Enoch Bellis (1871 - 1932)

Born Mar 1871 in Buckley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Perella L. (Lovelace) Bellis — married 22 Jun 1898 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 25 May 1932 at age 61 in Upshur, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Enoch Bellis was the son of Thomas and Ellen Lamb Bellis, he was born in March 1871 at Buckley, near Chester, England. When he was about 10 years old, the family moved to Pennsylvania, where they settled. In his early youth he became interested in the coal mining industry in Pennsylvania, and engaged in active work in the mines. Later he was manager of a large company store, and finally the head of his own coal mining business.

He married Miss Perella Lovelace, of Burnside, Pennsylvania on 22 Jun 1898, and about 1917 they moved to Buckhannon, West Virginia, and this was where they have been prominently identified with the civic and church work of the town. Enoch Bellis was identified with every public-spirited organization of Buckhannon during his life here. He as past president of the Rotary Club, a member of Franklin Lodge No. 7 A.F. and A.M., treasurer of the Red Cross, treasurer and deacon of the Presbyterian Church and a member of the choir. At the time of his death, he was president and treasurer of the Berryburg Coal Company in Barbour County.

Enoch had became interested in oil exploration when the oil boom was starting in Oklahoma about 1909. He provided funds for his brother-in-law’s oil investments. He was the secretary for Springfield Oil and gas company in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He also funded Fifty-Five Oil and Gas Company in Muskogee of which his brother-in-law C. A. Lovelace Sr. was president. Enoch spent time traveling from Pennsylvania to Oklahoma until these oil investments proved to not be profitable.

He was survived by his wife, Perella Bellis, his sister-in-law, Gwen Lovelace, who has made her home with them: five sisters, Mrs. Nelson Ake, Hadden Heights, New Jersery, Mrs. George Hodgkinson, Orlando, Florida, Mrs. John Plyer, Brooksville, Pa; Mrs. Andrew McQuown, Mahaffey, Pa. Mrs. Edwin Kantz of Pontiac, Mich.: three daughters, Jane of Buckhannon, Kathryn of New York City, and Helen Brooks of Alarka, North Carolina. Enoch Bellis passed away on 25 May 1932.

(Newspaper account of Enoch Bellis. Newspaper copy does not have full description of paper. Buckhan...?? May 12, 1932. Documented by Sarah Barlow (My great Uncle, grandmother Mary (Bellis) Hodgkinson). 03/06/2012

ENOCH BELLIS, DIES LATE LAST NIGHT; ILL FIVE WEEKS ____ Succumbs to Heart Attack Was Active in Church Civic Activities ____ Following an illness of five weeks, Enoch Bellis, 62 passed away on 25 May 1932 at 10:15 o'clock at his home on Central Avenue. All the members of his family were with him when he died.

Sources

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5PP-FQ1 : 22 April 2019), Enoch Bellis in entry for Thomas Bellis, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WS-H93M : 11 December 2017), Enoch Bellis, Mold, Flintshire, Wales; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (...

• "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF4D-4H3 : 21 September 2017), Enoch Bellis and Perella Lovelace, 22 Jun 1898; citing Marriage, , Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States, various co...

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGH5-FJV : accessed 24 August 2017), Enoch Bellis, Burnside, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 57, sheet 1B, family 18, NARA mic...

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNK1-9BF : accessed 24 August 2017), Enoch Bellis, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 135, sheet 18A, line 45, family 460, NARA microfilm publica...

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMCH-4Z2 : accessed 24 August 2017), Enoch Bellis, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 6A, line 47, family 134

• "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NMTW-WX7 : 4 December 2014), Perella Lovelace Bellis, 12 Nov 1951; citing Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, County Records, , county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 816,156.

• "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9WD-17W : 4 December 2014), Enoch Bellis in entry for Sarah Jane Ross, 19 Oct 1969; citing Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, County Records, , county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 816,156.

• "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1BJ-FY9 : 10 March 2018), Enoch Belles, 25 May 1932; citing Upshur, West Virginia, County Records, 7148, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,953,684.

• "West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8D-LCQS : 21 August 2019), Enoch Bellis, 1932; citing Upshur, West Virginia, United States, , page , Jackson County Clerk, West Virginia; FHL microfilm .

• Find A Grave: Memorial #154517751 memorial page for Enoch Bellis (1871–1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154517751, citing Burnside Cemetery, Burnside, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by TRICIA (contributor 48257775) .