James Henry Bell

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A digital image of his actual Texas Death certificate is viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. At the time of his death he was married and his home address was Portland, San Patricio County, Texas. His birthplace was Maranda City, Texas, with his parents names not listed, "unable to obtain" was instead written. He died in the shome of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Alexander of Portland, Mrs. Alexander also being the informant. He was buried in Three Rivers, Texas.

The Handbook of Texas online notes that Miranda City, Texas was an oil boomtown.

Edward Hyatt, on his "John Bell Descendants" tree at Rootsweb's WorldConnect Project, shows him as a son of Thomas Jefferson Bell of Cherokee, Alabama by his first wife, Marinda Rucker.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=john-bell

(Research):See attached sources.

James married Lilla Emma Abernathy on 9 Oct 1894 in Van Zandt County, Texas. Lilla (daughter of Mial Smith Abernathy and Louisa McLemore) was born on 18 Aug 1877 in Limestone County, Alabama; died on 30 Oct 1937 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Ancestors of Clarence Bell of San Antonio and of David Merrell, both McLemore family researchers.

1. Thomas Clifford Bell was born on 3 Aug 1896 in Van Zandt County, Texas; died on 23 Dec 1967 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; was buried in Kenedy Cemetery, Kenedy, Karnes County, Texas.
2. Terah Bell was born in Mar 1898 in Van Zandt County, Texas; and died.
3. Teman Bell was born in Feb 1900 in Van Zandt County, Texas; and died.