Eunice Deborah (Perdue) Bell (1874)

Born 29 Jul 1874 in Somerville, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Richard Bell — married 26 Dec 1899 in Lindsay, Victoria, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

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Biography

Summary

When Eunice Deborah Perdue was born on 29 July 1874, her father, Henry Francis Perdue II, was 32 and her mother, Martha Jane Gray, was 29. She married Thomas Richard Bell on 26 December 1899, in Victoria, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Victoria, Ontario, Canada in 1911 and Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States in 1930. --- Family Search

Details

Eunice Deborah Perdue (1874- )

Daughter of Henry Francis Perdue (1842-1929) & Martha Gray (1845-1919)

Birth: 29 Jul 1874, Coboconk, Somerville, Ontario, Canada; Lot W 3/4 24 in the 4th conc.; father Yeoman.^[1]

1881 Canadian Census, Somerville, Victoria County: Henry F. Perdue (39), Martha Jane (35), Maggie Ada (10), Henry Grey (8), Eunice (7), William (5 months); Catherine Abigail (3), Mary Ann (11 months)

1894 London, Ontario, City Directory: Eunice D Perdue, domestic, 418 King - ancestry hint

Married Thomas Richard Bell (1901-1958), 26 Dec 1899, Victoria Co, Ontario, she was 25, res Somerville, dau of Henry Perdue & Martha Jane Gray,^[2] They had 5 children

Possible Children:

1. Karlton Thomas Bell (1901-1958), m Frances Wilhelmena Stacey
2. Oscar Harold Bell (1902-1969 )
3. Earl Gilchrist Bell (1904- ) - not listed in Family Search
4. Eunice Beulah May Bell (1905- ), m Frank Roy Palfrey
5. Muriel Grace Bell (1906-1992) - not listed FS
6. Adeline W Bell (1910-1998)

1911 Canada Census, Lime St,, Coboconk village, Somerville Twp, Victoria Co, Ontario: Thomas R Bell (40), Head, Canadian, born Ont, Blacksmith, worked 50 weeks, 60 hours/wk, Life Ins 2500, accident ins 100, cost 32.52, reads/Writes, Eunice Bell (36), wife, Canadian, born Ont, Anglican, can read/write. Karlton T Bell (9); Oscar H Bell (8); Bulah M Bell (6) Muriel G Bell (4) Adeline W Bell (10 mo)

Residence, 1911, 11 Main St, Coboconk (village), Bexley Twp, Victoria, Ontario; 1930, Flint, Genesee, Michigan

1921 Census of Canada, Main St, Bexley Twp, Victoria Co, Ontario: Thomas Bell (49), Head, Irish origin, born Ont, Presbyterian, read/write, has 43.2 months at school, Blacksmith Saw Mill (2 Wage Earner), income $100, 10 months employment, 0 months unemployed, owns house (wood, 5 rooms). Eunice Bell (45), wife, Irish origin, born Ont, Presbyterian, Children: Harold (18), Labourer Odd Jobs; Buelah (15); Murial (14); Aileen (16).

Eunice is listed as wife/next-of-kin when her husband, Thomas, 55, Blacksmith, crossed the U.S. borderat Port Huron, Michigan. Visiting brother, Harold, in Flint, to do deck work.^[3]

Eunice Bell (born Coboconk, Ontario) arrived 27 Dec 1927, Port Huron, Michigan - ancestry hint

1930 US Federal Census, 1513 Montana Av, Flint, Genessee, Michigan: Thomas R Bell, Head, born abt 1871 Canada, rents - $45, has a radio set, read/write, naturalization: first papers, occ Millwright (auto factory), not a veteran Eunice D Bell, wife/homemaker, born abt 1875, Canada, read/write, immigrated 1927, natuarization: Alien.

1940 US Federal Census, 4A Jane Av, Flint, Genesee, Michigan: Thomas R Bell (68), wife, born Canada, Naturalized, occ Machine Repair worked 40hrs/wk, private work, employed 50 wks $1800, owns house (value 2000), highest education 8th grade, Machine Repair. Eunice Bell (65), wife, born Canada, citizenship, Alien, highest education 8th grade, did not work

1946, Flint, Michigan, City Directoy: Bell, Thos R (Eunice D) mach Buick h 1449 Jane av.^[4]

1950 US Federal Census, Flint, Genesee, Michigan: Thomas Bell (78), head, born Canada, no farm, machine repair (Auto, private employer), citizen. Eunice Bell (75), wife, born Canada, no farm, yes, keeping house, citizen.

Death: Michigan ?

• Fact: Residence (1911) Victoria, Ontario
• Fact: Residence (1911) Victoria Sub-Districts 1-71, Ontario, Canada
• Fact: Residence (1930) Flint, Genesee, Michigan

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1915 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Detroit, Michigan, U.S., Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

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