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Nellie May BELL

Nellie May BELL[1]

Female 1860 - 1952  (91 years)

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  • Name Nellie May BELL 
    Born 18 May 1860  Lyons, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 16 Apr 1952  Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I27037  Main
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2017 

    Father Howard BELL,   b. 1824, Malone, Franklin, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1900, Missouri Valley, Harrison, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Helen Mar WOODWARD,   b. 20 Oct 1830, Ellington, Chautauqua, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1913, Missouri Valley, Harrison, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 23 Aug 1857  St Charles, DuPage, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9302  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Samuel MCGAVREN,   b. 11 Jan 1861, Johns, Appanoose, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1919, Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 10 Oct 1889  Clarence, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ward Robert MCGAVREN,   b. 18 Jul 1890,   d. 15 Jun 1962, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. Ruth MCGAVREN,   b. 25 Mar 1892, Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1979, Clearwater, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. Stough Armstrong MCGAVREN,   b. 19 Dec 1894, Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1970, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. Herbert William MCGAVREN,   b. 16 Dec 1895,   d. 1979, Columbia Falls, MT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     5. Ewart Osborn MCGAVREN,   b. 16 Dec 1895,   d. 1953, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     6. John Stanton MCGAVREN,   b. 21 Aug 1900, Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1955, Houston, Harris, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F9383  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Started teaching in a one-room schoolhouse at age 17; graduated from Iowa State at Ames, roomed for a period of time with Carrie Chapman Catt (women's suffrage leader, co-founder of the League of Women Voters). Lived in Greece, Chicago and Northfield with her daughter Ruth and family (1932-1946).
      She was about 4'11" tall, an intelligent, articulate, perceptive, gentleand strong-minded woman.
      Of the many stories she used to tell us, one I remember is about the Civil War. She and her sister Tinnie speculated about what they would do if any Rebel soldiers ever appeared on their farm. They decided the thing to do would be to throw pepper in their eyes!

  • Sources 
    1. [S44] Orcutt_001 gedcom file, Robert Waddell.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023