Ralph Dennis Bell (1896 - abt. 1971)

Born 12 Sep 1896 in Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Indus Nellie (Martin) Bell — married 24 Feb 1916 in Mt Vernon, Knox Co., Ohio, USA

Died about Oct 1971 at about age 75 in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., Iowa, USA

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Biography

Ralph Bell was born 12 September 1896 in Licking Co., Ohio. He is the son of Lewis Bell and Rosa McDonald.

1900 census -- Washington Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Evert Bell, head, white, male, born Sept 1872, age 27, married 5 years, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farm laborer, own free; Rosa Bell, wife, white, female, born Apr 1874, age 26, married 5 years, 2 children / 2 living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Ralph Bell, son, white, male, born Sept 1897, age 2, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Gladis Bell, daughter, white, female, born Aug 1898, age 1, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio;^[1]

1910 census -- Burlington Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Everet L Bell, head, white, male, age 38, married 14 years, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer, rent farm; Rosa Bell, wife, white, female, age 35, married 14 years, 8 children / 7 living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Ralph D Bell, son, white, male, age 13, single, attended school, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Gladys E Bell, daughter, white, female, age 11, single, attended school, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Pauline M Bell, daughter, white, female, age 7, single, attended school, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Mabel P Bell, daughter, white, female, age 4, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Arthur E Bell, son, white, male, age 3, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Oliver L Bell, son, white, male, age 2, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Dorothy M Bell, daughter, white, female, age 8/12, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Lucinda McDonald, mother-in-law, white, female, age 56, widow, born Ohio, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania^[2]

He married Indus N Martin 24 February 1916 in Mt Vernon, Ohio.^[3]

He registered for World War I in June 1918 in Granville, Ohio.^[4]

1920 census -- Washington Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Ralph D Bell, head, own mortgaged, white, male, age 23, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer; Mrs Indus M Bell, wife, white, female, age 22, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Eleanor L Bell, daughter, white, female, age 3, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio;^[5]

1925 KS census -- Lees Twnp., Logan Co., Kansas, USA

RD Bell, head, rent, white, male, age 28, married, born Ohio, came from Oklahoma, auto salesman; Indus Bell, wife, white, female, age 27, married, born Ohio, came from Oklahoma; Marjorie Bell, daughter, white, female, age 2, single, born Kansas, came from Oklahoma^[6]

1930 census -- Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas, USA

Ralph D Bell, head, rent $65, white, male, age 33, married, first married @ 19, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, mausoleum salesman; Indus N Bell, wife, white, female, age 32, married, first married @ 18, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Marjorie F Bell, daughter, white, female, age 7, single, attended school, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Ottie H Bell, sister, white, female, age 18, single, attended school, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Dorothea M Bell, sister, white, female, age 20, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, waitress chocolate shop^[7]

1940 census -- Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., Iowa, USA

Ralph D Bell, head, rent $40, white, male, age 43, married, 3 years high school education, born Ohio, Anderson IN 1935, mausoleum salesman cemetery assn.; Indus N Bell, wife, informant, white, female, age 42, married, 3 years high school education, born Ohio, Anderson IN 1935; Marjorie F Bell, daughter, white, female, age 17, single, attended school, 3 years high school education, born Kansas, Anderson IN 1935;^[8]

He registered for World War II in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1942.^[9]

He died in October 1971 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.^[10]He is buried in Cedar Memorial Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMDD-MPD : accessed 28 December 2019), Ralph Bell in household of Evert Bell, Washington Township Utica village, Licking, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 161, sheet 3B, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,293.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLF7-76Z : accessed 28 December 2019), Ralph D Bell in household of Everett L Bell, Burlington, Licking, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 49, sheet 9B, family 242, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1203; FHL microfilm 1,375,216.
3. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD21-MSV : 26 August 2019), Ralph D. Bell and Indus N. Martin, 24 Feb 1916; citing Marriage, Licking, Ohio, United States, 6153, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6FT-RZR : 24 August 2019), Ralph Dennis Bell, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD1P-LCN : accessed 28 December 2019), Ralph D Bell, Washington, Licking, Ohio, United States; citing ED 178, sheet 5A, line 15, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1404; FHL microfilm 1,821,404.
6. ↑ Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_83; Line: 13
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7QF-PQQ : accessed 28 December 2019), Ralph D Bell, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 12B, line 85, family 322, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 709; FHL microfilm 2,340,444.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMY2-CP2 : 20 August 2019), Ralph D Bell, Area A, Cedar Rapids, Rapids Township, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 57-50B, sheet 13B, line 56, family 394, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1176.
9. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCH-WF4N : 6 November 2017), Ralph Dennis Bell, ; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J189-Z48 : 20 May 2014), Ralph Bell, Oct 1971; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
11. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7J39-P5W2 : 13 March 2019), Ralph D Bell, ; Burial, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States of America, Cedar Memorial Park; citing record ID 195742792, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.