Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
NameMatthew Jesse "Doc" Bell
Birth29 Feb 1855, GA76,1,2
Death1 Apr 1945, Fulton, GA76,1,2
BurialUnion Hill Methodist Cemetery, Canton, Cherokee, GA1,2
FatherMatthew W. Bell (1803-1881)
MotherElizabeth Dial (1814-1897)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH: 01-Apr-1945 Fulton, GA deaths76, D. J. Bell
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Union Hill Methodist Cemetery, Canton, Cherokee, GA1,459, D. J. Bell, headstone picture taken 23-Jan-2004 by great-grandson Jim Cook, the tombstone really has 29-Feb-1855 for the birth date, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15944560
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: FamilySearch2, Matthew Jesse "Doc" Bell, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/LCSM-MD7
!CENSUS: 08-Aug-1860 Gritter, Cobb, GA, 1377/1347, M. J. Bell
!CENSUS: 04-Aug-1870 Marietta, Cobb, GA, 1219/1223, Jessie M. Bell
!MARRIAGE: 15-Dec-1874 marriage license and 22-Dec-1874 marriage certificate, Cobb, GA, 185, book B, page 93, D. J. Bell and Abbie Gillaster
!CENSUS: 10-Jun-1880 Marietta, Cobb, GA460, D. J. Bell
!CENSUS: 11-Jun-1900 Cooks, Fulton, GA, 230/265, Doc J. Bell
!CENSUS: 05-May-1910 89 Bradley Street, Ward 5, Atlanta, Fulton, GA, 11/12, Doctor J. Bell
!CENSUS: 06-Jan-1920 24 Hampton Street, Atlanta, Fulton, GA, 49/53, Jessie D. Bell
!CENSUS: 17-Apr-1930 1582 Howell Mill Road, District 469, Fulton, GA461, D. J. Bell
!REFERENCE: 31-May-1930 Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, GA, page 5, obituary for wife Mrs. D. J. Bell
!OCCUPATION: Farmer460, laborer, furniture polisher461
!RESIDENCE: 1936-1941 36 Holmes St., NW, Atlanta, GA, Atlanta City Directories, name listed as Dock J. Bell and Jesse Bell
!CENSUS: 10-Apr-1940 36 Kolner Street, Cooks, Fulton, GA, 36, Dock Bell, widowed
!REFERENCE: 2000 Henry Lasseter and Liza Dukes, Doc Jesse Bell, https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/lassiter/667/
!REFERENCE: 2003 pictures (late 1800s and early 1900s) from Martha Bell Jones to Don Braffitt, https://willbraffitt.org/roots/bell/
!REFERENCE: Kathy Marsh462
!REFERENCE: Great granddaughter Martha Bell Jones458, picture
Spouses
Birth9 Feb 1859, GA76,1,2
Death29 May 1930, Atlanta, Fulton, GA76,1,2
Burial1 Jun 1930, Union Hill Methodist Cemetery, Canton, Cherokee, GA76,1,2
FatherHenry Lassiter (~1823-~1869)
MotherEliza A. Dukes (1831-1908)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Atlanta, Fulton, GA deaths76, Mrs. Doc Jesse Bell, parents Henry Lasseter and Liza Dukes
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Union Hill Methodist Cemetery, Canton, Cherokee, GA1,459, Abbie Bell, headstone picture taken 23-Jan-2004 by great-grandson Jim Cook, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15944566
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: FamilySearch2, Abigail Lassiter, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/L2BL-MMW
!CENSUS: 1870 Merritts, Cobb, GA, 1411/1410, Abvigail Neace, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSP-R96
!MARRIAGE: 15-Dec-1874 marriage license and 22-Dec-1874 marriage certificate, Cobb, GA, 185, book B, page 93, D. J. Bell and Abbie Gillaster
!CENSUS: 10-Jun-1880 Marietta, Cobb, GA460, Addie
!CENSUS: 11-Jun-1900 Cooks, Fulton, GA, 230/265, Abigail Bell, 5 children 5 living
!REFERENCE: 1903 Bell/Blackwell picture463
!CENSUS: 05-May-1910 89 Bradley Street, Ward 5, Atlanta, Fulton, GA, 11/12, Abbie Bell, 6 children, 5 living
!CENSUS: 06-Jan-1920 24 Hampton Street, Atlanta, Fulton, GA, 49/53, Abigal Bell
!CENSUS: 17-Apr-1930 1582 Howell Mill Road, District 469, Fulton, GA461, Abbie Bell
!REFERENCE: 31-May-1930 Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, GA, page 5, obituary for Mrs. D. J. Bell
!REFERENCE: 2000 Henry Lasseter and Liza Dukes, Abigal Lasseter, https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/lassiter/667/
!REFERENCE: 2003 pictures (late 1800s and early 1900s) from Martha Bell Jones to Don Braffitt, https://willbraffitt.org/roots/bell/
!REFERENCE: US Social Security Applications and Claims Index3, for son Ezro C. Bell, Abbey Neice
!RELATIONSHIP: Death certificate for daughter Mrs. John Alonzo Blackwell lists maiden name for her mother as Abigail Neice. In the 1880 census, D. J. Bell and Addie Bell are living adjacent to the family of Alex Neese.
!REFERENCE: Great granddaughter Martha Bell Jones458
!REFERENCE: FamilyTreeDNA, mtDNA H1aq1 for great-great-grandson Donald James Braffitt, https://www.phylotree.org/tree/R0.htm
Marriage22 Dec 1874, Cobb, GA
Misc. Notes
!MARRIAGE: 15-Dec-1874 marriage license and 22-Dec-1874 marriage certificate, Cobb, GA, 185, book B, page 93, D. J. Bell and Abbie Gillaster
ChildrenWilliam E. (1875-1902)
 George Henry (1879-1942)
 Emma Elizabeth (1881-1978)
 Daisy Henrietta (1884-1966)
 Ezro Cincinnatus (1891-1970)
 Mary A. (~1898-)
 Leon Victor (1902-1936)
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