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James Henry Bell

Male 1871 - 1945  (74 years)


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  1. 1.  James Henry Bell was born on 8 May 1871 in Texas; died on 11 Aug 1945 in Portland, San Patricio County, Texas.

    Notes:

    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]

    Children:
    1. 2. Thomas Clifford Bell  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 3. Terah Bell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Mar 1898 in Van Zandt County, Texas; and died.
    3. 4. Teman Bell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1900 in Van Zandt County, Texas; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas Clifford Bell Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) 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.

    Notes:

    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 widowed and his home address was 1221 SW Military Drive, San Antonio, Texas. He was shown as a Oil Field Worker, and veteran of World War I. He died in Brooke General Hospital at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio.

    San Antonio Express-Monday, December 25, 1967
    Thomas C. Bell

    Graveside services for Thomas C. Bell, 71, 1212 SW Military Dr., who died Saturday will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Kenedy Cemetery, Kenedy.

    Bill is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Bell Hill, Mrs. Albert Pettus, both of San Antonio; Mrs. Robert Dewlen, Denver City; Mrs. Albert Everett, Falfurrias; Mrs. George Van Devender, Bluefield, Va.; Mrs. Mickey Chamberlain, Sacramento, Calif.; three sons, John T. Bell, Seminole; Clarence E. Bell, San Antonio; Richard D. Bell; Houston; two brothers, James T. Bell, Pleasanton; D. B. Bell, Hempstead; four sisters, Mrs. Alfred Carstens, Edna; Mrs. D. F. McMurray, Pleasanton; Mrs. Carl Stewart, Three Rivers; Mrs. Luda Alexander, Beeville; 28 grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.


  2. 3.  Terah Bell Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in Mar 1898 in Van Zandt County, Texas; and died.

  3. 4.  Teman Bell Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in Feb 1900 in Van Zandt County, Texas; and died.


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