Born in Maine, Mary Poore came west with her father in 1869. She married Frank Bell in Reno on July 9, 1872, and became first lady in 1890 when her husband became acting governor after the death of Governor Stevenson. She was first lady for only three months. Mrs. Bell died in Oakland on September 9, 1925 and was buried in Reno in the Masonic Cemetery on September 12, 1925
Born in Maine, Mary Poore came west with her father in 1869. She married Frank Bell in Reno on July 9, 1872, and became first lady in 1890 when her husband became acting governor after the death of Governor Stevenson. She was first lady for only three months. Mrs. Bell died in Oakland on September 9, 1925 and was buried in Reno in the Masonic Cemetery on September 12, 1925
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