Herman Bell

Brief Life History of Herman

When Herman Bell was born on 19 September 1908, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Albert Bell, was 49 and his mother, Adriana Elizabeth Zieren, was 36. He married Ella Louise Fowers on 13 February 1934, in Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Ogden City Legislative District 1, Ogden City Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 23 January 1961, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Herman Bell
1908–1961
Ella Louise Fowers
1909–1995
Marriage: 13 February 1934
Steven Herman Bell
1950–2019

Sources (28)

  • Herman Bell, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Herman Bell, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
  • Herman Bell, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"

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World Events (8)

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

1909 · The Grand Opera House of Ogden Changes its name

Known as the Orpheum Theatre, the Opera House was built in 1890 because there was no play house located in the City. People came from all around to see the shows. When the name was changed to the Orpheum, different shows came about to please the viewers tastes and ideas.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

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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