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Jesse Franklin BELL

Jesse Franklin BELL

Male 1922 - 2009  (87 years)

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  • Name Jesse Franklin BELL 
    Born 17 Jan 1922  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Capt, US Marine Corps bomber pilot, World War II, Pacific  [4] 
    Occupation 1938  [5] 
    farmer 
    Census 1930, 1940  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Education Salem College (1948, physics, mathematics)  [6] 
    Residence Largo, Pinellas Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence FORMERLY  Watkinsville, Oconee Co, GA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1945, 1948  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1992  Clearwater, Pinellas Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1993  Dunedin, Pinellas Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Died 22 Feb 2009  [3] 
    Person ID I14952  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Nov 2015 

    Father Jesse Homer BELL,   b. 22 Feb 1882, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1958, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Bessie S. VANHORN,   b. 13 Jan 1881, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1956, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F19971  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Magdalene PERINE,   b. 4 Apr 1920, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 2002  (Age 82 years)  [9] 
    Children 
    +1. Jesse Franklin BELL, Jr.,   b. 12 Nov 1938, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 2002, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F5344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Gene Lenora RICHARDSON,   b. 1 Jan 1920, Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1947, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Married 21 Jan 1945  Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F19969  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Alice Virginia LIFE,   b. 13 Jul 1920, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 4 Jul 1948  Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Family ID F19972  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    14952_JesseFranklinBell_USArmyAirCorps_WW2.jpg    		14952_JesseFranklinBell_USArmyAirCorps_WW2.jpg

    Documents
    14952_BELL_JesseF_USArmyAirCorps_WW2_NewsArticle.jpg    		14952_BELL_JesseF_USArmyAirCorps_WW2_NewsArticle.jpg
    14952_JesseFranklinBell_GeneLenoraRichardson_MarriageRecord_21Jan1945.jpg    		14952_JesseFranklinBell_GeneLenoraRichardson_MarriageRecord_21Jan1945.jpg
    14952_JesseFranklinBell_AliceVirginiaLife_MarriageRecord_4Jul1948.jpg    		14952_JesseFranklinBell_AliceVirginiaLife_MarriageRecord_4Jul1948.jpg
    14952_JesseFranklinBell_GeneLenoraRichardson_21Jan1945.jpg    		14952_JesseFranklinBell_GeneLenoraRichardson_21Jan1945.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S1596] Newspaper article.

    5. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    6. [S1913] Dirigo, (Salem College Yearbook), 1948.

    7. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    8. [S2490] U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, (Ancestry.com).

    9. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    10. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.
      Identified as Jesse Franklin Bell, single, b. Jan 17 1922 in Clarksburg, res. Salem, son of J. Homer Bell & Bessie VanHorn; and Gene Lenora Richardson, single, b. Jan 1 1920 in Lumberport, res. Shinnston, dau of Edwin Richardson & Bessie Coffman. Married Jan 21 1945 in Shinnston.

    11. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.
      Identified as Jesse Franklin Bell, widowed, b. Jan 17 1922 in Clarksburg, res. Salem, son of Jesse H. Bell & Bessie Van Horn; and Alice Virginia Life, single, b. Jul 13 1920 in West Milford, res. Clarksburg, dau of Samuel Life & Martha M. Reed. Married Jul 4 1948 at Nutter Fort.