Florence Beals

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Florence Beals is not in my direct ancestry. She is 1 step removed in the following ways: Sister of James Elgie Beals Daughter of James Francis Beals and Olive Samantha Bower

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	24 Jul 1884
Marriage			To Earl Clifford Bell
Death	Feb 1975

Children

(all children with Earl Clifford Bell)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Ethel Bell	F		27 Dec 1906 - 19 Jan 1996 Franklin Cem.	2Mar 1925 Carl Raymond Reib(d. 14 Aug 1941)
Kenneth Earl Bell	M			Nina unknown
Olive Bell	F	died 21 Apr 1994		John E. Wilson(d. 1992)
Dorothy Bell	F	died 21 Apr 1994		(m. 22Aug1942) Jay Infield (7June 1921-26 Feb 1999) Franklin cem.	Res. Franklin

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1900 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Venango Co., PA, Enumeration District 162, Supervisor's District 15, Page 6, lines 27-30 lists James Beals, 52, born June 1847, and his three children: daughter Arminta Beals, 17, born Mar. 1888; daughter Florence Beals, 15, born July 1884; and son James E. Beals, 10, born Apr. 1890. James Elgie is listed as being born in PA, having attended school for 7 months that year, and able to read, write, and speak English. This census is dated June 13, 1900.
3	1920 United States Federal Census, Sugarcreek Twp., Venango Co., PA, Enumeration District 145, Supervisor's District 17, Page 4B, lines 86-90 lists Earl C. Bell, 41, living with his wife, Florence Bell, age 35, and their three children: daughter Ethel Bell, age 13; daughter Olive L. Bell, age 9; and son Earl K. Bell, age 3 years 8 months. They are renting their home; a margin note on the census page indicates that they live on Meadville Road. Everyone but Olive can read, write, and speak English. Ethel and Olive attended school since September 1, 1919. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. Earl is a shipping clerk at an oil refinery. No one else works. This census is dated 19 Jan 1920.
7	Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Administration. Record shows a Florence Bell with SSN 210-20-3212, born on 24 Jul 1884 and died in February, 1975. Her SSN was issued "before 1951" in PA. Her last residence is listed as 16323 Franklin, Venango Co., PA.
1	Research Manuscript of Ella May Beals (Wilson) researched 1975-1985, including personal knowledge and interviews of her siblings Robert Beals and Bertha Beals (Chambers), and of her aunt Mary P. Kline (Fillgrove).
2	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.
3	Personal correspondence of Margaret Kahle, 2006-ongoing; local (Emlenton PA area) obituary collection and Beals family research.