She may have been born Phebe Henderson, but when she was less than a year old, her mother was remarried to Mr. Daniel Wilson, and subsequent records show her named Phebe Wilson, and then Belle Wilson. As a young woman, she was a witness at her sister Augusta's wedding, where she gave her name as Belle Henderson.
After her eldest daughter Augusta (Gussie) moved to California with husband John and daughters Isabelle (Ysabel) and Leda, in 1906 after the San Francisco earthquake and fire created job openings for construction workers, the girls Ysabel and Leda were saddened because they never again heard from their grandparents in Chicago. The girls always wondered what happened to their grandparents, and why they never wrote or tried to visit. That remained a family secret.
Isabel (Bell) died as the result of "senile arterio sclerosis" -- according to the county coroner's inquiry. She was 68 years old.
After her eldest daughter Augusta (Gussie) moved to California with husband John and daughters Isabelle (Ysabel) and Leda, in 1906 after the San Francisco earthquake and fire created job openings for construction workers, the girls Ysabel and Leda were saddened because they never again heard from their grandparents in Chicago. The girls always wondered what happened to their grandparents, and why they never wrote or tried to visit. That remained a family secret.
Isabel (Bell) died as the result of "senile arterio sclerosis" -- according to the county coroner's inquiry. She was 68 years old.
She may have been born Phebe Henderson, but when she was less than a year old, her mother was remarried to Mr. Daniel Wilson, and subsequent records show her named Phebe Wilson, and then Belle Wilson. As a young woman, she was a witness at her sister Augusta's wedding, where she gave her name as Belle Henderson.
After her eldest daughter Augusta (Gussie) moved to California with husband John and daughters Isabelle (Ysabel) and Leda, in 1906 after the San Francisco earthquake and fire created job openings for construction workers, the girls Ysabel and Leda were saddened because they never again heard from their grandparents in Chicago. The girls always wondered what happened to their grandparents, and why they never wrote or tried to visit. That remained a family secret.
Isabel (Bell) died as the result of "senile arterio sclerosis" -- according to the county coroner's inquiry. She was 68 years old.
After her eldest daughter Augusta (Gussie) moved to California with husband John and daughters Isabelle (Ysabel) and Leda, in 1906 after the San Francisco earthquake and fire created job openings for construction workers, the girls Ysabel and Leda were saddened because they never again heard from their grandparents in Chicago. The girls always wondered what happened to their grandparents, and why they never wrote or tried to visit. That remained a family secret.
Isabel (Bell) died as the result of "senile arterio sclerosis" -- according to the county coroner's inquiry. She was 68 years old.
Gravesite Details
The dates carved into this headstone appear to be estimates, only. The actual years of birth and death as shown in paper records are not reflected on the headstone. That is, the dates on the headstone appear to be unverified guesses.
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