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Irwin Berlin ("Tunney") Bell 1926–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1926

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

Death Date: 5 Jul 2000

Death Location: Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Charles ("Major")

Mother: Ruth Graham

Spouse(s): Mary (Roche), Thelma Seesengood

Children(s): Gloria Bell

In 1926, Irwin Berlin ("Tunney") Bell entered the world in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America, born to Charles William Bell Major And Ruth Lillian Graham. Irwin Berlin ("Tunney") Bell married Mary Teresa Mercer Bell Whitbread Roche, Thelma May Seesengood, and had children including Gloria Marie Bell. Irwin Berlin ("Tunney") Bell passed away in 2000 in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1926, Irwin Berlin ("Tunney") Bell entered the world in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America, born to Charles William Bell Major And Ruth Lillian Graham.
  • Irwin Berlin ("Tunney") Bell married Mary Teresa Mercer Bell Whitbread Roche, Thelma May Seesengood, and had children including Gloria Marie Bell.
  • Irwin Berlin ("Tunney") Bell passed away in 2000 in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Irwin Bell's Ancestors

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Irwin Bell
1926–2000
Birth Place: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Charles William Bell ("Major")
1886–1943
Folsomville, Warrick, Indiana, USA
Ruth (Lillian) Graham
1889–1941
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America
Grandparents
Alexander (Albert ("Alex")) Bell
1853–1927
Newburgh, Warrick, Indiana, USA
Heelen (Husk) §
1859–1945
Daviess County, Kentucky, USA
Alfred (Graham) §
1846–1941
Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
Gemima (Margaret Mima Kyle) §
1858–1913
Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Bell
1800–1867
Sarah Hardesty
1815–1900
William Husk
1833–1894
Mary Barker
1839–1861
Margaret Null
1808–1878
Thomas Kyle
1826–1895
Priscilla Roques
1830–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Irwin Bell's Descendants

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Irwin (Berlin ("Tunney")) Bell (26 Nov 1926–5 Jul 2000) m. Mary (Teresa Mercer Bell, Whitbread) (Roche) (11 Jun 1920–12 Aug 2019) m. Thelma (May) Seesengood (25 Jul 1932–27 Dec 2013)
  1. 1. Gloria (Marie) Bell 1950–2023 m. Donald (A Swart) Jr. 1948–2003 m. Gerald (Wallace "Jerry") OGREN 1941–1999

Irwin Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1926
26 Nov 1926
Birth of Irwin Berlin ("Tunney") Bell in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
2000
5 Jul 2000
Age 74
Death of Irwin Berlin ("Tunney") Bell in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, United States of America
Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1926
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 2000
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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