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John Sant Bell

Birth	:	19 Jun 1870 Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA
Death	:	3 Apr 1953 Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery, De Kalb, Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.9425160, -80.9219560
Description	:	He was born John Santford Beall to Isaac and Mary Caroline Cain Beall in Gilmer County, WV. On Aug. 24, 1895, he wed Theodosia Ernestine Pickens in Gilmer County. He married second Minnie Jones Reed on May 5, 1942 in Gilmer County, WV. According to the marriage record, they were 69 and 68 years of age respectively. Some Beall family members adopted the Bell spelling. * * * * * From Bicentennial Biographies, published by The Gilmer County Historical Society, 1976: JOHN SANT BELL John Sant Bell was born June 19, 1870, the son of Isaac and Caroline Cain Bell and... Read More	He was born John Santford Beall to Isaac and Mary Caroline Cain Beall in Gilmer County, WV. On Aug. 24, 1895, he wed Theodosia Ernestine Pickens in Gilmer County. He married second Minnie Jones Reed on May 5, 1942 in Gilmer County, WV. According to the marriage record, they were 69 and 68 years of age respectively. Some Beall family members adopted the Bell spelling. * * * * * From Bicentennial Biographies, published by The Gilmer County Historical Society, 1976: JOHN SANT BELL John Sant Bell was born June 19, 1870, the son of Isaac and Caroline Cain Bell and the grandson of Townsend and Catherine Parsons Bell and Wallace and Dorcas Kerns Cain. He was married on August 24, 1895, to Theodosia Ernestine Pickens, the daughter of George and Rachel Kennedy Pickens and granddaughter of Alexander and Polly Beall Pickens and Russell and Rebecca Dennison Kennedy. She was a student of Glenville Normal School and a teacher. John Sant and Theodosia Bell were the parents of seven children. Those still living (1976) are: John Brook Bell of Whitesville, West Virginia. Madge Bell Roberts of Glenville, West Virginia. Mildred Bell Gainer of Tanner, West Virginia. The Bells lived at Dekalb where they managed a general store and post office for many years. Mr. Bell was also in the timber business. He timbered the eight hundred acre Bennett tract on Millseat where he built a tramroad to aid in getting timber in the Little Kanawha River. Sant Bell was a Methodist and a staunch Republican, his father being a Union soldier. He lead an active life and died April 7, 1953 at the age of eighty‑one. Both he and his wife and four of their children are buried in the cemetery at the Mt. Pisgah church. Sponsor: Mrs. Mildred B. Gainer

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John Sant Bell's memorial is located at: Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery, De Kalb, Gilmer County, USA.
When did John Sant Bell death?
John Sant Bell death on 3 Apr 1953 in Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA
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Latitude: 38.9425160
Longitude: -80.9219560

Family Members:

Parent

Isaac Beall

(1835 - 1892)

Mary Caroline Cain Beall

(1847 - 1883)

Spouse

Theodosia Ernestine “Dosia” Pickens Bell

(1873 - 1933)

Siblings

Geneva Maud Beall Smith

(1876 - 1915)

(1879 - 1880)

(1857 - 1857)

(1884 - 1884)

(1887 - 1888)

Children

(1898 - 1994)

(1901 - 1979)

(1907 - 1913)

(1910 - 1911)

(1912 - 1913)

(1914 - 1917)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery
De Kalb, Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9425160, -80.9219560

2. Riddle Cemetery
Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9547005, -80.9049988

3. Bell Cemetery
Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9281006, -80.8933029

4. Three Poplar Cemetery
Glenville, Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9628600, -80.9445500

5. Job's Temple Cemetery
Glenville, Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9322220, -80.9618810

6. Holbert Cemetery
Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9686012, -80.8944016

7. Woodford Cemetery
Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9482994, -80.8778000

8. Meadow Lane Cemetery
Glenville, Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9491997, -80.8775024

9. Barton Cemetery
Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9449997, -80.8760986

10. Wilson Cemetery
Lucerne, Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9744900, -80.9013700

11. Maxwell-Collins Cemetery
Hardman, Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9043220, -80.9195185

12. Keister-Upper Beall Cemetery
Glenville, Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9209800, -80.8788600

13. Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery
Tanner, Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9811830, -80.9447050

14. Tanner Baptist Church Cemetery
Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9814310, -80.9480630

15. Cather Cemetery - Leading Creek
De Kalb, Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9632780, -80.8707920

16. Riddle Cemetery
Hardman, Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8961111, -80.9333333

17. Cox Cemetery
Normantown, Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8953300, -80.9170500

18. Woodford Farm Cemetery
Lucerne, Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9819600, -80.8880900

19. Shiloh Church Cemetery
Glenville, Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9002200, -80.8920300

20. Tater Knob
Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8988304, -80.8848038

21. Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9340420, -80.9885860

22. Stalnaker Cemetery
Glenville, Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9441986, -80.8514023

23. Brown Cemetery
Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8869070, -80.9272360

24. Kelley Cemetery Crooked Run
Cedarville, Gilmer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9042000, -80.8634200