Anna Olethea (Chambers) Bell (1889 - 1973)

Born 20 Mar 1889 in Muddy Bayou, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Lester Wood — married 10 Oct 1908 in Faulkner, Arkansas, United States

Died 19 Oct 1973 at age 84 in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

The daughter of Elbert Chambers and Mary (Sanders) Chambers, Anna Chambers was born in Muddy Bayou, Arkansas^{[citation needed]} in 1889, residing there with her family.^[1] She married Henry Lester Wood, the son of James Bailey Wood and Sadie Elizabeth Williams, marrying in Faulkner County, Arkansas on October 10, 1908^[2] and having three children together:

1. Gladys (Wood) Roberts (1910-1998)
2. Russell Wood (1911-)
3. Ruby Mae Wood (1918-)

They made their home in Matthews Township, Arkansas, where Lester Wood farmed on his own account.^[3] The marriage ended in divorce and Annie and her children moved to her family's home in Enola, Arkansas, working on her father's home farm.^[4]

Annie remarried in 1921, marrying Walter James Bell (1875-1929), the son of William Walter Bell and Mariah Adeline Ring, his third wife, marrying in Cleburne County, Arkansas on October 3, 1921^[5] and having four children together:

1. Mildred Maydene Bell (1922-1927)
2. Maggie Lorene Bell (1924-1993)
3. Walter James Bell, Jr. (1928-2013)
4. Anna Mae (Bell) Bolton (1928-2000)

Widowed in 1928, Annie lived with her children in 1930 in Nettleton, Arkansas, farming on her own account.^[6] In 1940, she lived in Maumelle, Arkansas.^[7]

Anna Bell passed away in Jonesboro, Arkansas^{[citation needed]} at the age of 84, residing last in Jonesboro,^[8] and is buried at Nettleton Cemetery in Jonesboro.^[9]

The daughter of Elbert Chambers and Mary (Sanders) Chambers, Anna Chambers was born in Muddy Bayou, Arkansas^{[citation needed]} in 1889, residing there with her family.^[10] She married Henry Lester Wood (1887-1962), the son of James Bailey Wood and Sadie Elizabeth Williams, marrying in Faulkner County, Arkansas on October 10, 1908^[11] and having three children together:

1. Gladys (Wood) Roberts (1910-1998)
2. Russell Wood (1911-)
3. Ruby Mae Wood (1918-)

They made their home in Matthews Township, Arkansas, where Lester Wood farmed on his own account.^[12] The marriage ended in divorce and Annie and her children moved to her family's home in Enola, Arkansas, working on her father's home farm.^[13]

Annie remarried in 1921, marrying Walter James Bell (1875-1929), the son of William Walter Bell and Mariah Adeline Ring, his third wife, marrying in Cleburne County, Arkansas on October 3, 1921^[14] and having four children together:

1. Mildred Maydene Bell (1922-1927)
2. Maggie Lorene Bell (1924-1993)
3. Walter James Bell, Jr. (1928-2013)
4. Anna Mae (Bell) Bolton (1928-2000)

Widowed in 1928, Annie lived with her children in 1930 in Nettleton, Arkansas, farming on her own account.^[15] In 1940, she lived in Maumelle, Arkansas.^[16]

Anna Bell passed away in Jonesboro, Arkansas^{[citation needed]} at the age of 84, residing last in Jonesboro,^[17] and is buried at Nettleton Cemetery in Jonesboro.^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3X1-XHC : 11 March 2022), Anna O Chamters in entry for Elbert G Chamters, 1900.
2. ↑ "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQGL-N3F : 11 January 2020), Annie Chambers in entry for Lester Wood, 1908.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MKJ5-TMC : Tue Apr 04 21:37:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Lester Wood and Annie Wood, 1910.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDNK-ZV3 : 31 January 2021), Anna O Wood in entry for Elbert G Chambers, 1920.
5. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9SY-XYW : Sat Oct 21 16:03:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Walter Bell and Annie Chambers, 3 Oct 1921.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM2P-3Q6 : accessed 23 June 2023), Anna Belle, Nettleton, Craighead, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 6A, line 32, family 106, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 70; FHL microfilm 2,339,805.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQV6-C5W : Tue Nov 28 13:49:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Annie Bell and Anna Mae Bell, 1940.
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9R1-4ZF : 11 January 2021), Annie Bell, Oct 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8220595/annie-o-bell: accessed 23 June 2023), memorial page for Annie O. Bell (20 Mar 1889–19 Oct 1973). Find A Grave: Memorial #8220595 Nettleton Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3X1-XHC : 11 March 2022), Anna O Chamters in entry for Elbert G Chamters, 1900.
11. ↑ "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQGL-N3F : 11 January 2020), Annie Chambers in entry for Lester Wood, 1908.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MKJ5-TMC : Tue Apr 04 21:37:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Lester Wood and Annie Wood, 1910.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDNK-ZV3 : 31 January 2021), Anna O Wood in entry for Elbert G Chambers, 1920.
14. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9SY-XYW : Sat Oct 21 16:03:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Walter Bell and Annie Chambers, 3 Oct 1921.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM2P-3Q6 : accessed 23 June 2023), Anna Belle, Nettleton, Craighead, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 6A, line 32, family 106, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 70; FHL microfilm 2,339,805.
16. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQV6-C5W : Tue Nov 28 13:49:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Annie Bell and Anna Mae Bell, 1940.
17. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9R1-4ZF : 11 January 2021), Annie Bell, Oct 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
18. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8220595/annie-o-bell: accessed 23 June 2023), memorial page for Annie O. Bell (20 Mar 1889–19 Oct 1973). Find A Grave: Memorial #8220595 Nettleton Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA.