Hugh Theodore Bell (1920)

Born 11 Dec 1920 in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States

Biography

Hugh Bell is a part of US Black heritage.

Hugh, son of Henry A Bell & Hilda A Bell, was born on 11 December 1920 in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States.^[1]

In the 1940 census Hughey (age 19), Shoe Shiner, was the single lodger's son of Eliza Berry in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.^[2]

Hugh enlisted in the US Army on 21 September 1942 in Los Angeles, California. Their service number was 39536044.^[3]

Hugh (age 23) married Lena M. Derricotte on 5 August 1944 in Arizona, USA, Cochise.^[4][5]

In the 1950 census Hugh (age 28), Automobile Mechanic, was the married head of household in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2275 #72132 (accessed 9 November 2023)
   Hugh Theodore Bell born on 11 Dec 1920, son of Henry A Bell & Hilda A Bell, in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA.
2. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00413; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 60-485
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #74126008 (accessed 9 November 2023)
   Hughey Bell (19), single lodger's son, Shoe Shiner, in household of Eliza Berry (69) in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Born in Texas.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
   National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Number: 14467; Reel: 17
   Ancestry Record 8939 #3202773 (accessed 9 November 2023)
   Name: Hugh T Bell; Race: Negro (Black); Marital Status: Single, without dependents (Single); Rank: Private; Birth Year: 1920; Nativity State or Country: Texas; Citizenship: Citizen; Residence: Los Angeles, California; Education: 4 years of high school; Civil Occupation: Porters, n.e.c.; Enlistment Date: 21 Sep 1942; Enlistment Place: Los Angeles, California; Service Number: 39536044; Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA; Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men); Source: Civil Life; Height: 65; Weight: 153.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60873 #546830 (accessed 9 November 2023)
   Hugh T Hell (23) marriage to Lena M. Derricotte on 5 Aug 1944 in Arizona, USA, Cochise.
5. ↑ Marriage: "Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2016"
   Original data: Western States Marriage Index. Brigham Young University-Idaho. http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm; URL: https://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/westernStatesRecordDetail.cfm?recordID=571065
   Ancestry Record 70016 #1937647 (accessed 9 November 2023)
   Hugh T Bell marriage to Lena M. Derricotte in Cochise, Arizona, USA.
6. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 3395; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 66-2547
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #264254619 (accessed 9 November 2023)
   Hugh T Bell (28), married, Automobile Mechanic, head of household in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Born in Texas.