Brief Life History of Harriet Matilda
When Harriet Matilda Bell was born on 26 January 1860, in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States, her father, Gideon P. Bell, was 36 and her mother, Matilda Clarke, was 33. She married David Biggs Tomlin on 27 April 1882, in Easton, Mason, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Mason, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Pennsylvania Township, Mason, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 2 October 1927, in Mason City, Mason, Illinois, United States, at the age of 67.
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Family Time Line
Sources (21)
- Harriet Tomblen in household of Abraham Tomblen, "United States Census, 1920"
- Harriet Matilda Tomlin, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Harriet M Bell, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
Spouse and Children
1861–1931 Male
1860–1927 Female
Children (11)
1883–1923 Female
1884–1884 Female
1885–1888 Female
1887–1972 Female
1889–1973 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1824–1863 Male
1826–1914 Female
Siblings (8)
1851–1936 Male
1853–1853 Female
1854–1935 Male
1856–1936 Female
1858–1861 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Age 1
1863
Age 3
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 21
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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