Lillian (Bell) Meng (1884 - 1955)

Born 20 Feb 1884 in Greene, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Charles William Meng — married 5 Sep 1906 in Greene, Illinois, United States

Died 22 Feb 1955 at age 71 in Greene, Illinois, United States

Biography

Lillian (Bell) Meng was born on 20 Feb 1884 in Greene, Illinois, United States. Her parents were John Allen Bell (1842 - 1900) and Alice Parnetta (Padgett) Bell (1853 - 1924).^[1]

Her siblings were...

1. Claude R Bell (1874 - 1958)
2. Floy B (Bell) Arras (1890 - 1975)

Lillian married Charles William Meng (1884 - 1961) on 5 Sep 1906 in Greene.^{[citation needed]}

Their children were...

1. Dorothy Lenore (Meng) Stringer (1907 - 1991)
2. Mildred Evelyn (Meng) Roth (1910 - 1979)
3. Serena Meng (1912 - <1920).

Lillian died on 22 Feb 1955 in Greene aged 71.^[2]

Research Notes

Mentioned in her father's obit as living. He died in 1900.

No third child found in census. Her father-in-law was listed in the 1920 census, living with her, as a "son".

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2L9-9MS : 11 January 2020), Lillie Bell, 1884.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 May 2020), memorial page for Lillie Bell Meng (20 Feb 1884–22 Feb 1955), Find A Grave: Memorial #44616768, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Greenfield, Greene County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSW3-K6K : accessed 18 December 2021), Lillie Bell in household of Alice P Bell, Rubicon Precinct, Greene, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28, sheet 6A, family 98, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,303.

Alice P Bell Head Female 47 Kentucky

Claude R Bell Son Male 26 Illinois

Lillie Bell Daughter Female 16 Illinois

Floy Bell Daughter Female 10 Illinois

Isac N Bailey Servant Male 36 North Carolina

Don M Woodward Servant Male 26 Illinois

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKD7-F48 : accessed 18 December 2021), Lillie Meng in household of Charles W Meng, Greenfield Ward 3, Greene, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 38, sheet 13A, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 289; FHL microfilm 1,374,302.

Charles W Meng Head Male 25 Illinois

Lillie Meng Wife Female 26 Illinois

Dorothy L Meng Daughter Female 2 Illinois

Evelyn M Meng Daughter Female 0 Illinois

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJWT-585 : 1 February 2021), Lillie B Meng in entry for Charles W Meng, Jr, 1920.

Charles W Meng, Jr Head Male 35 Illinois

Lillie B Meng Wife Female 35 Illinois

Dorothy L Meng Daughter Female 12 Illinois

Mildred E Meng Daughter Female 9 Illinois

Charles Meng, Sr Son Male 72 Germany

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSYX-K61 : accessed 18 December 2021), Lily Meng in household of Chas W Meng, Greenfield, Greene, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 10A, line 17, family 272, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 517; FHL microfilm 2,340,252.

Chas W Meng Head Male 45 Illinois

Lily Meng Wife Female 45 Illinois

Evelyn Meng Daughter Female 20 Illinois

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWH3-LQZ : 8 January 2021), Lillie Meng in household of Charles W Meng, Greenfield, Greene, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31-13, sheet 6B, line 41, family 159, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 808.

Charles W Meng Head Male 55 Illinois

Lillie Meng Wife Female 56 Illinois

Floy B Bell Sister-in-law Female 49 Illinois

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.