NameMaria Carolyn Olendorf
Birth3 May 1905, St. Joseph, MO
Death6 Jun 1972
Census
1930 Federal Census: Harrison, Vigo Co., IN
Spouses
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
FatherWilliam Wils Bell (1864-1953)
MotherSarah Barbara Lawler (1868-1957)
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
MarriageMay 1925, Springfield, Greene Co., MO
ChildrenWilliam Rex (1926-)
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