander Albert ("Alex") Bell
1853–1927
Newburgh, Warrick, Indiana, USA
Heelen Husk
1859–1945
Daviess County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
James (P) Bell
1800–1867
Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Sarah Hardesty
1815–1900
Union County, Kentucky, USA
William (James) Husk
1833–1894
Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America
Mary (D) Schoolfield
1840–1926
Bracken County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
GEORGE BELL
1772–1810
Susanna (Bell)
1770–1816
William Husk
1796–1877
Malinda Kellam
1801–1870
William Schoolfield
1819–1853
Nancy Pell
1818–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bell
1747–1825
Margaret Wakefield
1735–1800
Henry Fuqua
1741–1835
Tabitha Hall
1761–1831
Valentine Husk
1770–1826
Elizabeth Hacker
1775–1837
George Kellem
1775–1818
Jane Johnson
1775–1850
Samuel Schofield
1800–1878
Nancy Major
1800–1879
Samuel Pell
1796–1862
Elizabeth Curtis
1792–1841

Charles Bell's Descendants

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Charles (William ("Major")) Bell (22 November 1886–26 September 1943) m. Ruth (Lillian) Graham (24 January 1889–30 May 1941)
  1. 1. William (Alexander) Bell 1912–1995 m. Eleanor (Jane Hale (Marr:) Bell) 1918–1988
  2. 2. Nellie (Mae) Bell 1924–2016
  3. 3. Ella (Mae) Bell 1910–1983
  4. 4. Ruth (Jane ("Little Lilly")) Bell 1922–1923
  5. 5. Irwin (Berlin ("Tunney")) Bell 1926–2000
  6. 6. Rev. (Ernest Lee) Bell 1919–2016

Charles Bell's Timeline

6 Records

1886
22 November 1886
Birth of Charles William ("Major") Bell in Folsomville, Warrick Co., Indiana, USA
Folsomville, Warrick Co., Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Charles William ("Major") Bell resided here in St Louis Ward 12, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA
St Louis Ward 12, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Charles William ("Major") Bell resided here in Terre Haute, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Terre Haute, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Charles William ("Major") Bell resided here in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 54
Charles William ("Major") Bell resided here in Harrison, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Harrison, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
1943
26 September 1943
Age 57
Death of Charles William ("Major") Bell in Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana, USA
Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 November 1886
    Event Place: Folsomville, Warrick Co., Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: St Louis Ward 12, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Harrison, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 September 1943
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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