NameWilliam Rex Bell
Birth23 May 1888, Eureka Springs, Carroll Co., AR
Death23 Sep 1960, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN
BurialMt. Olive Abbey, Mt. Olive Cem., Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS
Occupation1917: Supervisor Of Sales Baxter Truck & Tractor Co.; 1930: Pres. Poster Advertising
Misc. Notes
According to William Rex Bell’s WWI Draft Registration card from 5 June 1917 he lists his wife as being dead and his child not under his support.
Left his father’s theatre as Assistant Manager & Treasurer of the LaBelle Theatre and moved to Independence, Ks to manage the Airdrome and the Beldorf theatres in Feb. 1907
Census
1895 KS State Census: Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS
1900 Federal State Census: Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS
1905 KS State Census: Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS
1910 Federal Census: Baker Twp., Crawford Co., KS (living with parents)
1915 KS State Census: Baker Twp., Crawford Co., KS (living with parents, no wife listed)
1930 Federal Census: Harrison, Vigo Co., IN
Spouses
Birth6 Apr 1887, Girard, Crawford Co., KS
Death11 Dec 1954, California
Census
1910 Federal Census: Baker Twp., Crawford Co., KS (living with in-laws)
Marriage30 Jun 1907, Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS
Divorce1915
Birth3 May 1905, St. Joseph, MO
Death6 Jun 1972
Census
1930 Federal Census: Harrison, Vigo Co., IN
MarriageMay 1925, Springfield, Greene Co., MO
Birth27 Dec 1890, Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO
Death5 Aug 1916, Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS
BurialCrown Hill Cem., Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO
Obituary
Death of Mrs. W. Rex Bell. Illness of Several Weeks Terminated at 3 o’Clock This Morning. Mrs. Ethel Lynne Bell, wife of W. Rex Bell, died this morning at 3 o’clock at the home of her father-in-law, W. W. Bell, 226 West Washington Avenue. Mrs. Bell had been ill a number of weeks. She and Mr. Bell were married at her home in Sedalia last January and have made their home here since that time. Mrs. Bell was born Dec. 27, 1890 at Sedalia, Mo., and made her home there until her marriage to Mr. Bell. her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Harris, have been here with their daughter for some time. The body will be sent to Sedalia tonight and the funeral will be held there Monday morning. The Pittsburg Daily Headlight, 5 Aug 1916, Sat. pg 2.
Marriage11 Jan 1916, Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO