Brief Life History of Clarence Lee
When Clarence Lee Bell was born on 28 January 1935, in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, United States, his father, Clarence Bell, was 32 and his mother, Dessie Jewel West, was 22. He lived in Election Precinct 13 Dime, Franklin, Alabama, United States in 1940 and Kimberly, Jefferson, Alabama, United States in 1950. He died on 30 June 2007, in Signal Mountain, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 72.
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- Clarence Lee Bell, "United States Census, 1940"
- Clarence L Bell, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Clarence L Bell in entry for Mrs Dessie J Bell, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
1942 · Atomic Energy Plant at Oak Ridge
The atomic energy plant that was built in Oak RIdge, Tennessee. The land was acquired secretly by the government in order to help with the Manhattan Project. The Uranium for the project was housed in the facility.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
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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