Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Roy Franklin Bell


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Roy Franklin Bell and two of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Roy Franklin Bell,1 born 14 November 1913 in Chaffee, Scott County, Missouri, the son of William Franklin Bell and Nora Florence Redfern;1 died 18 May 2005 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.1, 2 Roy married, 26 September 1937, Ida Mildred Dennis2 (born 12 September 1917 in Chaffee, Scott County, Missouri, the daughter of James Layfette Dennis and Delphaia Cecelia Good;2, 3 Ida died 5 August 2008 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri2, 3). Roy is buried in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens, Morley, Scott County, Missouri.1

Child of Roy Franklin Bell and Ida Mildred Dennis:

+2i. Sharon Ann Bell, born 20 June 1955. Married James Keith Niswonger.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Forest Hills Memorial Gardens, Morley, Scott County, Missouri, Roy F. Bell: [shared grave marker with his wife Ida Mildred Dennis Bell]; born: 14 November 1913 in Chaffee, Scott County, Missouri; died: 18 May 2005 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri [from record, which indicates he is the son of William Franklin and Nora Florence Redfern Bell].
  2. Obituary, Sikeston Standard Democrat, Sikeston, Missouri (website); Mildred Bell, died 5 August 2008 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, husband, daughters, and grandson.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Forest Hills Memorial Gardens, Morley, Scott County, Missouri, Mildred Dennis Bell: Bell / Roy Franklin / 1913 2005 / Ida Mildred / 1917 2008 [from grave marker]; the record provides her birth and death dates and places, an obituary, and a link to her husband’s record.
Second Generation
2. Sharon Ann Bell2 (Roy1), born 20 June 1955.1 Sharon married James Keith Niswonger (born 18 January 1946, the son of Jesse Peter Niswonger, Jr. and Dorothy Jane ‘Janie’ Peel2).

Child of Sharon Ann Bell and James Keith Niswonger:

+3i. Joshua Keith Niswonger, born 17 December 1990. Married Elizabeth Grace Gazlay.

  1. Email between Sharon Bell and Lee Gazlay, 20 August 2014.
  2. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
Third Generation
3. Joshua Keith Niswonger3 (Sharon,2 Roy1), born 17 December 1990. Joshua married, 28 July 2014 in Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia, Elizabeth Grace Gazlay (born 10 May 1992 in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Robert Lee Gazlay and Charlotte Anne Constant).