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Martha H Bell 1900 – 1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1900

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 1989

Death Location: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA

Father: Roderick Bell

Mother: Sammie Bills

Spouse(s): Douglas Abel

Children(s): Douglass Abel, Douglass Abel, Douglass Abel, Douglass Abel, Donald Abel

Martha H Bell was born in 1900 in Mississippi, the child of Roderick L Bell and Sammie Bills. Martha H Bell married Douglas Abel, and had children including Douglass Abel, Douglass Abel, Douglass Abel, Douglass Abel, Donald Wright Abel. Martha H Bell passed away in 1989 in Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
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Biography

  • Martha H Bell was born in 1900 in Mississippi, the child of Roderick L Bell and Sammie Bills.
  • Martha H Bell married Douglas Abel, and had children including Douglass Abel, Douglass Abel, Douglass Abel, Douglass Abel, Donald Wright Abel.
  • Martha H Bell passed away in 1989 in Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roderick Bell
1878 – 1958
Birth Location: Georgia
RB
Sammie Bills
1886 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
SB

Spouses(s)

Douglas Abel
1907 – 1974
Birth Location: Mississippi
DA

Children(s)

Douglass Abel
1931 – 1990
Birth Location: Mississippi
DA
Douglass Abel
1931 – 1990
Birth Location: Mississippi
DA
Douglass Abel
1931 – 1990
Birth Location: Mississippi
DA
Douglass Abel
1931 – 1990
Birth Location: Mississippi
DA
Donald Abel
1941 – 1994
Birth Location: Oxford Lafay, Mississippi
DA

Martha Bell's Ancestors

Self
Martha Bell
1900 – 1989
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Roderick L Bell
1878 – 1958
Georgia
Sammie Bills
1886 –
Mississippi
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Bell's Descendants

1.
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Martha (H) Bell (1900 – 1989) m. Douglas Abel (abt 1907 – Jun 1974)
  1. 1. Douglass Abel (abt 1931 – 19 Jan 1990) m. Jean (Black) Abel (5 Jun 1930 – 25 Jun 2015)
    1. 1. Donna Abel (1 Oct 1956 – )
    2. 2. Pam Akins
  2. 2. Douglass Abel (abt 1931 – 19 January 1990) m. Jean (Black) Abel (5 Jun 1930 – 25 Jun 2015)
    1. 1. Pam Akins
  3. 3. Douglass Abel (abt 1931 – 19 Jan 1990) m. Jean (Black) Abel (5 Jun 1930 – 25 Jun 2015)
    1. 1. Pam Akins
  4. 4. Douglass Abel (abt 1931 – 19 Jan 1990) m. June Black (5 June 1930 – 25 June 2015)
    1. 1. Pam Akins (9 Feb 1958 – )
  5. 5. Donald (Wright) Abel (14 May 1941 – Apr 1994) m. Carol (Abel) Karr (18 Nov 1953 – 19 Sep 2021)
    1. 1. Donald (W) Abel (1 May 1964 – )
    2. 2. Amanda Abel (13 Oct 1980 – 18 May 2004)
    3. 3. Co-Maron (M) Abai
    4. 4. Stanford (Douglas) Abel
    5. 5. Walker (R) Abel

Martha Bell's Timeline

10 Records

1900
1900
Birth of Martha H Bell
None
1907
abt 1907
Age 7
Birth of Martha H Bell in Mississippi
Mississippi
1908
abt 1908
Age 8
Birth of Martha H Bell in Mississippi
Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 20
Martha H Bell resided here in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 30
Martha H Bell resided here in Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
Martha H Bell resided here in Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi
Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 40
Martha H Bell resided here in Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 50
Martha H Bell resided here in Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
1989
13 Jan 1989
Age 89
Death of Martha H Bell in Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
1989
1989
Age 89
Death of Martha H Bell
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1908
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02038; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 36-2B
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 308-12-7638; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 425-16-5944; Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: T625_876; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 79
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340880
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi; Roll: 4676; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 47-3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1907
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 1145; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340880

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1900
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: T625_876; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 79

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340880

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02038; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 36-2B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02038; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 36-2B

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi; Roll: 4676; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 47-3

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Holly Springs, MS
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1989
    Event Place: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 308-12-7638; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 425-16-5944; Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1989
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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