Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Martin H. BELL / Ruanna ELDER (F9792)  [1

m. 31 Aug 1882


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  • Martin H. BELLFather | Male
    Martin H. BELL

    Born  15 Nov 1857  Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Married  31 Aug 1882  [2, 3]  Calhoun Co, WV  [2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Henderson BEALL | F9794 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Leah Jane COLLINS | F9794 Group Sheet 

    Ruanna ELDERMother | Female
    Ruanna ELDER

    Born  Oct 1855   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Other Spouse  Spencer M. BEALL | F9796 
    Married  10 Apr 1875  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John ELDER | F9793 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Priscilla RICHARDS | F9793 Group Sheet 

    Dora M. BELLChild 1 | Female
    Dora M. BELL

    Born  Mar 1883  Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Roy W. BELLChild 2 | Male
    Roy W. BELL

    Born  Mar 1887  Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Flora Gay BELLChild 3 | Female
    + Flora Gay BELL

    Born  Dec 1889  Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1956   
    Buried    Charles Husk Cem, Coon Rd (off Hur-to-Richardson Rd), Calhoun Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Samuel Clayton HUSK | F409 
    Married  3 Sep 1905  Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Lelah Priscilla BELLChild 4 | Female
    Lelah Priscilla BELL

    Born  31 Jan 1892  Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Hattie BELLChild 5 | Female
    Hattie BELL

    Born  Jan 1894  Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1743] Walker Family GEDCOM, Polly Walker Kreaps, Walker WV 26180, , (http://txnetwork.net/walker/gedcoms/pkreaps/html/pkreaps.html).

    2. [S1785] Calhoun County WV Marriages 1856-1927, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Oct 1989)).
      Identified as Martin H. Bell, age 24, of Calhoun Co, son of Henderson & Leah; and Rua Bell, widowed, age 23, b. Ritchie Co, res. Calhoun Co, dau of John Elder. Married Aug 31 1882.

    3. [S1574] West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900, (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm).
      Participants identified as Martin H. Bell and Rua Bell, the bride's last name being a corruption of the name of her first husband, Spencer M. Beall.