Individual Details
George Jefferson Bell
(13 Apr 1906 - 16 Jun 1991)
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Pleasant Hill, Curry Co., New Mexico, George J. Bell appears with his wife Lula M. They are listed on the census right after her parents and siblings. George works as a laborer on a grain farm.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, June 18, 1991, State AM Edition, Page 5: Comanche - George J. Bell of Comanche, a farmer and longtime Brown County resident, died Sunday at a Dublin nursing home after a long illness. He was 85. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Hall & Chaney Funeral Home in Comanche. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery near Brownwood. Mr. Bell was born in Bell County and had lived in the Thrifty, Holder and Santa Anna communities of Brown County for 50 years, before moving to Comanche six years ago. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Brown County. Survivors: Wife, Lula M. Bell of Comanche; two sons, R.J. Bell of Glen Rose and George Bell of Early; two daughters, Jeannette Locks of Zephyr and Mary S. Herring of Fort Worth; sister, Mae Lindsey of Lampasas; 23 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, June 18, 1991, State AM Edition, Page 5: Comanche - George J. Bell of Comanche, a farmer and longtime Brown County resident, died Sunday at a Dublin nursing home after a long illness. He was 85. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Hall & Chaney Funeral Home in Comanche. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery near Brownwood. Mr. Bell was born in Bell County and had lived in the Thrifty, Holder and Santa Anna communities of Brown County for 50 years, before moving to Comanche six years ago. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Brown County. Survivors: Wife, Lula M. Bell of Comanche; two sons, R.J. Bell of Glen Rose and George Bell of Early; two daughters, Jeannette Locks of Zephyr and Mary S. Herring of Fort Worth; sister, Mae Lindsey of Lampasas; 23 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Events
| Birth | 13 Apr 1906 | Williamson Co., Texas |  | ||
| Marriage | 1930 | Lula Mary Stanhope | | ||
| Death | 16 Jun 1991 | Dublin, Erath Co., Texas | | ||
| Burial | Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Owens, Brown Co., Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Lula Mary Stanhope (1912 - 1997) |
| Child | Ruben Jefferson "R J" Bell (1931 - 1998) |
| Child | George Carlton Bell (1933 - ) |
| Child | Jeannette Lee Bell (1936 - ) |
| Child | Mary Sue Bell (1943 - ) |
Endnotes
1. 1930 Census Motley Co., Texas, Shows child's name is Carmen G. Stanhope.
2. Find A Grave.
3. Obituary of George J. Bell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, June 18, 1991, State AM Edition, Page 5.
4. 1930 Census Motley Co., Texas, Shows child's name is Carmen G. Stanhope.
5. Find A Grave.
6. Obituary of George J. Bell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, June 18, 1991, State AM Edition, Page 5.
7. Find A Grave.
8. Obituary of George J. Bell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, June 18, 1991, State AM Edition, Page 5.