Brief Life History of James Hyrum
When James Hyrum Bell was born on 11 September 1884, in Weston, Franklin, Idaho, United States, his father, James Hyrum Bell, was 22 and his mother, Nellie Schvaneveldt, was 18. He married Carrie Mabel Keller on 21 December 1905, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Clifton, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1900 and Mink Creek Election Precinct, Franklin, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 25 June 1956, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- James Hyrum Bell, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- James Hyrum in entry for Darrel Alma Bell and Dortha Caroline Larsen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- J Hyrum Bell in entry for Phil Keller Bell, "Idaho, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
Spouse and Children
1884–1956 Male
1886–1967 Female
Children (8)
1906–1994 Male
1908–1997 Female
1909–2002 Female
1913–1967 Male
1914–1980 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1862–1910 Male
1865–1902 Female
Siblings (13)
1883–1964 Female
1884–1956 Male
1886–1985 Female
1887–1978 Male
1889–1977 Male
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World Events (8)
1886
Age 2
1891 · The Logan Tabernacle is Dedicated
Age 7
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
Age 19
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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