Susan Elizabeth "Bettie" Abernathy was the daughter of Dr. Jesse Jones and Susan Elizabeth (Sumner) Abernathy. She married John Calhoun Bell in Franklin County, Tennessee on September 1, 1881. Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002: "Bettie Abernathy to J. C. Bell - September 1, 1881 - Franklin County, Tennessee".
Obituaries:
Mrs. John C. Bell, Beloved Montrosean and Widow of Late Congressman, Succumbs --
Short Illness is Fatal to Pioneer Matron of Western Slope Who Shared Hardships with Young Attorney Husband Back in 80's -
Mrs. John C. Bell, widow of the late Congressman John C. Bell, succumbed Monday morning at her home, 319 North Park Avenue, after an illness of four days following a general breakdown due to her advanced years.
Mrs. Bell was stricken suddenly. Although always in frail health, and her enfeebled condition having become marked during the summer, nevertheless she attended a party last Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John L. Stivers, where many of her old friends were guests and where she had an exceptionally happy time. That evening, although complaining some of fatigue, she attended the picture show at the Fox Theater as she had planned.
After her return home she suffered a slight collapse but no alarm was felt until the next morning when a physician was called. He prescribed rest, indications at that time being merely that she was suffering from over exertion. However, toward evening alarming symptoms of a general breakdown appeared and she never rallied, and the end coming peacefully in the room and in the home she had occupied for almost 50 years.
Born on Plantation Near Nashville, Tenn. -
Born Susan Elizabeth Abernathy on a plantation not far from Nashville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of a prominent southern physician and surgeon, Dr. Jesse Jones Abernathy. At one time he was a member of the faculty in the medical school of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, where the family resided during his professorship.
On September 1, 1881, she was united in marriage to John C. Bell, a young attorney whom she had known all of her life and whom had come west from his native Tennessee with a stream of young southerners seeking fame and fortune on the new frontiers after the Civil war. He took his bride to Lake City, then one of the booming mining centers of the west, where he had established a thriving law practice.
In 1885 the couple moved to Montrose shortly after the evacuation of the Utes, headed by their great leader, Chief Ouray. In the small, new and bustling valley town. Mr. Bell established a law office and in later years rose to prominence, being elected judge of the seventh judicial district before he was elected to congress from the then second congressional district.
The next ensuing ten years, from 1892 to 1902, while her husband remained in politics, Mrs. Bell resided in Washington, D. C.
Active in Several Prominent Groups -
Returning to Montrose Mrs. Bell, for the next three decades, presided over a home where southern hospitality was dispensed lavishly. For years she belonged to several social clubs and to three prominent organizations, the Cliolion club, Civic Improvement club, which she headed during one of its most active periods, and the Fortnightly, one of the most unique clubs for both men and women, in the country. In her declining years she dropped all affiliations, save her membership in chapter BL, P. E. O. Sisterhood, which she retained until her death.
Mrs. Bell was reared in the Episcopal Church, but during the greater part of her residence in Montrose she was associated with the Union Congregational Church.
Two Daughters, Sister are Immediate Survivors -
Survivors include her two daughters, Mrs. Susan Bell Nickell and Mrs. John L. Stivers, both of Montrose, and an only sister, Mrs. Jesse Bell, Montrose, the two sisters having married brothers. Two half sisters and a half brother are Mrs. Mont Glovier, Vallee Crucia, North Carolina, Mrs. Boyd Crawford, Selveridge, Florida, and A. H. Abernathy, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Grandchildren who survive are Ensign John Bell Stivers, attached to the aviation unit of the USS Houston, flagship of the Asiatic fleet, now based at Manila, and Miss Bettye Stivers, English teacher in the Fruita High School.
Judge Bell died August 12, 1933.
Mrs. Bell held in the greatest esteem and affection her son-in-law, John L. Stivers, Montrose attorney.
The remains will be cremated and funeral services will be private. However, friends who care to do so are invited to call at the residence on Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Friends are kindly requested to omit flowers.
Source:
Montrose (Colorado) Daily Press
Montrose, Colorado
Tuesday, October 21, 1941
Another Obituary:
WIDOW OF LATE CONGRESSMAN JOHN C. BELL DIES IN MONTROSE --
Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Bell, widow of the late Congressman John C. Bell, passed away at her home in Montrose Monday morning, October 20. Death was due to complications of advanced years. Mrs. Bell had only been ill a short time.
She was married to John C. Bell on September 1, 1881, and the young couple went to Lake City, which at that time was one of the booming mining centers of the west. Mr. Bell was a lawyer and soon established a thriving law practice.
Five years later the couple moved to Montrose, where Mr. Bell became an active figure to politics, being elected judge of the seventh judicial district and later congressman from the then second congressional district. For the next ensuing 10 years, Mr. and Mrs. Bell resided in Washington, D. C..
Congressman Bell died in August of 1933.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Susan Bell Nickell and Mrs. John L. Stivers, both of Montrose, and an only sister, Mrs. Jessie Bell, also of Montrose, the two sisters having married brothers. There are also several grandchildren.
Source:
Steamboat Pilot
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
October 30, 1941
Obituaries:
Mrs. John C. Bell, Beloved Montrosean and Widow of Late Congressman, Succumbs --
Short Illness is Fatal to Pioneer Matron of Western Slope Who Shared Hardships with Young Attorney Husband Back in 80's -
Mrs. John C. Bell, widow of the late Congressman John C. Bell, succumbed Monday morning at her home, 319 North Park Avenue, after an illness of four days following a general breakdown due to her advanced years.
Mrs. Bell was stricken suddenly. Although always in frail health, and her enfeebled condition having become marked during the summer, nevertheless she attended a party last Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John L. Stivers, where many of her old friends were guests and where she had an exceptionally happy time. That evening, although complaining some of fatigue, she attended the picture show at the Fox Theater as she had planned.
After her return home she suffered a slight collapse but no alarm was felt until the next morning when a physician was called. He prescribed rest, indications at that time being merely that she was suffering from over exertion. However, toward evening alarming symptoms of a general breakdown appeared and she never rallied, and the end coming peacefully in the room and in the home she had occupied for almost 50 years.
Born on Plantation Near Nashville, Tenn. -
Born Susan Elizabeth Abernathy on a plantation not far from Nashville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of a prominent southern physician and surgeon, Dr. Jesse Jones Abernathy. At one time he was a member of the faculty in the medical school of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, where the family resided during his professorship.
On September 1, 1881, she was united in marriage to John C. Bell, a young attorney whom she had known all of her life and whom had come west from his native Tennessee with a stream of young southerners seeking fame and fortune on the new frontiers after the Civil war. He took his bride to Lake City, then one of the booming mining centers of the west, where he had established a thriving law practice.
In 1885 the couple moved to Montrose shortly after the evacuation of the Utes, headed by their great leader, Chief Ouray. In the small, new and bustling valley town. Mr. Bell established a law office and in later years rose to prominence, being elected judge of the seventh judicial district before he was elected to congress from the then second congressional district.
The next ensuing ten years, from 1892 to 1902, while her husband remained in politics, Mrs. Bell resided in Washington, D. C.
Active in Several Prominent Groups -
Returning to Montrose Mrs. Bell, for the next three decades, presided over a home where southern hospitality was dispensed lavishly. For years she belonged to several social clubs and to three prominent organizations, the Cliolion club, Civic Improvement club, which she headed during one of its most active periods, and the Fortnightly, one of the most unique clubs for both men and women, in the country. In her declining years she dropped all affiliations, save her membership in chapter BL, P. E. O. Sisterhood, which she retained until her death.
Mrs. Bell was reared in the Episcopal Church, but during the greater part of her residence in Montrose she was associated with the Union Congregational Church.
Two Daughters, Sister are Immediate Survivors -
Survivors include her two daughters, Mrs. Susan Bell Nickell and Mrs. John L. Stivers, both of Montrose, and an only sister, Mrs. Jesse Bell, Montrose, the two sisters having married brothers. Two half sisters and a half brother are Mrs. Mont Glovier, Vallee Crucia, North Carolina, Mrs. Boyd Crawford, Selveridge, Florida, and A. H. Abernathy, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Grandchildren who survive are Ensign John Bell Stivers, attached to the aviation unit of the USS Houston, flagship of the Asiatic fleet, now based at Manila, and Miss Bettye Stivers, English teacher in the Fruita High School.
Judge Bell died August 12, 1933.
Mrs. Bell held in the greatest esteem and affection her son-in-law, John L. Stivers, Montrose attorney.
The remains will be cremated and funeral services will be private. However, friends who care to do so are invited to call at the residence on Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Friends are kindly requested to omit flowers.
Source:
Montrose (Colorado) Daily Press
Montrose, Colorado
Tuesday, October 21, 1941
Another Obituary:
WIDOW OF LATE CONGRESSMAN JOHN C. BELL DIES IN MONTROSE --
Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Bell, widow of the late Congressman John C. Bell, passed away at her home in Montrose Monday morning, October 20. Death was due to complications of advanced years. Mrs. Bell had only been ill a short time.
She was married to John C. Bell on September 1, 1881, and the young couple went to Lake City, which at that time was one of the booming mining centers of the west. Mr. Bell was a lawyer and soon established a thriving law practice.
Five years later the couple moved to Montrose, where Mr. Bell became an active figure to politics, being elected judge of the seventh judicial district and later congressman from the then second congressional district. For the next ensuing 10 years, Mr. and Mrs. Bell resided in Washington, D. C..
Congressman Bell died in August of 1933.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Susan Bell Nickell and Mrs. John L. Stivers, both of Montrose, and an only sister, Mrs. Jessie Bell, also of Montrose, the two sisters having married brothers. There are also several grandchildren.
Source:
Steamboat Pilot
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
October 30, 1941
Susan Elizabeth "Bettie" Abernathy was the daughter of Dr. Jesse Jones and Susan Elizabeth (Sumner) Abernathy. She married John Calhoun Bell in Franklin County, Tennessee on September 1, 1881. Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002: "Bettie Abernathy to J. C. Bell - September 1, 1881 - Franklin County, Tennessee".
Obituaries:
Mrs. John C. Bell, Beloved Montrosean and Widow of Late Congressman, Succumbs --
Short Illness is Fatal to Pioneer Matron of Western Slope Who Shared Hardships with Young Attorney Husband Back in 80's -
Mrs. John C. Bell, widow of the late Congressman John C. Bell, succumbed Monday morning at her home, 319 North Park Avenue, after an illness of four days following a general breakdown due to her advanced years.
Mrs. Bell was stricken suddenly. Although always in frail health, and her enfeebled condition having become marked during the summer, nevertheless she attended a party last Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John L. Stivers, where many of her old friends were guests and where she had an exceptionally happy time. That evening, although complaining some of fatigue, she attended the picture show at the Fox Theater as she had planned.
After her return home she suffered a slight collapse but no alarm was felt until the next morning when a physician was called. He prescribed rest, indications at that time being merely that she was suffering from over exertion. However, toward evening alarming symptoms of a general breakdown appeared and she never rallied, and the end coming peacefully in the room and in the home she had occupied for almost 50 years.
Born on Plantation Near Nashville, Tenn. -
Born Susan Elizabeth Abernathy on a plantation not far from Nashville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of a prominent southern physician and surgeon, Dr. Jesse Jones Abernathy. At one time he was a member of the faculty in the medical school of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, where the family resided during his professorship.
On September 1, 1881, she was united in marriage to John C. Bell, a young attorney whom she had known all of her life and whom had come west from his native Tennessee with a stream of young southerners seeking fame and fortune on the new frontiers after the Civil war. He took his bride to Lake City, then one of the booming mining centers of the west, where he had established a thriving law practice.
In 1885 the couple moved to Montrose shortly after the evacuation of the Utes, headed by their great leader, Chief Ouray. In the small, new and bustling valley town. Mr. Bell established a law office and in later years rose to prominence, being elected judge of the seventh judicial district before he was elected to congress from the then second congressional district.
The next ensuing ten years, from 1892 to 1902, while her husband remained in politics, Mrs. Bell resided in Washington, D. C.
Active in Several Prominent Groups -
Returning to Montrose Mrs. Bell, for the next three decades, presided over a home where southern hospitality was dispensed lavishly. For years she belonged to several social clubs and to three prominent organizations, the Cliolion club, Civic Improvement club, which she headed during one of its most active periods, and the Fortnightly, one of the most unique clubs for both men and women, in the country. In her declining years she dropped all affiliations, save her membership in chapter BL, P. E. O. Sisterhood, which she retained until her death.
Mrs. Bell was reared in the Episcopal Church, but during the greater part of her residence in Montrose she was associated with the Union Congregational Church.
Two Daughters, Sister are Immediate Survivors -
Survivors include her two daughters, Mrs. Susan Bell Nickell and Mrs. John L. Stivers, both of Montrose, and an only sister, Mrs. Jesse Bell, Montrose, the two sisters having married brothers. Two half sisters and a half brother are Mrs. Mont Glovier, Vallee Crucia, North Carolina, Mrs. Boyd Crawford, Selveridge, Florida, and A. H. Abernathy, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Grandchildren who survive are Ensign John Bell Stivers, attached to the aviation unit of the USS Houston, flagship of the Asiatic fleet, now based at Manila, and Miss Bettye Stivers, English teacher in the Fruita High School.
Judge Bell died August 12, 1933.
Mrs. Bell held in the greatest esteem and affection her son-in-law, John L. Stivers, Montrose attorney.
The remains will be cremated and funeral services will be private. However, friends who care to do so are invited to call at the residence on Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Friends are kindly requested to omit flowers.
Source:
Montrose (Colorado) Daily Press
Montrose, Colorado
Tuesday, October 21, 1941
Another Obituary:
WIDOW OF LATE CONGRESSMAN JOHN C. BELL DIES IN MONTROSE --
Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Bell, widow of the late Congressman John C. Bell, passed away at her home in Montrose Monday morning, October 20. Death was due to complications of advanced years. Mrs. Bell had only been ill a short time.
She was married to John C. Bell on September 1, 1881, and the young couple went to Lake City, which at that time was one of the booming mining centers of the west. Mr. Bell was a lawyer and soon established a thriving law practice.
Five years later the couple moved to Montrose, where Mr. Bell became an active figure to politics, being elected judge of the seventh judicial district and later congressman from the then second congressional district. For the next ensuing 10 years, Mr. and Mrs. Bell resided in Washington, D. C..
Congressman Bell died in August of 1933.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Susan Bell Nickell and Mrs. John L. Stivers, both of Montrose, and an only sister, Mrs. Jessie Bell, also of Montrose, the two sisters having married brothers. There are also several grandchildren.
Source:
Steamboat Pilot
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
October 30, 1941
Obituaries:
Mrs. John C. Bell, Beloved Montrosean and Widow of Late Congressman, Succumbs --
Short Illness is Fatal to Pioneer Matron of Western Slope Who Shared Hardships with Young Attorney Husband Back in 80's -
Mrs. John C. Bell, widow of the late Congressman John C. Bell, succumbed Monday morning at her home, 319 North Park Avenue, after an illness of four days following a general breakdown due to her advanced years.
Mrs. Bell was stricken suddenly. Although always in frail health, and her enfeebled condition having become marked during the summer, nevertheless she attended a party last Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John L. Stivers, where many of her old friends were guests and where she had an exceptionally happy time. That evening, although complaining some of fatigue, she attended the picture show at the Fox Theater as she had planned.
After her return home she suffered a slight collapse but no alarm was felt until the next morning when a physician was called. He prescribed rest, indications at that time being merely that she was suffering from over exertion. However, toward evening alarming symptoms of a general breakdown appeared and she never rallied, and the end coming peacefully in the room and in the home she had occupied for almost 50 years.
Born on Plantation Near Nashville, Tenn. -
Born Susan Elizabeth Abernathy on a plantation not far from Nashville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of a prominent southern physician and surgeon, Dr. Jesse Jones Abernathy. At one time he was a member of the faculty in the medical school of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, where the family resided during his professorship.
On September 1, 1881, she was united in marriage to John C. Bell, a young attorney whom she had known all of her life and whom had come west from his native Tennessee with a stream of young southerners seeking fame and fortune on the new frontiers after the Civil war. He took his bride to Lake City, then one of the booming mining centers of the west, where he had established a thriving law practice.
In 1885 the couple moved to Montrose shortly after the evacuation of the Utes, headed by their great leader, Chief Ouray. In the small, new and bustling valley town. Mr. Bell established a law office and in later years rose to prominence, being elected judge of the seventh judicial district before he was elected to congress from the then second congressional district.
The next ensuing ten years, from 1892 to 1902, while her husband remained in politics, Mrs. Bell resided in Washington, D. C.
Active in Several Prominent Groups -
Returning to Montrose Mrs. Bell, for the next three decades, presided over a home where southern hospitality was dispensed lavishly. For years she belonged to several social clubs and to three prominent organizations, the Cliolion club, Civic Improvement club, which she headed during one of its most active periods, and the Fortnightly, one of the most unique clubs for both men and women, in the country. In her declining years she dropped all affiliations, save her membership in chapter BL, P. E. O. Sisterhood, which she retained until her death.
Mrs. Bell was reared in the Episcopal Church, but during the greater part of her residence in Montrose she was associated with the Union Congregational Church.
Two Daughters, Sister are Immediate Survivors -
Survivors include her two daughters, Mrs. Susan Bell Nickell and Mrs. John L. Stivers, both of Montrose, and an only sister, Mrs. Jesse Bell, Montrose, the two sisters having married brothers. Two half sisters and a half brother are Mrs. Mont Glovier, Vallee Crucia, North Carolina, Mrs. Boyd Crawford, Selveridge, Florida, and A. H. Abernathy, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Grandchildren who survive are Ensign John Bell Stivers, attached to the aviation unit of the USS Houston, flagship of the Asiatic fleet, now based at Manila, and Miss Bettye Stivers, English teacher in the Fruita High School.
Judge Bell died August 12, 1933.
Mrs. Bell held in the greatest esteem and affection her son-in-law, John L. Stivers, Montrose attorney.
The remains will be cremated and funeral services will be private. However, friends who care to do so are invited to call at the residence on Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Friends are kindly requested to omit flowers.
Source:
Montrose (Colorado) Daily Press
Montrose, Colorado
Tuesday, October 21, 1941
Another Obituary:
WIDOW OF LATE CONGRESSMAN JOHN C. BELL DIES IN MONTROSE --
Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Bell, widow of the late Congressman John C. Bell, passed away at her home in Montrose Monday morning, October 20. Death was due to complications of advanced years. Mrs. Bell had only been ill a short time.
She was married to John C. Bell on September 1, 1881, and the young couple went to Lake City, which at that time was one of the booming mining centers of the west. Mr. Bell was a lawyer and soon established a thriving law practice.
Five years later the couple moved to Montrose, where Mr. Bell became an active figure to politics, being elected judge of the seventh judicial district and later congressman from the then second congressional district. For the next ensuing 10 years, Mr. and Mrs. Bell resided in Washington, D. C..
Congressman Bell died in August of 1933.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Susan Bell Nickell and Mrs. John L. Stivers, both of Montrose, and an only sister, Mrs. Jessie Bell, also of Montrose, the two sisters having married brothers. There are also several grandchildren.
Source:
Steamboat Pilot
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
October 30, 1941
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