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Russell Marion Bell 1897–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 September 1897

Birth Location: Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 1956

Death Location: Wood River, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Charles Bell

Mother: Nellie Great)

Spouse(s): Marguerite Schmidt

Children(s): Richard Bell

In 1897, Russell Marion Bell entered the world in Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois, United States of America, born to Charles Zebulon Bell And Nellie Ann Woolsey Dch D Macalpin D Alfred The Great. Russell Marion Bell married Marguerite Carlene Maggie Schmidt, and had children including Richard Russell Bell. Russell Marion Bell passed away in 1956 in Wood River, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Russell Marion Bell entered the world in Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois, United States of America, born to Charles Zebulon Bell And Nellie Ann Woolsey Dch D Macalpin D Alfred The Great.
  • Russell Marion Bell married Marguerite Carlene Maggie Schmidt, and had children including Richard Russell Bell.
  • Russell Marion Bell passed away in 1956 in Wood River, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Russell Bell's Ancestors

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Russell Bell
1897–1956
Birth Place: Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Charles Zebulon Bell
1874–1956
Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
Nellie (Ann Woolsey (DCh) (D MacAlpin) (D Alfred the) Great)
1876–1968
Jersey, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Henry Bell
1844–1913
West Virginia, United States of America
Florence (Henrietta) Scott
1846–1910
Greene County, Illinois, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Scott
1788–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Scott
1754–1829
Esther Halstead
1767–1839

Russell Bell's Descendants

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Russell (Marion) Bell (15 September 1897–1956) m. Marguerite (Carlene "Maggie") Schmidt (10 February 1896–1981)
  1. 1. Richard (Russell) Bell 1926–2012 m. Patricia (Ann) Worcester 1927–1994
    1. 1. Paul (Michael) Bell 1949–2014

Russell Bell's Timeline

3 Records

1897
15 September 1897
Birth of Russell Marion Bell in Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois, United States of America
Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois, United States of America
1956
10 May 1956
Age 59
Death of Russell Marion Bell in Wood River, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America
Wood River, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America
1956
1956
Age 59
Burial of Russell Marion Bell in Wood River, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America
Wood River, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 September 1897
    Event Place: Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1956
    Event Place: Wood River, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Wood River, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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