Ferdinand Cortez Bell Jr. (1923 - 2002)

Born 29 Apr 1923 in Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elisabeth (Brown) Bell — married 3 Jul 1948 in Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 2 Oct 2002 at age 79 in Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Ferdinand was a Lawyer.

Ferdinand was born in 1923. He was the son of Ferdinand Bell and Emily Gaulin. He passed away in 2002.

Residence 1930 Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; Birth Year (Estimated) 1923; Grandson of Head; Cortez Bell's Parents and Siblings:

1. Cortez Bell Father M 32 Pennsylvania
2. Emily Bell Mother F 30 Pennsylvania
3. Richard Bell Brother M 4 Pennsylvania;

Others:

1. Singleton Bell M 68 Pennsylvania Head
2. Fannie Lucas F 21 Pennsylvania Servant. ^[1]

Residence 1940 Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; Birth 1923; Son; Cortez Bell's Parents and Siblings:

1. Cortez Bell Father M 42 Pennsylvania
2. Emily Bell Mother F 40 Pennsylvania
3. Richard Bell Brother M 14 Pennsylvania
4. Thomas Bell Brother M 8 Pennsylvania. ^[2]

Military - WWII Enlistment 21 Apr 1943 at Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States; Education Level 1 year of college; Military Rank: Private; Army Branch No branch assignment; Army Component Selectees (Enlisted Men); Serial Number: 33758993. ^{[3] [4]}

Military - World War II Hospital Admission Card. Admission: Nov 1944; Military Branch: Infantry, General or Unspecified; Diagnosis: First_Location: Tibia, upper extremity; Second_Diagnosis: Epiphysitis (non-syphilitic); CausativeAgent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, Afoot or unspecified; Type of Injury Casualty, battle; Medical Treatment: Fracture, closed, treatment of (except compound fracture), with splints or casts; Injured in Line of Duty: In line of duty; Length of Service: 2 Year(s), 5 Month(s); Service Number: 33758993. ^{[5] [6]}

Marriage Ferdinand Cortez Bell Jr and Elisabeth Beyer Brown 3 Jul 1948 • Trinity Methodist Church, Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA tbd

Residence 1950 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; Birth Year (Estimated) 1924; Occupation: Other; Spouse: Elisabeth Bell Wife F 24 years Pa; Enumeration Date: 13 Apr 1950 . ^[7]

Education. University of Pennsylvania 14 Jun 1950 B. Law. ^[8]

Bar Examination. 2 Nov 1950 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Ferdinand was one of the four from Clearfield county who passed the bar exam. The State Board of Law Examiners announced 309 candidates have passed the bar exam out of 463. The candidates took the exam on June 27 to 28. ^[9]

Military - Veteran Burial Card. Cemetery: Fruit Hill Cemetery at Jordan Township, Pennsylvania; Veteran of: WWII; Branch: Army; Rank: Sgt; Dates of Service: 28 Apr 1943 to 2 Feb 1946; Death: 2 Oct 2002; Birth: 29 Apr 1923. ^[10]

Find A Grave Ferdinand Cortez Bell Jr.; BIRTH 29 Apr 1923 Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA; DEATH 2 Oct 2002 (aged 79) Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA; Parents: Ferdinand Cortez Bell Sr 1898–1971 and Emily Alexander Gaulin Bell 1899–1977; Spouse: Elisabeth Brown Bell 1925–1998. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHDM-P5Z : Sat Mar 09 12:27:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Singleton Bell and Cortez Bell, 1930.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQF9-RQC : Thu Mar 07 15:03:46 UTC 2024), Entry for F Cortez Bell and Emily G Bell, 1940.
3. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8T6-L6Q : 5 December 2014), Ferdinand C Jr Bell, enlisted 21 Apr 1943, Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
4. ↑ Draft Board Number 1 Calls Many More Men Into Service, published in Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry.com. Clearfield Progress (Clearfield, Pennsylvania) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data:Clearfield Progress. Clearfield, PA, USA. Database created from microfilm copies of the newspaper. Page 8; 28 Apr 1943. Accessed 03 May 2024 by Scheffer-943.
5. ↑ World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954 results for Ferdinand Cortez Bell in ancestry.com
6. ↑ (https://www.fold3.com/search?docQuery=(fieldedKeywords:!((texts:!(%22Ferdinand+C+Bell%22+),type:full-name)),filters:!((type:general.title.id,values:!((label:%27US,+WWII+Hospital+Admission+Card+Files,+1942-1954%27,value:%271088%27))))))
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBY-DT8H : Wed Mar 20 23:46:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Ferdinand C Bell and Elisabeth Bell, 13 April 1950.
8. ↑ Four Countians Get Degrees at University of Pennsylvania Today, as published in Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry.com. The Progress (Clearfield, Pennsylvania) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data:The Progress. Clearfield, PA, USA. Database created from microfilm copies of the newspaper. Page 4; 14 Jun 1950. Accessed 02 May 2024 by Scheffer-943.
9. ↑ Four County Men Pass Bar Examination, published in Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry.com. The Progress (Clearfield, Pennsylvania) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data:The Progress. Clearfield, PA, USA. Database created from microfilm copies of the newspaper. 2 Nov 1950, Page 1.2 Accessed 02 May 2024 by Scheffer-943.
10. ↑ Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data:Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777–2012. Digital Images, 3–5. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Accessed 02 May 2024 by Scheffer-943.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162367312/ferdinand_cortez-bell: accessed May 2, 2024), memorial page for Ferdinand Cortez Bell Jr. (29 Apr 1923–2 Oct 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 162367312, citing Fruit Hill Cemetery, Ansonville, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by MBU (contributor 47154753).

Research Notes

FamilySearch Person: G96Q-2R9

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