Wyley Jesse Bell was born March 24, 1847 in McCracken County, Kentucky. He was the fourth child born to James Montgomery Bell, and the first born to Mary Ann ElizabethHall. He was raised on the family farm in McCracken County, Kentucky.
Jesse married Elizabeth Eaker in McCracken County, in 1881. He was 34 years old and she was 19 years. Lizzie was born on July 30, 1862 in Jackson, Mississippi, the daughter of Mike Eaker and Lizzie Lee.
By 1920, Jesse and Lizzie had established themselves on a dairy farm in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky. Jesse worked on the farm alongside his two older sons. Jesse and Lizzie were the parents of six children:
Clarence Knight born January 10, 1882
Mayme Lee born March 11, 1884
Ray Hobson born November 16, 1885
Jessie Louise born September 1887
Lula May born May 1889
Herman Thomas born August 1892
Wyley Jesse Bell died on April 10, 1928 in Paducah. Jesse died of arteriosclerosis, or heart disease. He was 81 years old at his death. He was buried two days later in the Mt. Kenton Cemetery in Paducah. After her husband’s death, Lizzie moved into the Margaret Apartments in Paducah, where she rented a room for $20 a month.
Elizabeth Eaker Bell died on July 5, 1930 in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, at the age of 67. Lizzie’s death resulted from a severe infection caused by a ruptured appendix, which had turned into gangrene. She was buried beside her husband two days later in the Mt. Kenton Cemetery in Paducah.
Notes for Jesse Wyley Bell
Birth and Death: Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.
Marriage: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Source number: 12608.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JDM.
Occupation and Residence in 1920: Year: 1910; Census Place: District 6, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: T624_493; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 582.
Notes for Elizabeth Eaker
Birth and Death: Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.
Residence in 1930: Year: 1930; Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: 768; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 491.0.
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