Hattie Bell was born Nov. 2, 1879 in Michigan to mother Amanda Moody and father Michael Ginnan. Her stepfather was William Christie. On April 2, 1900 she married Charles Armstrong in Mersea, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada. In 1901 Edison Armstrong was born, but passed away that same year (He was interred with Amanda's twins Howard and Hazel Christie). By 1906, she was married to Herbert James "Burt" McFarland, and daughter Genevieve "Jennie" McFarland was born. In 1908 Rose was born, but she passed away sometime between 1910 and 1917. It is known that in 1917 Bert re-enlisted in the service and by 1920 the census listed Hattie Bell as divorced. In 1923 she went to Canada with Jennie to purchase land. In 1930 she owned and was living in a house on Drexel Street in Detroit, Michigan next door to her mother Amanda Moody Christie who also owned a house. They were listed on the census as "rooming housekeepers" in the "lodging industry." In the late 1940s, Hattie Bell McFarland moved to East Los Angeles, CA and went home to be with the Lord on April 3, 1959.
Hattie Bell was born Nov. 2, 1879 in Michigan to mother Amanda Moody and father Michael Ginnan. Her stepfather was William Christie. On April 2, 1900 she married Charles Armstrong in Mersea, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada. In 1901 Edison Armstrong was born, but passed away that same year (He was interred with Amanda's twins Howard and Hazel Christie). By 1906, she was married to Herbert James "Burt" McFarland, and daughter Genevieve "Jennie" McFarland was born. In 1908 Rose was born, but she passed away sometime between 1910 and 1917. It is known that in 1917 Bert re-enlisted in the service and by 1920 the census listed Hattie Bell as divorced. In 1923 she went to Canada with Jennie to purchase land. In 1930 she owned and was living in a house on Drexel Street in Detroit, Michigan next door to her mother Amanda Moody Christie who also owned a house. They were listed on the census as "rooming housekeepers" in the "lodging industry." In the late 1940s, Hattie Bell McFarland moved to East Los Angeles, CA and went home to be with the Lord on April 3, 1959.
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