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Martha "Mattie" Bell 1843 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 18, 1843

Birth Location: Amanda, Hancock, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 3 Dec 1910

Death Location: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

Father: Henry Bell

Mother: Elisabeth Cherry

Spouse(s): Benjamin Mendenhall

Children(s): Edwin Mendenhall, Oscar Mendenhall, Estella Mendenhall

Martha "Mattie" Bell was born in 1843 in Amanda, Hancock, Ohio, USA, the child of Henry Abner Bell and Elisabeth Cherry. Martha "Mattie" Bell married Benjamin L. Mendenhall, and had children including Edwin E. Mendenhall, Oscar E. Mendenhall, Estella Mendenhall. Martha "Mattie" Bell passed away in 1910 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States.

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Biography

  • Martha "Mattie" Bell was born in 1843 in Amanda, Hancock, Ohio, USA, the child of Henry Abner Bell and Elisabeth Cherry.
  • Martha "Mattie" Bell married Benjamin L. Mendenhall, and had children including Edwin E. Mendenhall, Oscar E. Mendenhall, Estella Mendenhall.
  • Martha "Mattie" Bell passed away in 1910 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Bell
1812 – 1878
Birth Location: Pickaway County, Ohio, Virginia Military District
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Elisabeth Cherry
1810 – 1878
Birth Location: Pickaway County, Ohio
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Spouses(s)

Benjamin Mendenhall
1840 – 1872
Birth Location: (Most likely) Dekalb, Missouri, USA
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Children(s)

Edwin Mendenhall
1864 – 1912
Birth Location: Kansas
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Oscar Mendenhall
1866 – 1945
Birth Location: Franklin County, Kansas
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Estella Mendenhall
1867 – 1939
Birth Location: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
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Martha Bell's Ancestors

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Martha Bell
1843 – 1910
Birth Place: Amanda, Hancock, Ohio, USA
Parents
Henry Abner Bell
1812 – 1878
Pickaway County, Ohio, Virginia Military District
Elisabeth Cherry
1810 – 1878
Pickaway County, Ohio
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Bell's Descendants

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Martha ("Mattie") Bell (March 18, 1843 – 3 Dec 1910) m. Benjamin (L.) Mendenhall (abt 1840 – before 1872)
  1. 1. Edwin (E.) Mendenhall (3 May 1864 – 4 Jul 1912)
  2. 2. Oscar (E.) Mendenhall (MAR 1866 – 1945)
  3. 3. Estella Mendenhall (1867 – 20 Jan 1939) m. John (Henry) McLain (11 Feb 1859 – )

Martha Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1843
March 18, 1843
Birth of Martha "Mattie" Bell in Amanda, Hancock, Ohio, USA
Amanda, Hancock, Ohio, USA
1910
3 Dec 1910
Age 67
Death of Martha "Mattie" Bell in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 18, 1843
    Event Place: Amanda, Hancock, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1910
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
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