Sally (Wailaki) Bell (1844 - 1935)

Born 17 Sep 1844 in Alta California, Mexico

Died 11 Oct 1935 at age 91 in Briceland, Humboldt, California, United States

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Biography

Sally was Wailaki.

This profile is part of the Andersonia, California One Place Study.

Sally was born in 1844.^[1]Sally was the daughter of Unnamed Wailaki.^[2] Sally was captured during one of the first massacres in Humboldt County, California.^[2]

Sally married Hee-Tom "Tom" Bell.^{[2][3][4][5][6][1][7]}

Sally passed away on October 11, 1935 in Briceland, California.^[2][8]

Research Notes

The newspaper article reporting her death has a few errors, the date of her death, and that she was born in 1825. All other records for her have her birth year around 1840-1850s. Robinson-27225 16:27, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "California, U.S., Index to Census Roll of Indians, 1928-1933", database w/images (https://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 17 Jul 2021) Indians of California Census Rolls Authorized Under the Act of May 18, 1928 As Amended, Approved May 16-17, 1933 (NARA microfilm publication M1853, 1 roll); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry Record 61006 #1472 Name Sally Bell Gender Female Age 84 Birth Date 17 Sep 1844 Residence Place California, USA Census Date 1928 Tribe Wailaki Relationship Wife Relative(s) 2 Ancestry Sharing Image (free)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "110 Year Old Woman Dies At Briceland" database w/images (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 20 Apr 2021) Mendocino Coast Beacon (Mendocino, California) 02 Nov 1935, Sat Page 2
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G1-215 : 30 December 2021), Sarah in household of Tom, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9P5-CT9 : accessed 31 December 2021), Sally Bell, Westport Township, Mendocino, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 16B, family 290, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,093.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVL6-YNV : accessed 31 December 2021), Sally Bell in household of Tom Bell, Westport, Mendocino, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 72, sheet 11A, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 88; FHL microfilm 1,374,101.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH72-WMQ : 31 January 2021), Saly Bell in entry for Tom Bell, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCD8-MWG : accessed 31 December 2021), Sally Bell in household of Thomas Bell, Ten Mile River, Mendocino, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 6A, line 17, family 159, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 177; FHL microfilm 2,339,912.
8. ↑ "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKSM-PPKK : 23 February 2021), Sally Bell, 11 Oct 1935; citing 58445, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,048.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 December 2021, 21:25), entry for Sally Wailaki (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L856-D2H ); contributed by various users.