This is a photo of Belle Bumgarner who was born in 1895 in Watauga County, NC. Pictured with her are her daughters, Virginia Opal and Mabel Grace. We are still trying to identify the little girl. Belle was the second wife of David Fletcher Jones. She died in 1937 in Bluff City, Sullivan County, TN. Opal married Smith B. Gentry. We believe the picture was taken in the late 20s or early 30s.
Isabelle Jane (Bumgarner) Jones was born in 1895 in Watauga County, North Carolina United States, and died at age 42 years old in 1937 in Bluff City, Sullivan County, TN. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Isabelle Jane "Belle" (Bumgarner) Jones.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...