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Dorothy Leona Bell 1912–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1912

Birth Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 10 Nov 2007

Death Location: Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA

Father: Claude Bell

Mother: Leona Rumler

Spouse(s): Arthur Blodgett

Children(s):

The story of Dorothy Leona Bell began in 1912 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. In 1930, Dorothy Leona Bell resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. In 1935, Dorothy Leona Bell resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Dorothy Leona Bell married Arthur Blodgett, and had children including Richard Blodgett. Dorothy Leona Bell passed away in 2007 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Leona Bell began in 1912 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Leona Bell resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1935, Dorothy Leona Bell resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
  • Dorothy Leona Bell married Arthur Blodgett, and had children including Richard Blodgett.
  • Dorothy Leona Bell passed away in 2007 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Claude Bell
1890–1962
Birth Location: Michigan
CB
Leona Rumler
1893–1993
Birth Location: Wayne County, Michigan, USA
LR

Spouses(s)

Arthur Blodgett
1911–1954
Birth Location: Michigan, USA
AB

Children(s)

Dorothy Bell's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Bell
1912–2007
Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Parents
Claude A Bell
1890–1962
Michigan
Leona (Emma) Rumler
1893–1993
Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
William (Gilbert) Bell
1865–1933
Ernestown, Lennox & Addington, Ontario, Canada
Anna (Elizabeth) Clarke
1869–1910
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Bell
1821–1901
Mercy Aylesworth
1821–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bell
1779–1853
Catherine Sharp(e)
1786–1872
Bowen Aylesworth
1778–1863
Hannah Perry
1781–1866

Dorothy Bell's Timeline

6 Records

1912
28 Jul 1912
Birth of Dorothy Leona Bell in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
Dorothy Leona Bell resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 23
Dorothy Leona Bell resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 28
Dorothy Leona Bell resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Dorothy Leona Bell resided here in Southfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Southfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA
2007
10 Nov 2007
Age 95
Death of Dorothy Leona Bell in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1912
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01866; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 84-872
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0470; FHL microfilm: 2340786
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: Traverse City Record-Eagle; Publication Date: 11 12 2007; Publication Place: Traverse City, Michigan, USA
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Southfield, Oakland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0470; FHL microfilm: 2340786

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01866; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 84-872

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01866; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 84-872

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Southfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Southfield, Oakland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 2007
    Event Place: Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: Traverse City Record-Eagle; Publication Date: 11 12 2007; Publication Place: Traverse City, Michigan, USA
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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