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| Bell, Sarah Lord VanWey 214603 |
| Birth: 06/24/1830 Death: 01/05/1916 Marriage: |
| Cemetery: Evergreen (16-20-04) |
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If you copy this information, please cite this as your source: Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (12/16/2025) |
| Notes From an undated-unnamed newspaper obituary clipping from 'The Paris Scrapbook' donated by Skipper Steely; Handwritten date; January 2, 1916. 'Mrs. Sarah Lord Bell, an old resident of the county, died at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. D. Mallory, on Graham street, after a long illness. She was one of the early pioneers of Lamar county, she and her husband, Capt. William Bell, having settled on a farm three miles south of Petty fifty-five years ago, just after their marriage. Had she lived until next Saturday she and her husband would have been married fifty-five years, all of which time was spent on their farm except the time they lived at Honey Grove and Paris. Mrs. Bell was the daughter of Richard and Catherine Van Wey and was born at McArthur, OH, on June 24, 1830. She moved to Clarksville, TX when she was fourteen years old, coming down the Ohio and the Mississippi rivers and up Red River to Shreveport, and thence overland to Clarksville before the days of railroads. Her father, Richard Van Wey, was one of the early postmasters at Clarksville. She was a school teacher until her marriage and after her marriage taught in the Honey Grove High School. She was known over North Texas for her graces of mind and heart. She leaves surviving her heart-broken husband, Capt. William Bell, who was a resident of Paris when it was called 'Pinhook,' and two children, Mrs. F. D. Mallory of this city and R. R. Bell of Oklahoma City. A daughter, Mrs. J. F. Campbell of Paris, preceded her last year and another daughter, Mrs. J. J. Poole of Muskogee, OK, died about two years ago. The only other child was William Bell, Jr., who died in early manhood. Lamar county has lost one of its most beloved and highly honored pioneers. The funeral service will be held at 11 o'clock this morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mallory, conducted by Revs. M. L. Hamilton, J. L. Morris and W. D. Mountcastle. Burial will be at Evergreen cemetery.' Tombstone inscriptions were rechecked in December 1994. |