Thomas Witt Bell

1881 - 1966  (84 years)

• Name	Thomas Witt Bell
  Birth	23 Aug 1881	TN   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 15, Carroll Co, TN   [4]
  	age 18,single, living with mother Martha E-age 43,widowed, & siblings
  Census	1910	District 15, Carroll Co, TN   [5]
  	age 29,single, living with mother Martha E-age 56, widowed, & siblings
  _MILT	12 Sep 1918	Huntingdon, Carroll Co, TN   [6]
  	WWI Draft Reg Card
  Census	1920	District 15, Carroll Co, TN   [7]
  	age 38,single, living with mother Martha E-age 64,widowed, & siblings
  Census	1930	District 15, Carroll Co, TN   [8]
  	age 49,widowed, living with mother Martha E-age 73,widowed, & family
  Census	1940	District 15, Carroll Co, TN   [9]
  	age 58,wife Ethel-age 39, & 1 other
  Census	1950	Carroll Co, TN   [10]
  	age 68, wife Ethel-age 50, no children
  Death	05 Aug 1966	Carroll Co, TN   [1, 2, 3]
  Findagrave.com	01 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Burial	Carroll Co, TN   [2, 3]
  	Hebron Cemetery
  Person ID	I307	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Lydia Ethel Butler,   b. 16 Jul 1899, Carroll Co, TN d. 12 Jan 1980, Huntingdon, Carroll Co, TN (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	03 Jun 1933	Carroll Co, TN   [11, 12, 13]
  Notes	---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VN43-6JW Tom Bell, "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002" Name: Ethel Butler **** Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 03 Jun 1933 **** Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States **** Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Tom Bell **** Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 230 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Retta Angeline Cleaver-xx,   b. 05 Sep 1884   d. 06 Apr 1927 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1920	Carroll Co, TN   [12]
  Photos		Bell-Thomas-Witt-(Retta-Angeline-(Cleaver))-TN-Carroll-TS
  Family ID	F2091	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - age 18,single, living with mother Martha E-age 43,widowed, & siblings - 1900 - District 15, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 29,single, living with mother Martha E-age 56, widowed, & siblings - 1910 - District 15, Carroll Co, TN _MILT - WWI Draft Reg Card - 12 Sep 1918 - Huntingdon, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 38,single, living with mother Martha E-age 64,widowed, & siblings - 1920 - District 15, Carroll Co, TN Marriage - 24 Dec 1920 - Carroll Co, TN Census - age 49,widowed, living with mother Martha E-age 73,widowed, & family - 1930 - District 15, Carroll Co, TN Marriage - 03 Jun 1933 - Carroll Co, TN Census - age 58,wife Ethel-age 39, & 1 other - 1940 - District 15, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 68, wife Ethel-age 50, no children - 1950 - Carroll Co, TN Death - 05 Aug 1966 - Carroll Co, TN Burial - - Carroll Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Bell-Thomas-Witt-19660805-TN-Carroll-DC

  
  

• Notes

  - son of Malcolm McPherson Bell Sr 1829 - 1892 and Martha Elizabeth Bobbitt 7/1856 TN - 1933 sis Mary E Bell 1880 TN sis Ila Bell sis Essie Bell - previously married ??? - listed widowed on 1930 census ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/1/2023 Thomas W Bell Birth: 23 Aug 1881 Death: 5 Aug 1966 (aged 84) Burial: Hebron Cemetery, Bruceton, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 39598762 Family Members Parents Malcolm M Bell 1829-1892 Martha Elizabeth Bobbitt Bell 1855-1933 Spouses Lydia Ethel Butler Bell 1899-1980 Retta A Cleaver Bell 1884-1927 Siblings Malcolm McPherson Bell 1874-1941 Mary E Bell 1876-1933 Arthur Lee Bell 1879-1950 Created by: Melissa Clayton Key (46868985) Added: 18 Jul 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39598762/thomas-w-bell Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39598762/thomas-w-bell: accessed 01 July 2023), memorial page for Thomas W Bell (23 Aug 1881-5 Aug 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39598762, citing Hebron Cemetery, Bruceton, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Melissa Clayton Key (contributor 46868985). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/1/2023 Thomas W Bell Birth: Aug. 23, 1881 Death: Aug. 5, 1966 Burial: Hebron Cemetery Carroll County Tennessee, USA Created by: Melissa Clayton Key Record added: Jul 18, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 39598762 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JL42-22F Thomas Bell, "United States Social Security Death Index" Given Name: Thomas Middle Name: Surname: Bell Name Suffix: Birth Date: 23 August 1880 Social Security Number: 414-68-7975 State: Tennessee Last Place of Residence: Carroll, Tennessee Previous Residence Postal Code: 38318 Event Date: August 1966 Age: 86 --------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Social Security Death Index. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S22] Death Certificate. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S78] World War I Draft Registration Card. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S56] TN,Carroll Co,Marriages. Name Year Spouse BUTLER Ethel 1933 BELL Tom [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.