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Georgetta <I>Conwell</I> Bell

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Georgetta Conwell Bell

Birth
Henry County, Indiana, USA
Death
20 Jun 1928 (aged 65)
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Sect 8, Lot 44, NE Corner.
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Georgetta was the daughter of George W. & Mary Jane Messick Conwell. She was born a few months after her father died, in battle, while serving with Co. I, 69th Indiana V.I. in Helena, Arkansas. She was named Georgetta, in his honor, and was known to family and friends as Georgie.

Her mother was left as a widow with many children, but held her family together the best that she could. Some of the children spent short stays in the Indiana Soldiers & Sailors Home at Knightstown. When they were older, Georgetta and her sister, Josephine, were invited to live in the home of their elder brother, David Henry Conwell.

Miss Conwell married Aaron Bell, the son of Nehemiah & Evaline Smith Bell, on December 5, 1888 in Henry County, Indiana. They moved to Delaware County and raised their children, in the city of Muncie. The couple were the parents of Mabel Clare, Howard Elmer, Lavere Jane, Charles Donald, Harry Fred and Ralph A. Bell. Mrs. Bell passed away from the effects of chronic stomach problems.

•BELL FUNERAL TO BE HELD HERE TOMORROW.

Funeral services for Mrs. Georgetta Bell, 65, wife of Aaron Bell, who died at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening in the family home, 1802 E. Twelfth St., after an illness of 10 days, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, in the Industry U.B. Church, with the Rev. L.A. Huddleston, pastor, in charge. Burial will be in the Beech Grove Cemetery.

Surviving are the husband; two daughters, Mrs. Lavere Wake and Mrs. Mabel Shepp, and four sons, Howard, Ralph and Perry [sic Harry] all of Muncie.

Newspaper: Muncie Evening Press.
ED: 06-21-1928, pg 7, col 1.
Georgetta was the daughter of George W. & Mary Jane Messick Conwell. She was born a few months after her father died, in battle, while serving with Co. I, 69th Indiana V.I. in Helena, Arkansas. She was named Georgetta, in his honor, and was known to family and friends as Georgie.

Her mother was left as a widow with many children, but held her family together the best that she could. Some of the children spent short stays in the Indiana Soldiers & Sailors Home at Knightstown. When they were older, Georgetta and her sister, Josephine, were invited to live in the home of their elder brother, David Henry Conwell.

Miss Conwell married Aaron Bell, the son of Nehemiah & Evaline Smith Bell, on December 5, 1888 in Henry County, Indiana. They moved to Delaware County and raised their children, in the city of Muncie. The couple were the parents of Mabel Clare, Howard Elmer, Lavere Jane, Charles Donald, Harry Fred and Ralph A. Bell. Mrs. Bell passed away from the effects of chronic stomach problems.

•BELL FUNERAL TO BE HELD HERE TOMORROW.

Funeral services for Mrs. Georgetta Bell, 65, wife of Aaron Bell, who died at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening in the family home, 1802 E. Twelfth St., after an illness of 10 days, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, in the Industry U.B. Church, with the Rev. L.A. Huddleston, pastor, in charge. Burial will be in the Beech Grove Cemetery.

Surviving are the husband; two daughters, Mrs. Lavere Wake and Mrs. Mabel Shepp, and four sons, Howard, Ralph and Perry [sic Harry] all of Muncie.

Newspaper: Muncie Evening Press.
ED: 06-21-1928, pg 7, col 1.

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BELL
Georgie
1863-1929

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Inter: 06-22-1928. Year of death is from the funeral home and interment records.

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  • Created by: Honor
  • Added: Apr 19, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68615436/georgetta-bell: accessed ), memorial page for Georgetta Conwell Bell (3 May 1863–20 Jun 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68615436, citing Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Honor (contributor 47275795).