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John Wilson Bell

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John Wilson Bell

Birth
Indiana, USA
Death
20 Feb 1914 (aged 65)
Burial
Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Fourth row
Memorial ID
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My 1st cousin 3x removed

He was the oldest of seven children born to Nathaniel Bell and Mary A. WILSON Bell.

His wife was Mary C. "Aunt Molly" SELLS Bell who he married around 1872.

Their ten children were:

Rosa Anna, Mary Louisa, Charity M., Maggie J., Daniel Green, Logan John, Myrtle, Levi Harrison, Ruby, and Roy M. BELL.

Bell Cemetery

The story of the Bell Cemetery is that the Bell Family marked off a corner of their farm for a cemetery. Any relative could be buried there. Also, anyone in the community that could not afford a plot or funeral could use it. The land belonged to Roy and Mary Bell. They, however, are buried in Fairview Cemetery, Smith Center, KS. It is assumed that Roy and Mary thought that after they were gone the cemetery would be abandoned. Roy did want his daughter Katharine Bell Heide and her cousin, Dorothy Lee Cochran Chase to assume the care for the cemetery. However, due to the ill health of these women, it wasn't possible for them to do so. Roy's son, Roy Dean Bell, has assumed the care of the cemetery and may now receive a stipend from Smith County for the care and upkeep of the cemetery.
My 1st cousin 3x removed

He was the oldest of seven children born to Nathaniel Bell and Mary A. WILSON Bell.

His wife was Mary C. "Aunt Molly" SELLS Bell who he married around 1872.

Their ten children were:

Rosa Anna, Mary Louisa, Charity M., Maggie J., Daniel Green, Logan John, Myrtle, Levi Harrison, Ruby, and Roy M. BELL.

Bell Cemetery

The story of the Bell Cemetery is that the Bell Family marked off a corner of their farm for a cemetery. Any relative could be buried there. Also, anyone in the community that could not afford a plot or funeral could use it. The land belonged to Roy and Mary Bell. They, however, are buried in Fairview Cemetery, Smith Center, KS. It is assumed that Roy and Mary thought that after they were gone the cemetery would be abandoned. Roy did want his daughter Katharine Bell Heide and her cousin, Dorothy Lee Cochran Chase to assume the care for the cemetery. However, due to the ill health of these women, it wasn't possible for them to do so. Roy's son, Roy Dean Bell, has assumed the care of the cemetery and may now receive a stipend from Smith County for the care and upkeep of the cemetery.


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