Martha Bell

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Bell was born on 4 October 1894, in Wickes, Polk, Arkansas, United States, her father, George Washington Bell, was 40 and her mother, Walter Altheria Stone, was 32. She married Jessie Newton Cook on 24 December 1911, in Polk, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States in 1920 and Earlsboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States in 1930. She died on 8 February 1957, in Hugo, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

Jessie Newton Cook
1884–1933
Martha Bell
1894–1957
Marriage: 24 December 1911
Odeous Andrew Cook
1913–1987
Opal Jessie Cook
1915–1984
William Orille Cook
1919–2004

Sources (12)

  • Martha Cook in household of J N Cook, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Martha Bell, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Martha Cook, "Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice

Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

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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