Individual Details

Belle had several children, all who died before the age of seven - Normie, Erma, Rossie, Myrtie Minor, Monta Minton, Rexie, Harley. All are said to be buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery outside of Ladonia with other members of the Wishard families.
Two of the graves are Clearly marked:
Harley C. Partain: b. 14 Dec 1882, d. 26 Jul 1884 "s/o J. N. & B. Z."
Rexie E. Partain: b. 4 Apr 1888, d. 11 Jun 1889 "d/o J. N. & B. Z."
These three have headstones that match
Mertie M. Partain, b. 24 Feb 1880, d. 27 Dec 1886
Normie B. Partain, b. 5 Apr 1886, d. 10 Mar 1890
Ermel Partain, b. 3 Oct 1890, d. 23 Mar 1892


1930 Census. Precinct 4, Fannin Co TX, Oak Ridge School Road, Hh 108
Bell Partain, 75, widow, age 20 when she married, b. Iowa, father b. IN, mother b. Illinois
Emma Wishard, Sister, age 68, single, b. Iowa
Next door to widowed sister-in-law, Agnes Wishard.

Texas Death Certificate #56254. born 1 Sep 1854, Bell died of lobar pneumonia 18 Dec 1944. She was widowed. Born Shelby, Indiana, her father was Robert Wishard, her mother Lavina Carney. Ruby Land, her niece, was the informant.

Birth	1 Sep 1854	Indiana
Marriage	22 Apr 1880	Fannin County, Texas - James Newton Partain
Death	18 Dec 1944	Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas

Spouse

James Newton Partain (1851 - 1921)

Father	ROBERT THOMAS WISHARD (1829 - 1907)
Mother	LAVINIA CARNEY (1830 - 1904)
Sibling	John Freemont Wishard (1856 - 1892)
Sibling	Edwin Thomas Wishard (1859 - 1929)
Sibling	Emmazetta "Emma" Wishard (1861 - 1943)
Sibling	HENRIETTA "ETTA" WISHARD (1861 - 1956)
Sibling	James Wishard (1865 - 1865)
Sibling	Samuel Wishard (1865 - 1865)
Sibling	Benjamin Franklin Wishard (1869 - 1939)
Sibling	Arthur Abram Wishard (1873 - 1927)