James George Bell (1831 - 1911)

Born 14 Dec 1831 in Bowling Green, Kentucky

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Biography

James George Bell was born on December 14, 1831, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the son of Nancy and James. He married Dorothea Reasons and they had three children together. He then married Susan Albia Hollenbeck and they had three children together. He died on November 23, 1911, in Glendora, California, having lived a long life of 79 years.

James George Bell was an American settler and businessman who is considered a founder of the city of Bell, California

James Bell married Dorothea ("Dolly") A. Reasons on July 17, 1856 in Missouri and they had children George, Mary, and Otis F. Bell, Sr. Dolly Bell died on November 27, 1864. In June 1866, Bell married Susan Abia Hollenbeck, a sister of his friend J. Edward Hollenbeck. James Bell had left his family in Missouri when he headed west in 1875. Six-months pregnant, Susan Bell and her four-year-old daughter Maude got on a boxcar to catch up with James in California. The fifth child, Alphonzo, Sr., was born in 1875. James George Bell's son, Alphonzo Bell, Sr., was an oil millionaire, real estate developer, and champion tennis player. He established the Bell Petroleum Oil Company, and used oil revenues to develop Bel-Air Estates. His grandson, Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. was a popular 20th Century California Congressman. The Bell family also gave their name to Bell Gardens, California.

• Fact: Residence (1870) Missouri, United States
• Fact: Voter Registration (28 Aug 1876) San Antonio, Los Angeles, California, United States
• Fact: Voter Registration (31 May 1879) San Antonio, Los Angeles, California, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) San Antonio, Los Angeles, California, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Precinct67 Los Angeles city Ward 9, Los Angeles, California, United States
• Fact: Burial (1911) Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 June 2018, 14:21), entry for James George Bell(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCVR-ZRH); contributed by various users.

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