Brief Life History of John Charles
When John Charles Bell was born on 23 December 1860, in Kentucky, United States, his father, William T Bell, was 26 and his mother, Mary Frances McDowell, was 22. He married Ida May Gardner on 12 January 1887, in Miami, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Wea, Miami, Kansas, United States for about 10 years and Miami, Kansas, United States in 1935. He died on 18 September 1942, in Louisburg, Miami, Kansas, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Louisburg, Miami, Kansas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- J C Bell, "Kansas State Census, 1925"
- Charles Bell, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
- J C Bell in household of Mary F Bell, "United States Census, 1880"
Spouse and Children
1860–1942 Male
1869–1952 Female
Children (3)
1888–1965 Male
1898–1965 Female
1908–1993 Male
Parents and Siblings
1834–1869 Male
1838–1923 Female
Siblings (4)
1860–1942 Male
1861–1949 Female
1865–1930 Female
1868–1923 Female
World Events (8)
1861
Age 1
1861
Age 1
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 22
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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