1862 - 1930 (67 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Rebecca "Becky" Angeline McGee was born on 20 Jun 1862 in Texas; died on 6 Jun 1930 in Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 8 Jun 1930 in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
The digital image of her actual Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows her as the daughter of Louis McGee, Mississippi, and Annasaid McGil, Mississippi. The informant was Mrs. Julie Ward of Brookeland. She was married at the time of her death.
Rebecca married Luther Sidney Bell before 1880. Luther (son of John Richard Bell and Julia Ann "Annie" "JulyAnn" Smith) was born on 28 Jan 1860 in Kentucky; died on 12 Apr 1943 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Almedia Bell was born in May 1880 in Texas; and died.
- 3. John L. Bell was born in Feb 1884 in Texas; and died.
- 4. Roxy Bell was born in Jun 1886 in Texas; and died.
- 5. Rosa Bell was born in Aug 1889 in Texas; and died.
- 6. William Cleveland Bell, Sr. was born on 2 Dec 1892 in Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Jul 1975 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.
- 7. Nellie Bell was born in Oct 1897 in Texas; and died.
- 8. Curtis Bell was born about 1901 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
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Generation: 2
6. | William Cleveland Bell, Sr. (1.Rebecca1) was born on 2 Dec 1892 in Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Jul 1975 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
His Texas Death Certificated listed his usual occupation as Rancher. Although he died at the Hermann Hospital in Houstin, his usual residence was in Precinct 5, Brookland, Sabine County, Texas. The informant was his son, W. C. Bell.
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Census Listings:
1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr. 1, Hemphill Town
Enumerated April 7, 1930
ED 202-28? SD 19 Sheet 1B
Fourth Street
22-22
Bell, William C Head M W 37 M 22 Tx Tx Tx Farm Overseer
Bell, Maudie Wf F W 37 m 22 Tx Tx Tx Teacher Public School
Bell, Mildred Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Bell, W. C. Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
William married Maude Evelyn Mathews about 1914. Maude (daughter of Henry Jackson Mathews and Amanda "Mandy" L. Smith) was born on 13 Feb 1893 in Texas; died on 19 Apr 1982 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Nellie Bell (1.Rebecca1) was born in Oct 1897 in Texas; and died. Notes:
Did she marry Henry Jackson "Brink" Powell? A September 2013 obituary for Dr. Thomas Francis Lee Jr shows that he "was born on January 3, 1946 in Port Arthur, Texas to Thomas F. Lee, Sr. and Ola Mae (Powell) Lee. He was the grandson of Thomas Aiken Lee and Emma Jane (Thompson) Lee of Miami, Florida and Henry Jackson "Brink" Powell and Nellie Leona (Bell) Powell of Brookeland, Texas."
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Generation: 3
9. | Mildred Bell (6.William2, 1.Rebecca1) was born about 1917 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. Notes:
She married W. V. Morris of Houston.
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