Franklin Nelson Bell

Male 1846 - 1948  (102 years)


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  • Name Franklin Nelson Bell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 14 Feb 1846  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Gender Male 
    Race Negro  [2, 4
    Reference Number 2354 
    Residence 1850  Linton, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1860  Wabash, Clark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1870  Linton, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1880  Linton, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1890  Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1910  Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1920  Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1920  Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    StreetAddress: Trist Street; Age: 68; Occupation: Butcher; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: No; CanWrite: No; EnumerationDistrict: 122; HomeMortgaged: Mortgaged; HomeOwnership: Own; IsEmployed: Wage or Salary; RelationToHead: Head; MaritalStatus: Married 
    Residence 1930  Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 14 Feb 1948  Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Newspaper article describing Frank Nelson Bell as being Terre Haute's oldest citizen "to reach the 102 milestone" on Saturday, Feb 14, 1948 
    Died 24 Aug 1948  Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I2354  Families

    Father Henry J Bell,   b. Abt 1815, Sampson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1880, Coles, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Helen Mariah Clark,   b. Abt 1818, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 18 Feb 1837  Johnston, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F488  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Paulina J Russell,   b. Abt 1846, Marion, Owen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1883, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years) 
    Married 14 Nov 1867  Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Ada C Bell,   b. Abt 1868, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1926, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years)  [natural]
     2. Elijah Bell,   b. 24 Dec 1869, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1940, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
     3. Eli H Bell,   b. 24 Dec 1869, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Curtis E. Bell,   b. 17 Nov 1872, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1955, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [natural]
     5. Amos Bell,   b. Abt 1872, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Harry Bell,   b. Abt 1875, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     7. Lettie Bell,   b. 7 Feb 1878, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1972, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)  [natural]
     8. Henry O. Bell,   b. Abt 1879, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     9. Mary Alice Bell,   b. Abt 1876, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1969, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 93 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy E. Allen,   b. 1854, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 28 Feb 1905  Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F782  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Feb 1846 - North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Linton, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - Wabash, Clark, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Nov 1867 - Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - Linton, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Linton, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1890 - Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Feb 1905 - Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - StreetAddress: Trist Street; Age: 68; Occupation: Butcher; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: No; CanWrite: No; EnumerationDistrict: 122; HomeMortgaged: Mortgaged; HomeOwnership: Own; IsEmployed: Wage or Salary; RelationToHead: Head; MaritalStatus: Married - 1920 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Newspaper article describing Frank Nelson Bell as being Terre Haute's oldest citizen "to reach the 102 milestone" on Saturday, Feb 14, 1948 - 14 Feb 1948 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Aug 1948 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S319] Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Vigo County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1840-1920 Inclusive Volum, W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O; Book: 4; Page: 315.
      Record for Pauline J Russell

    2. [S266] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for Frank Nelson Bell

    3. [S266] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for Custer E Bell

    4. [S318] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Terre Haute Ward 1, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: T625_467; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 122.
      Record for Nancy Bell

    5. [S400] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1972; Roll: 14.
      Record for Lettie Manuel

    6. [S339] North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online. Data Source: .
      Record for Henry Bell