Ely D. Bell

Ely D. was born in December 1886.¹   Ely D.'s father was John Wesley Bell and his mother was Catherine Leona Hinson. He had three brothers and five sisters, named John T., Noah Alexander, Sr., Henry A., Elle E., Martha E., Devia H., Rosetta L. and Cora V..  He was the fifth oldest of the nine children.