David Vinton Bell (1902 - 1976)

Born 18 Sep 1902 in Monroe County, Alabama, United States

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Died 11 Dec 1976 at age 74 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, United States

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David Bell is a part of US Black heritage.

David Vinton Bell was born on 18 September 1902 in Monroe County, Alabama. He was the son of Charles Bell and Cora McCants.

In the 1910 US Census, seven year-old David was the son of Charles H Bell in Buena Vista, Alabama.^[1]

In the 1920 US Census, seventeen year-old David was still living with his family in Buena Vista.^[2]

In the 1930 US Census David was living in Buena vista with his wife, Gladys Latimore Bell and their two children.^[3]

In the 1940 US Census David (age 37), Michainer, was the married head of household in Buena Vista, Monroe, Alabama.^[4]

David registered for the draft on 16 February 1942 in Vredenburgh, Monroe County, Alabama. He was living in Vredenburgh and working for the Vredenburgh Sawmill Company.^[5] David and Gladys were in a directory in 1949 at 1253 Congress in Mobile, Alabama. David worked for ADDSCO (Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company), one of the largest marine production facilities in the United States.^[6]

In the 1950 US Census Dave (age 47), Electrician, was the married head of household in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States.^[7]

David died at the age of 74 on 11 December 1976 in a hospital in Mobile, Alabama. He had been living in Mobile.^[8] He was survived by three sons, two daughters, a foster daughter, and his stepmother Mrs. Beulah Mims, Pensacola, Florida, as well as siblings, grandchildren, and other relatives. Funeral services were on 17 December 1976 at Mount Zion Baptist Church with Rev. S. M. McCree. He was buried in Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, United States.^[9]

David Bell was the paternal grandfather of TV host and comic W. Kamau Bell^[10]

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1. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Buena Vista, Monroe, Alabama; Roll: T624_25; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1374038
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #162191341 (accessed 17 January 2023)
   David V Bill (7), single son, in household of Charles H Bill (39) in Buena Vista, Monroe, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
2. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Buena Vista, Monroe, Alabama; Roll: T625_33; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #106352010 (accessed 17 January 2023)
   David Bell (17), single son, Farm Laborer, in household of Charles H Bell (49) in Buena Vista, Monroe, Alabama. Born in Alabama.
3. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Buena Vista, Monroe, Alabama; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2339777
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #118770171 (accessed 17 January 2023)
   Davied Bell (28), married, Farmer, head of household in Buena Vista, Monroe, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
4. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Buena Vista, Monroe, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00066; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 50-15
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #65564245 (accessed 17 January 2023)
   Dorid Bell (37), married, Michainer, head of household in Buena Vista, Monroe, Alabama. Born in Alabama.
5. ↑ 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 Alabama, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 17
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #11020708 (accessed 10 February 2023)
   Name: David Bell; Race: Black; Age: 39; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 18 Sep 1902; Birth Place: Monroe, Alabama, USA; Residence Place: Vredenburgh, Monroe, Alabama, USA; Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942; Registration Place: Vredenburgh, Monroe, Alabama, USA; Employer: Vredenburgh Sawmill Co; Height: 5 11; Weight: 155; Complexion: Light Brown; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Frances Bell;
   Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
   David Bell 40 Self (Head).
6. ↑ 1949 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #865586040 (accessed 10 February 2023)
   Name: David V Bell; Gender: Male; Residence Year: 1949; Street Address: 253 Congress; Residence Place: Mobile, Alabama, USA; Occupation: Laborer; Spouse: Gladys L Bell; Publication Title: Mobile, Alabama, City Directory, 1949.
7. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: 152; Sheet Number: 9; Enumeration District: 69-80
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #100900476 (accessed 17 January 2023)
   Dave Bell (47), married, Electrician, head of household in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
8. ↑ Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
   Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
   Ancestry Record 3693 #3962448 (accessed 17 January 2023)
   David Bell death Dec 1976 (born 18 Sep 1902) residing at 36603, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
9. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #203864427 (accessed 10 February 2023)
   Memorial page for David Vinton Bell (18 Sep 1902-11 Dec 1976), citing Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA (plot: Section 9A Row 6); Maintained by Georgeann Ellis (contributor 49463934).
   Ancestry Record 60525 #168414569 (accessed 17 January 2023)
10. ↑ "AncestryDNA | CNN's: Finding Kamau Bell Episode 1 | Ancestry." Ancestry (channel). 12 June 2018. Youtube. web. 14 June 2018.