Austin A Bell

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Austin A Bell

Birth
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Death
24 Apr 1889 (aged 35)
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Burial
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA GPS-Latitude: 47.6352193, Longitude: -122.3176944
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Austin Bell was the son of William Bell, the co-founder of the City of Seattle. "Bell town" in Seattle, is also named after the Bell Family.

Austin A. Bell died from a self inflicted gun shot wound after he started seeing signs of his father's dementia in himself. In a shaky note to his wife, he explained that life with such poor health was not worth living. (this is noted in the Seattle Times article.)

Austin Bell was the son of William Bell, the co-founder of the City of Seattle. "Bell town" in Seattle, is also named after the Bell Family.

Austin A. Bell died from a self inflicted gun shot wound after he started seeing signs of his father's dementia in himself. In a shaky note to his wife, he explained that life with such poor health was not worth living. (this is noted in the Seattle Times article.)

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born in Seattle