Whitney Bell
Updated Jul 14, 2017
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  1. 1. Summary
  2. 2. Biography & Family History
  3. 3. Family Tree & Genealogy
  4. 4. Obituary
  5. 5. Family Photos
  6. 6. Memories
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Whitney Bell (1896 - 1981)

Whitney Bell was born on January 15, 1896. She died in July 1981 at 85 years of age. We know that Whitney Bell had been residing in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.
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Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama

Average Age

Whitney Bell lived 16 years longer than the average Bell family member when she died at the age of 85.

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Rena Bell Lassiter

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Emma and Cread English gravesite

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James Carroll Bell

James Carroll Bell

Evelyn Bell

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Susanne Belle (Brummett) Bell

Susanne Belle (Brummett) Bell

Delbert Wiley Bell

Delbert Wiley Bell

Edgar Bell descendants

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Georgia Bell

Georgia Bell

Joseph Thomas Bell

Joseph Thomas Bell

Henry Wesley Bell

Henry Wesley Bell

Delilah Bell

Delilah Bell

Delilah Bell

Delilah Bell

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Sharon Marie Bell Rena Bell Lassiter Emma and Cread English gravesite James Carroll Bell

Timeline

1896 - In the year that Whitney Bell was born, on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.

1912 - She was 16 years old when New Mexico became the 47th state of the Union in January. Previously a province of Mexico, then a territory of the United States and mostly populated by Native Americans and Mexicans, once it became a U.S. territory it was increasingly colonized by European-American settlers. Its population was over 327,000 when it became a state.

1938 - At the age of 42 years old, Whitney was alive when on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."

1968 - Whitney was 72 years old when on April 4th, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights leader, was shot and killed by an assassin in Memphis. James Earl Ray was apprehended and plead guilty to shooting Dr. King. Ray died in jail in 1998.

1981 - In the year of Whitney Bell's passing, on August 1st, MTV debuted. It was the first music video TV channel. The first music video played was the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" - the second was Pat Benatar's "You Better Run".

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Whitney Bell passed away in July 1981 at age 85. There is no listed cause of death. She was born on January 15, 1896. We are unaware of information about Whitney's family or relationships. We know that Whitney Bell had been residing in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.

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