Obituary Mrs. Catherine Bell   Mrs. Bell, 74, wife of Joseph C. Bell, died at her home on Red Oak Jan. 23, 1892. She was a native of Ireland and came to America when a young lady, locating in Virginia, where she met Mr. Bell, then a stout hearted young Virginian. They were married and turned their faces to the setting sun, stopping about three[?] years in Mississippi before moving to Ellis County. There were 10 children, six of whom are still living: Mrs. J. M. Burkhead, Red Oak; Mrs. T. J. Cole, Waxahachie; Mrs. T. B. McCurdy, Lancaster; James W. Bell, Abilene; Joseph F. Bell, Red Oak and Charles Bell, Runnels County. The Bells celebrated their 50th anniversary last year. Abstracted from History of Ellis County compiled by Mrs. A. L. Feltenberger and the Rebecca Boyce Chapter DAR.   Copyright © 1999-2016, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:20:10 MDT