Walter Albert Bell (1908 - 1946)

Biography

Walter was born in 1908. He passed away in 1946. Son of Will Bell and Janice Carter. He died, at age 37, in the 1946 explosion of the New River and Pocahontas Coal Company at Havaco, West Virginia. He was a "Cager Helper."

Died in Coal Mining Explosion

At the time, he was married to Macyl Faye Wheeler Hogan. It is unknown if they had children. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014"
   Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168152
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9279 #11356884 (accessed 28 December 2022)
   Walter Bell (33) marriage to Macyl Wheeler Hogan on 1 Jun 1940 in Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1686; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1375699
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #165937605 (accessed 28 December 2022)
  Walter Bell (2), single son, in household of William Bell (40) in Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia, USA. Born in West Virginia.

1910 United States Federal Census: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia, USA

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
William Bell	M	40	Married	Head	Farmer	West Virginia
Judia Bell	F	23	Married	Wife		West Virginia
Minnie Bell	F	6	Single	Daughter		West Virginia
Walter Bell	M	2	Single	Son		West Virginia
Lawrence Bell	M	1	Single	Son		West Virginia

• Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
  National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 32
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #12956247 (accessed 28 December 2022)
  Name: Walter Albert Bell; Race: White; Age: 32; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 14 Sep 1908; Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia, USA; Residence Place: Havaco, McDowell, West Virginia, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Havaco, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA; Employer: N R And P Con Coal Co; Height: 5 5; Weight: 157; Complexion: Dark; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Gray; Next of Kin: India Carter;
  Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
  Walter Albert Bell 32 Self (Head)
  India Carter Mother.
• Death: "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
  citing McDowell County, West Virginia, County Records, v 10 p 46, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 800,213.
  FamilySearch Record: N9HS-7BJ (accessed 28 December 2022)
  http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=800213&ImageNumber=28
  Walter A Bell death 15 Jan 1946, son of Will Bell & Janice Carter, in McDowell County, West Virginia.
• Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
  citing record ID 27167079, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  FamilySearch Record: QVK9-84VR (accessed 28 December 2022)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #27167079
  Walter A Bell burial (died on 15 Jan 1946) in 1946 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell, West Virginia, United States of America.