bell, john

1860-01-07 – 10/8/1911

Name variants: John Bell; John Bell - Father (cert of Charles Leonard Bell)
Record count: 9
Sources: death_certs,life_events
Places seen: Bell City Mo; Castor Township, Stoddard County, Missouri; Dexter; Mo.
First event date: 1860-07-10
Last event date: 1934-10-16

Timeline — 5 events

1860-01-07 Born in Mo.. Parents: unknown / unknown. birth · death_cert|MO death certificate #36696 (1910-1936 workbook)
1860-07-10 Castor Township, Stoddard County, Missouri. age: 28; sex: M; birthplace: Illinois; personal estate value: 200; dwelling no.: 359; family no.: 337; line no.: 18; stamped page: 401; sheet page: 49; asst. marshal: W H Bedford census · life_events|U.S. Census 1860 1860-07-10 clip 1860-mo-stoddard-castor-00405-18
1911-10-04 Dexter. Living east of the school building, he attempted suicide last Sunday morning by shooting himself through the head with a 22 calibre rifle; ill since mid-August and despondent over his health, he was found by his daughter on the bed bleeding from the mouth and head; Dr. Slayden says the wound… suicide attempt · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1911-10-04 clip backlog-1911-20-006 + life_events|Dexter Statesman 1911-10-04 clip ds-1911-1930-20260923T180101 + life_events|Dexter Statesman 1911-10-04 clip lane-B-841 + life_events|Dexter Statesman 1911-10-04 clip ds-1911-1930-20260923T180350 + life_events|Dexter Statesman 1911-10-04 clip ds-1911-1930-20260923T180350.520504701Z + life_events|Dexter Statesman 1911-10-04 clip ds-1911-1930-20260923T180241.741320094Z
1911-10-08 Age 51 yrs 10 mos 7 ds. Cause: Gun shot wound. Burial: Dexter Cemetery (buried 1911-10-09). death · death_cert|MO death certificate #36696 (1910-1936 workbook)
(undated) Dexter. Listed as a Dexter, Missouri resident, born 14 Feb 1907 per the index. Merged per Aj's 2026-09-27 order: entire Vol 2 intake merged (all birth years 1900-1909, youngest would be 117 today; living-person concern does not apply) residence · life_events|U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 (Ancestry) clip PRI2-john-bell-dexter

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