George Washington Bell

Male5 February 1866–24 March 1936

Brief Life History of George Washington

When George Washington Bell was born on 5 February 1866, in Patterson, Madison, Iowa, United States, his father, Abner Henry Bell, was 36 and his mother, Mary Jane Crossley, was 35. He married Minnie Ake on 2 July 1905, in Hancock, Ohio, United States. He lived in Crawford Township, Madison, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Madison, Iowa, United States in 1895. He died on 24 March 1936, in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States.

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George Washington Bell
1866–1936
Minnie Ake
1868–1945
Marriage: 2 July 1905

Sources (11)

  • George W Bell, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: George Washington Bell - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth-name: George Washington Bell
  • George W. Bell, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

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  • Marriage
    2 July 1905Hancock, Ohio, United States
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    World Events (8)

    1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

    Age 1

    This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

    1872

    Age 6

    Historical Boundaries: 1872: Madison, Iowa, United States

    1886

    Age 20

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    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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