Brief Life History of Mary Conover
When Mary Conover Bell was born on 21 September 1828, in Menard, Illinois, United States, her father, Jacob Bell, was 31 and her mother, Pollie Pulliam, was 28. She married John Swarens Watkins on 4 January 1841, in Sangamon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died in 1903, in Menard, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Hash Cemetery, Atterberry Number 10 Precinct, Menard, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Mary Watkins in household of John Watkins, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Conover Bell Watkins, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary Cover in entry for John D. Watkins and Allie R. Brownson, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
Spouse and Children
1820–1892 Male
1828–1903 Female
Children (8)
1842– Female
1845– Male
1849–1924 Male
1850–1918 Female
1854–1855 Male
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1796–1863 Male
1800–1886 Female
Siblings (6)
1822–1872 Male
1824–1863 Male
1826–1861 Female
1828–1903 Female
1832–1868 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 2
1839
Age 11
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Age 20
Name Meaning
English (northern) and Scottish (Lowlands): from the Middle English personal name Bell. As a man's name this is from Old French beu, bel ‘handsome’, which was also used as a nickname. As a female name it represents a short form of Isabel .
English (northern) and Scottish (Lowlands): from Middle English belle ‘bell’ (Old English belle), in various applications; most probably a metonymic occupational name for a bell ringer or bell maker, or a topographic name for someone living ‘at the bell’ (as attested by 14th-century forms such as John atte Belle). This indicates either residence by an actual bell (e.g. a town's bell in a bell tower, centrally placed to summon meetings, sound the alarm, etc.) or ‘at the sign of the bell’, i.e. a house or inn sign (although surnames derived from house and inn signs are rare in Scots and English).
English: from Middle English bel ‘fair, fine, good’ (Old French bel ‘beautiful, fair’). See also Beal 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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