Husband: Minter J. Bell
Born: Oct-18-1868
Died: May-30-1933 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV 1
Buried: in Lost Creek 7th Day Baptist (Brick Church) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 1
Resided: near Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 1
Census: 1920, 1930 in Lincoln District, Marion Co, WV
Father: Alvin I. Bell (1842 - 1909)
Mother: Mary E. Steele (1835 - )
Other spouse 1
Other spouse 2
Wife: Emily Rachel Kelley 2,3,4
Married: ca 1920
Born: Aug-28-1890 1 (see note 1)
Died: Jan-21-1952 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1
Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1
Resided: in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1
Census: 1940 at Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1920, 1930 in Lincoln District, Marion Co, WV
Census: 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Floyd Kelley (1853 - 1923)
Mother: Nancy Rosalee Currey (1868 - 1934)
F Child 1: June Eugene Bell Born: Aug- 9-1920 in Koons Run, Grant District, Marion Co, WV 6,7,8 Died: Jun-14-1990 7,8,9 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: 1951 in Salem, WV Census: 1940 at Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1930 in Lincoln District, Marion Co, WV Husband: Eugene Edward "Gene" Underwood b. Mar-20-1920 d. Aug- 6-1969 Also known as: Gene Edward Underwood 6,11 Married: Aug-10-1951 at Industrial, Harrison Co, WV 6
M Child 2: Minter Joseph Bell, Jr. Born: Jun- 4-1922 in Marion Co, WV 8,12,13 Died: Oct- -1972 in Lake Co, OH 14,8,12 Buried: in Madison Memorial Cemetery, Lake Co, OH 15 Resided: in Lake Co, OH 14 Census: 1940 at Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1930 in Lincoln District, Marion Co, WV Military: (enlisted 11/6/1942) Sgt, US Army Air Forces, World War II 16,17 Wife: Juanita Wavelene Weekley b. Apr-22-1930 d. Jun-11-1995 Married: Jun-30-1948 in Salem, WV 13
F Child 3: Wynona Bell Born: Mar-29-1924 in Marion Co, WV 11,13 Died: May-21-1996 in Holmes Co, OH 18,11 Resided: in Warsaw, Coshocton Co, OH 11 Census: 1940 at Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Lincoln District, Marion Co, WV Husband: Warner Ash b. Dec- 2-1921 d. Jul- -1980 Married: Nov-28-1943 in Salem, WV 13
M Child 4: Alvin I. Bell
Born: Sep- 1-1926 in Doddridge Co, WV 19
Died: Sep-16-1945 in Luzon, the Philippines 19
Buried: in Manila American Cemetery, Philippines 20,21,22
Cause of death: killed in train accident 19
Census: 1940 at Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1930 in Lincoln District, Marion Co, WV
Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (football player) 19
Military: (enlisted 1/3/1945) Pvt, US Army Air Corps, 841st Eng Bn/Avn, World War II 19,20,21,22
M Child 5: Alfred Kelley Bell Also known as: A. Kelley Bell 7,23 Born: Jan-30-1928 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 9,7,24 Died: May-13-1999 9,7 Buried: in Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery, Vance, Orangeburg Co, SC 15 Resided: in Eutawville, Orangeburg Co, SC 8,25 Census: 1940 at Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1930 in Lincoln District, Marion Co, WV Occupation: teacher, school principal 23 Wife: Dorothy L. Garver b. Apr-14-1920 d. May-26-2007 Married: Jun- 1-1957 23
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Marriage record of daughter. (3) Death record of husband. (4) Obituary of son. (5) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (6) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (7) Headstone. (8) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (9) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: June E. Underwood. (11) Social Security Death Index. (12) Headstone (year only) (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (14) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (15) Findagrave.com. (16) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (17) Military Grave Marker. (18) Death Record - Online. (19) Obituary. (20) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. (21) American Battle Monuments Commission, http://www.abmc.gov. (22) World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) (23) Obituary of wife. (24) 1930 Census, Marion County, WV. (25) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1891, but death record states Aug 28 1890.