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View Tree for George Washington BELLGeorge Washington BELL (b. 30 March 1864, d. 03 December 1931)

George Washington BELL (son of George BELL and Jane JOBSON) was born 30 March 1864 in Radcliffe, Northumberland, England, and died 03 December 1931 in Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas. He married Anna Elizabeth POOLE on 23 December 1886 in Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas.

 Includes NotesNotes for George Washington BELL:
GUNSHOT WOUNDS FATAL TO GEORGE BELL, SCAMMON
Former Miner Dies at Mt. Carmel Without Telling Why He Shot Self Yesterday

Scammon, Dec. 3--George Bell, Sr., 68, died at Mt. Carmel hospital in Pittsburg at 4 o'clock this afternoon from
self-inflicted gunshot wounds in his abdomen.

Mr. Bell shot himself early this morning with his .12-gauge shotgun, after calling for a neighbor. As the neighbor
came to the door of his house Mr. Bell leaned over the gun and pulled the trigger. The charge tore through his abdomen.

An operation was performed in an attempt to save his life after he was taken to Mt. Carmel hospital in the Naylor
ambulance. He died without saying why he shot himself.

Friends say Mr. Bell had been in ill health for two years with asthma and heart disease. His only remark before he died
was to bid his wife goodby.

Mr. Bell was born in England. He came to Cherokee County 45 years ago and had lived in this district since. Until five
years ago he worked as a coal miner, since then he has been in charge of janitor work in the Scammon city schools.

Survivors are the widow; two sons, Richard Bell and George Bell, Jr. both of Tulsa; six daughters, Mrs. E.F. Renfro, Mrs.
A.T. Vandrake, Mrs. Anna Dallan and Miss Mary Bell, all of Kansas City; Mrs. Robert Hisle, Arma, and Mrs. Jack Goddy,
New York City; a brother Thomas Bell, Ringo; three sisters, Mrs. Maggie Gillard and Mrs. Jenny Deufty, both of Ringo, and
Mrs. Polly Nickolson, living in England, and fourteen grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Scammon Presbyterian church with Rev. William Steele
in charge. Burial will be in Hosey Hill cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Naylor chapel until tomorrow afternoon,
when it will be taken to the home.

Pittsburg Sun December 4, 1931

More About George Washington BELL:
Burial: 06 December 1931, Hosey Hill Cemetery, Weir, Cherokee, Kansas.
Census 1: 10 June 1880, Meyersdale, Somerset Co., PA Age 16.
Census 2: April 1871, Togston, Northumberland, England Age 7.
Census 3: 01 March 1885, Weir, Cherokee Twp., Cherokee Co., KS Age 21.
Census 4: 02 June 1900, Scammon, Cherokee Co., KS Age 36.
Census 5: 01 March 1905, Scammon, Cherokee Co., KS Age 41.
Census 6: 11 May 1910, Ross Twp., Cherokee Co., KS Age 46.
Census 7: 10 February 1920, Scammon 3rd W, Cherokee Co., KS Age 55.
Census 8: 01 March 1925, Scammon, Cherokee Co., KS Age 60.
Census 9: 12 April 1930, Scammon, Cherokee Co., Kansas Age 66.
Death Cert?: 25 January 1932, Y.
Obit?: 04 December 1931, Y.

More About George Washington BELL and Anna Elizabeth POOLE:
Marriage: 23 December 1886, Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas.

Children of George Washington BELL and Anna Elizabeth POOLE are:
  1. Elizabeth Jane BELL, b. 1887, Kansas, d. 15 September 1888, Scammon, Cherokee, Kansas.
  2. +Margaret B. BELL, b. 05 August 1889, Kansas, d. 15 July 1969, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri.
  3. +Richard BELL, b. August 1893, Kansas, d. 29 November 1959, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  4. +George 'Murphy' BELL, b. 27 November 1895, Glen Roy, Jackson, Ohio, d. 07 November 1960, Scammon, Cherokee, Kansas.
  5. +Golden BELL, b. 17 January 1898, Scammon, Cherokee, Kansas, d. 22 May 1974, Sedan, Chatauqua, Kansas.
  6. +Effie BELL, b. 1900, Kansas, d. date unknown.
  7. +Anna B. BELL, b. 1905, Kansas, d. date unknown.
  8. +Darlene BELL, b. 18 April 1906, Scammon, Cherokee, Kansas, d. 29 March 1982, Oceanside, Nassau, New York.
  9. +Mary BELL, b. 12 December 1907, Scammon, Cherokee, Kansas, d. 04 January 1994, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas.
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