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Ernest James Bell 1900–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1900

Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 7 January 1957

Death Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Thomas Bell

Mother: Carrie Whitaker

Spouse(s): Gertrude Fitzpatrick

Children(s): Thomas Bell, James Bell, Irene Bell, Ernest Bell, Mildred Bell, Ella Bell

The story of Ernest James Bell began in 1900 in Cocke, Tennessee, United States. Ernest James Bell married Gertrude Rebecca Fitzpatrick, and had children including Ella Mae Bell, Ernest James Ii Bell, Irene Bell, James Arthur Bell, Mildred Bell, Thomas Madison Bell. Ernest James Bell passed away in 1957 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest James Bell began in 1900 in Cocke, Tennessee, United States.
  • Ernest James Bell married Gertrude Rebecca Fitzpatrick, and had children including Ella Mae Bell, Ernest James Ii Bell, Irene Bell, James Arthur Bell, Mildred Bell, Thomas Madison Bell.
  • Ernest James Bell passed away in 1957 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bell
1880–1940
Birth Location: Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
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Carrie Whitaker
1884–1943
Birth Location: Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Gertrude Fitzpatrick
1903–1980
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Thomas Bell
1921–1996
Birth Location: Pond Springs, Georgia, USA
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James Bell
1922–1985
Birth Location: Georgia
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Irene Bell
1928–1990
Birth Location: Georgia
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Ernest Bell
1933–2014
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Mildred Bell
1924–2002
Birth Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
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Ella Bell
1926–1926
Birth Location: USA
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Ernest Bell's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Bell
1900–1957
Birth Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Thomas Marion Bell
1880–1940
Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
Carrie (Rebecca Idella) Whitaker
1884–1943
Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Newton) Bell
1854–1920
Cocke County, Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Lavinia ("Vina" Eloise) Morgan
1855–1916
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Morgan
1818–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Bell's Descendants

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Ernest (James) Bell (15 Jan 1900–7 January 1957) m. Gertrude (Rebecca) Fitzpatrick (abt 1903–7 May 1980)
  1. 1. Thomas (Madison) Bell 1921–1996 m. Madaline ("Mattie" Lena) Freeman 1918–1998
    1. 1. Thomas (Willard "Bud") Bell 1948–2022
  2. 2. James (Arthur) Bell 1922–1985
  3. 3. Irene Bell 1928–1990
  4. 4. Ernest (James II) Bell 1933–2014
  5. 5. Mildred Bell 1924–2002
  6. 6. Ella (Mae) Bell 1926–1926

Ernest Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1900
15 Jan 1900
Birth of Ernest James Bell in Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Cocke, Tennessee, United States
1957
7 January 1957
Age 57
Death of Ernest James Bell in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1900
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1957
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
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