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Descendants of John Bell
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 BELL.
Notes
for JOHN BELL:
John
Bell was a Presbyterian Minister.
Children
of JOHN BELL are:
2. i. JOHN2 BELL II, b. 1843.
ii. CHRISTINA BELL, b. 1850.
3. iii. JAMES ALEXANDER BELL, b. September 27, 1852; d. 1932.
Generation No. 2
2. JOHN2 BELL II (JOHN1) was born 1843. He married HULDA RIGGS
in second wife.
Child
of JOHN BELL and HULDA RIGGS is:
i. MAJOR3 BELL, b. 1891; d.
Killed in WWI.
Notes for MAJOR BELL:
Major was his name, not
his rank.
3. JAMES ALEXANDER2 BELL (JOHN1) was born September 27,
1852, and died 1932. He married MARY LUCY VARNER February 14, 1889 in
Parkerville, KS, daughter of RICHARD
VARNER and ELIZABETH DYE.
Notes
for JAMES ALEXANDER BELL:
James
Allen fought at the Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War for the Union.
James
Lexander Bell hoesteaded his farm and later donated a corner of his land for
the first Pleasant Ridge School.
When
Grandfather Bell died he left his three older children 80 acres each. Aunt Gladys received 80 acres and the old
homestead north of Newton Allens farm.
His two younger children received 120 acres. His big house near Council Grove was sold and still stands today.
Notes
for MARY LUCY VARNER:
Mary
Lucy Varner was one of the first teachers in District 58, Pleasant Ridge,
Morris County. The school was located
at SE34-T14-R8E. The school opened in
1881 and closed in 1950. Sadie
Farbridge was the first teacher. The
Pleasant Ridge Church is Latitude: 38.4658 N Logitude: 096.3005 W.
She
was 18 years old when she came with her parents to Parkerville Kansas in 1879.
Children
of JAMES BELL and MARY VARNER are:
i. JOSEPH TRIM3 BELL, b. 1884; d.
1889, Died as a Child - He is buried in Alta Vista Cemetery..
4. ii. ADA MAY BELL, b. March 05, 1881, Parkerville, Kansas; d. May 25,
1961, Greenwood Cemetery, North of Council Grove, Kansas.
iii. CHARLES EDWARD BELL, b. November 08, 1882; d. 1967, Alta Vista Cemetery,
Alta Vista, Wabaunsee, Kansas; m. ICY NEWCOMB.
iv. UNA CAMPSEYDELLE BELL, b. October 31, 1885.
v. GLEN ALEXANDER BELL, b. February 21, 1889; m. UNKNOWN, Married
late in life.
Notes for GLEN ALEXANDER BELL:
Married late in life
and had no children.
5. vi. GLADYS ABAGAIL BELL, b. December 09, 1892.
vii. TINA BEULAH BELL, b. July 13, 1906.
Generation No. 3
4. ADA MAY3 BELL (JAMES ALEXANDER2, JOHN1) was born March 05, 1881 in
Parkerville, Kansas, and died May 25, 1961 in Greenwood Cemetery, North of
Council Grove, Kansas. She married ALBERT NEWTON ALLEN December 25, 1900 in Alta
Vista, Kansas, son of JOHN ALLEN and CHARITY DILLEY.
Notes
for ALBERT NEWTON ALLEN:
The
Bell & Allen Picture:
Back
Row Left to Right and Then Down:
Edware
Bell(Uncle)
Icy
Newsome Bell(Aunt)
Grandfathers
brothers wife (name unknown)
Alexander
Bell (Grandfather of Charity)
Albert
Newton Allen (Father)
Glenn
Bell (Uncle)
Gladys
Bell Burton (Aunt)
Grandfather
Bell's brother (sitting)
Unknown
Lucy
Varner Bell (Grandmother)
Ada
May Bell Allen (Mother)
Albert
Allen Osborne(Sister)
Campsee
Bell Collier (Aunt)
Man
Unknown
Kathryn
Naomi Allen McDiffett (sister)
Ada
Genevieve Allen Eshnaur (Sister)
Tina
Bell Jaeger (Aunt)
Mildred
Irene Allen Martin (Sister)
The
Allen Picture:
Left
to Right Back Row and Then Down:
Dr
William Harvey (Charity's Uncle)
Harriet
Allen Harvey (Aunt)
Frank
Allen (Uncle)
Claudia
Allen (Aunt)
Frank
Hotchkiss (Uncle)
Ethan
Allen (Uncle)
Birdsley
Allen Nelson (Aunt)
Mattie
Allen Mayos (Aunt)
Mildred
Allen Hotchkiss (Aunt)
John
Lee Allen (Grandfather)
Charity
Dilly Allen (Grandmother)
Wilma
Hotchkiss (Cousin)
Alberta
Allen Osborne (Sister)
Eloise
Pearson (Cousin)
Alberta
Allen Osborne (Sister)
Eloise
Pearson (Cousin)
Genevieve
Allen Eshnaur (Sister)
Ada
May Bell Allen (Mother)
Albert
Newton Allen (Father)
Allen
Hotchkiss (Cousin)
Mildred
Allen Martin (Sister)
Reginald
Allen (Cousin)
Kathryn
Allen McDiffett (Sister)
Virginia
Allen Guntler (Cousin)
Grandfather
Allen served in the Civil War and was in the Battle of Bull Run.
Albert
died of ulcers.
Children
of ADA BELL and ALBERT ALLEN are:
6. i. ALBERTA BELL4 ALLEN, b. October
23, 1901, Parkerville, Kansas; d. September 03, 1962, Idaho.
7. ii. MILDRED IRENE ALLEN, b. January 09, 1909, Alta Vista, Kansas; d. May 12,
1988, Hutchinson Kansas.
8. iii. NAOMI KATHRYN ALLEN, b. December 12, 1910, Alta Vista, Kansas; d. April
30, 1991, California.
9. iv. ADA GENEVIEVE ALLEN, b. November 12, 1914.
10. v. CHARITY LADELLE ALLEN, b. October 06, 1918, Alta Vista, Kansas; d. January
21, 1999, Mead, Colorado at 5:10 PM.
5. GLADYS ABAGAIL3 BELL (JAMES ALEXANDER2, JOHN1) was born December 09,
1892. She married OLLIE LAUREL BURTON August 04, 1915.
Children
of GLADYS BELL and OLLIE BURTON are:
i. CLYDE ELLIS4 BURTON.
ii. LOWELL ALEXANDER BURTON.
iii. PAUL AUGUSTUS BURTON.
iv. OLLIE LAUREL BURTON, JR.
11. v. MERRITT KEITH BURTON.
Generation No. 4
6. ALBERTA BELL4 ALLEN (ADA MAY3 BELL, JAMES ALEXANDER2, JOHN1) was born October 23, 1901
in Parkerville, Kansas, and died September 03, 1962 in Idaho. She married RAYMOND OSBORNE
in Council Grove, Kansas.
Notes
for ALBERTA BELL ALLEN:
Alberta
died of stroke.
Children
of ALBERTA ALLEN and RAYMOND OSBORNE are:
i. RUSSELL5 OSBORNE, b. October
26, 1930; m. JUDY.
ii. KENNETH DEAN OSBORNE, b. May 09, 1925; m. THELMA.
iii. MAX EUGENE OSBORNE, b. July 13, 1940; m. LINDA.
7. MILDRED IRENE4 ALLEN (ADA MAY3 BELL, JAMES ALEXANDER2, JOHN1) was born January 09, 1909
in Alta Vista, Kansas, and died May 12, 1988 in Hutchinson Kansas. She married RALPH MARTIN
June 16, 1928.
Notes
for MILDRED IRENE ALLEN:
Mildred
died of Parkinson Disease.
Notes
for RALPH MARTIN:
Ralph
died of lung cancer.
Children
of MILDRED ALLEN and RALPH MARTIN are:
i. KEITH5 MARTIN, b.
September 29, 1928; m. (1) BARBARA; m. (2) LETA.
ii. ROBERT WARREN MARTIN, m. CHARLENE KING.
8. NAOMI KATHRYN4 ALLEN (ADA MAY3 BELL, JAMES ALEXANDER2, JOHN1) was born December 12, 1910
in Alta Vista, Kansas, and died April 30, 1991 in California. She married JERRY HOWARD
MCDIFFETT November 02, 1934 in Alta
Vista, KS, son of BERNARD MCDIFFETT and MINNIE LANGVARDT.
Notes
for NAOMI KATHRYN ALLEN:
Kathryn
died of cancer.
Children
of NAOMI ALLEN and JERRY MCDIFFETT are:
i. JERALD STANLEY5 MCDIFFETT, b. January
09, 1936, Alta Vista, KS; m. CAROL FREEMAN.
ii. STEVEN ALLEN MCDIFFETT, b. March 31, 1950; m. LIA MORGAN, March 27, 1977.
9. ADA GENEVIEVE4 ALLEN (ADA MAY3 BELL, JAMES ALEXANDER2, JOHN1) was born November 12,
1914. She married CECIL ROBERT ESHNAUR May 18, 1941 in Kingman,
KS.
Children
of ADA ALLEN and CECIL ESHNAUR are:
i. DOUGLAS5 ESHNAUR, b. April
05, 1942; m. LADONNA ?, March 1979.
ii. CECILIA ELAINE ESHNAUR, b. March 28, 1949; m. JAMES KITNER.
10. CHARITY LADELLE4 ALLEN (ADA MAY3 BELL, JAMES ALEXANDER2, JOHN1) was born October 06, 1918
in Alta Vista, Kansas, and died January 21, 1999 in Mead, Colorado at 5:10
PM. She married JOHN WILLIAM KANE November 11, 1944 in
Topeka, Kansas, son of ROBERT KANE and VIOLA MORRISON.
Notes
for CHARITY LADELLE ALLEN:
Children
of CHARITY ALLEN and JOHN KANE are:
i. CAROL DIANE5 KANE, b. August 21,
1945; m. (1) DICK MUELLER; m. (2) PAUL NEWMAN; m. (3) RUSSELL STONE, November 26, 1965.
Notes for CAROL DIANE KANE:
Carol was married three
times. Her first husband was Russell
Stone and both of her children were from this marriage.
She later married
Richard Mueller.
Her third marriage was
to Paul Newman.
ii. JAMES DANIEL KANE, b. November 23, 1946, Topeka, Kansas; m. SANDRA LEE FLOYD, December 30,
1968, Dallas, Texas.
iii. BARRY CHRISTOPHER KANE, b. December 29, 1953; m. REBECCA TOUCHETT, Houston,
Texas.
iv. MARY SUSAN KANE, b. November 03, 1955, Topeka, Kansas; m. (1) BRAIN TELFER; m. (2) JOSEPH EMMONS.
Notes for MARY SUSAN KANE:
Mary Susan married
twice. First to Brian Telfer. Second to Joseph Emmons. She had one child by each husband.
11. MERRITT KEITH4 BURTON (GLADYS ABAGAIL3 BELL, JAMES ALEXANDER2, JOHN1). He married SHARON ADELL.
Child
of MERRITT BURTON and SHARON ADELL is:
i. CHRISTINE EVELYN5 BURTON.