Brooks Harmon Bell[1]
1879 - 1931 (51 years)-
Name Brooks Harmon Bell Born Jul 26, 1879 Washington county, Tennessee, USA 
Gender Male Census Apr 23, 1910 Union parish, Louisiana, USA [2] Census Jun 17, 1920 Garner, Union county, Arkansas, USA [3] Died Jul 25, 1931 Huntsville, Alabama, USA Notes - One of his grandsons wrote that his grandmother, Bessie Andress Bell, said that Brooks had been previously married with an earlier family born in Texas before he married Bessie but that he has been unable to find it.
Person ID I5975 mykindred Last Modified Nov 9, 2006
Father Baswell MacDonald "M.D." Bell, b. Jun 15, 1841, Washington county, Tennessee, USA , d. Sep 02, 1904, Hanna, McIntosh county, Oklahoma, USA (Age 63 years) Mother Catharine Moore, b. Jan 20, 1845, Tennessee, USA , d. Oct 11, 1915, Hanna, McIntosh county, Oklahoma, USA (Age 70 years) Married circa 1868 Notes - 1870 census, TN, Jefferson, dist. 13, Witts Foundry, p. 19, (M593-1540, p.518)
Aug. 24, 1870, HH 136/137 (all b. TN)
Bell, McDonald, 32, M, W, farmer
" , Catharine, 22, F, W, housekeeper
" , John F, 1, M
" , Simeon, 32
Their gravestones are side-by-side and read:
"Catharine Bell, Born Jan. 20 1845; Died Oct. 11, 1915
After the day of sadness Hope sheds (illegible) brightness all"
"M.D. Bell, Born June 15, 1841, Sept. 2, 1904"
Family ID F13273 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Bessie Mae Andress, b. Feb 14, 1893, Devers, Liberty county, Texas, USA , d. Dec 04, 1978, Hot Springs, Garland county, Arkansas, USA (Age 85 years) Married 1909 Louisiana, USA Notes - 1910 census, LA, Union, 6 wd, ed 138, 8-B, (T624-533, p.184)
April 23, 1910, HH 134/139
Bell, Brooks, head, M,W, 22, m1 1 yr, TN, TN, TN, team foreman, log camp
" , Bessie, wife, F, W, m1 1 yr, TX, TX, TX
1920 census, AR, Union, Garner, ed 163, 5-B, (T625-83, p.125)
June 17, 1920, HH 98/100
Bell, Brooks, head, M, W, 39, AL, AL, AL, mgr, log camp
" , Bessie, wife, F, W, 27, TX, GA, NC
" , Brooksie, dau, 10, LA
" , Bertha, dau, 8, LA
" , Kathryn, dau, 6, AR
" , Curtis, son, 4, AR
" , Grover, brother, 32, AL
Children 1. Brooksie Mae Bell, b. Aug 08, 1910, Randolph, Union parish, Louisiana, USA , d. Mar 1985, Little Rock, Pulaski county, Arkansas, USA (Age 74 years)2. Bertha Bell, b. Feb 29, 1912, Randolph, Union parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 1997, St. Petersburg, Pinellas county, Florida, USA (Age 84 years)3. Kathryn Cecilia Bell, b. Dec 01, 1913, Wesson, Union county, Arkansas, USA , d. Dec 24, 1998, Bethany, Oklahoma county, Oklahoma, USA (Age 85 years)4. Curtis Harmon Bell, b. Sep 06, 1915, Wesson, Union county, Arkansas, USA , d. Aug 23, 1987, Hot Springs, Garland county, Arkansas, USA (Age 71 years)Family ID F2147 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- One of his grandsons wrote that his grandmother, Bessie Andress Bell, said that Brooks had been previously married with an earlier family born in Texas before he married Bessie but that he has been unable to find it.
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