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Personal data Edward Fraser Bell 

• He was born Feb 18 1877 in Camden East Twp., Lennox &, Addington Co., Ontario.Source 1
• He died in the year 1942 in Toulon Illinois, Verenigde Staten, he was 65 years old.Source 1
• A child of Aylesworth Perry Bowen Bell and Theresa Breault

Household of Edward Fraser Bell

(1) He is married to Minnie Hogeboom.

They got married Dec 04 1900 at Napanee Ontario, he was 23 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Pauline Bell  1902- 
2. Helen Bell  1907-1985 

(2) He is married to Mary Jeanette Epler.

They got married Jun 23 1914 at Indianapolis Indiana, he was 37 years old.

Notes about Edward Fraser Bell

Went by Fraser. Edward and Minnie were second cousins.Rev. Fraser Bell One Time “Y� Assistant Here - Word has been received here of the death at Toulon, Ill., of a former resident of Kingston in the person of Rev. E. Frazer Bell, nephew of the late William P. Bell, former Kingston photographer, and a first cousin of the late Dr. John Bell, who was a former mayor of Kingston. His death occurred following a gradual decline in health over a period of more than a year. He was minister of Toulon congregational church. He was 62. Born in Canada - Rev. Edward Frazer Bell was a son of Aylesworth Perry Bell and Theresa Breault Bell and was born February 18, 1878, near Napanee. He was one of a family of nine children. He was educated in Newburg High School and at the Toronto University and Bible School. His ministerial career was started in Northern Ontario and he later was engaged in missionary work in the lumber camps of Michigan. He was ordained in 1907. Honorary Legion Member - For 18 months during the World War, Rev. Mr. Bell served as athletic director in Y.M.C.A. work at Camp Taylor, at Louisville, Kentucky. For his record in this work he was made an honorary member of the American Legion. He was a member of Toulon Lodge No. 93 A.F. & A.M., and at the time of his death was chairman of the advisory board of the Central West association of Congregational and Christian churches. He also had served as moderator of the Central West group and had held many other responsible offices in various church organizations. He was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Hogeboom December 4, 1900, at Napanee. To this union were born two daughters, Mrs. Paul Yoe of Mount Morris, and Mrs. John Smithback of Madison, Wisconsin, both of whom survive. Mrs. Bell died March 1, 1912. June 23, 1914, he was married to Miss Mary Jeanette Epler at Indianapolis, who survives. Besides his wife and two daughters, he is survived by seven grandchildren, Richard, John, Bruce, Jimmie and Sue Helen Smithback of Madison, Wisconsin, and Frazer and John Edward Yoe of Mount Morris: also one brother. Rev. Aylesworth B. Bell of Blue Island, and two sisters, Mrs. George Campsall of Young, Sask., and Mrs. E. J. May of Toronto. Funeral rites were conducted at the Congregational church. Toulon stores, business houses and offices closed from 2 to 3 p.m. during the services and the large auditorium and adjoining rooms of the church were almost inadequate to accommodate the large concourse of friends of the deceased minister. Deceased worked for a time as assistant secretary of the Kingston Y.M.C.A. when he was first married. He was a cousin of the late John W. Bell, formerly M.P. of Desmond. In Michigan at time of fathers death.

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