Gertrude
Emma
(Gertie)
Bell
Born in Texas
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Donald Bell
and Martha Jane (Wood) Bell
Sister of
Lillie Irene (Bell) Hearn, Mary Augusta (Bell) Jackson, Donald Clyde Bell, William Wood Bell, Martha Jane (Bell) Mikeska, Robert Allen Bell II and Unnamed Infant Bell
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 27
in Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Feb 2011
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Biography
- Gertrude Emma Bell was born in Mar 1876 in Texas. Her parents were William Donald Bell (1849 - 1942) and Martha Jane (Wood) Bell (1851 - 1891).
- Her siblings were...
- Lillie Irene (Bell) Hearn (1871 - 1897)
- Mary Augusta (Bell) Jackson (1877 - 1899)
- Donald Clyde Bell (1882 - 1957)
- William Wood Bell (1885 - <1940)
- Martha Jane (Bell) Mikeska (1887 - 1970)
- Robert Allen Bell II (1889 - 1910)
- Unnamed Infant Bell (1891 - ~1891)
- Gertrude died on 25 Feb 1904 in Texas aged ~27.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #62945493 : accessed 12 November 2021), memorial page for Gertie Bell (unknown–25 Mar 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #62945493, citing Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Howard Busch (contributor 47282333) .
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNP-5XS : 14 July 2016), Gertrude Bell in household of William D Bell, Precinct 2, Kimble, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 97, sheet 272B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1314; FHL microfilm 1,255,315.
- Gertrude Bell's Parents and Siblings
- William D Bell Father M 35 Mississippi, United States
- Martha BellMother F 30 Mississippi, United States
- Lillia Bell Sister F 8 Texas, United States
- Mollie Bell Sister F 4 Texas, United States
- Jeddie Bell Brother M 0 Texas, United States
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M356-Y6G : accessed 14 March 2017), in household of Don Bell, Justice Precinct 1 Abilene city Ward 3-4, Taylor, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 150, sheet 1B, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,672.
- Gertie Bell Daughter F 24 Texas
- Mattie Bell Daughter F 14 Texas
- Will Bell Son M 13 Texas
- Robert Bell Son M 11 Texas
Acknowledgements
- This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gertie by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gertie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gertie by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gertie:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Joe Sneed 
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JSNEED1A
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~3.12%
Clark Vinson :
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rclarkvinson
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Carole (Carnahan) Burgess :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A790637 [compare], Ancestry member burgca
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Jim: Do you have any hard evidence that the birthplace was TX? It is surely plausible.
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Rejected matches › Emma Bell (1872-) › Emma Bell (1878-) › Emma Balls (1875-) › Gertrude (Bell) Pegan (abt.1875-)
Gertie is 16 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 26 degrees from Carl Sagan, 22 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 29 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 26 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 20 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 25 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 16 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 19 degrees from Isaac Newton, 26 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 24 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 15 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.