June ZIRBES (c. 1909- )
1 June ZIRBES1,2 (c. 1909- ) [12604]. Born c. 1909.1,2
2 Henry William ZIRBES1,2,3,4,5,6 (1879- ) [2811]. Born 26 Oct 1879, Dilworth, MN.2,4 Marr Mable Agnes BELL 25 Sep 1907, Home of the bride's parents.6
3 Mable Agnes BELL1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9 (1883-1978) [2810]. Born 1883, ND.1,2,3,7 Died 1978.3,7
6 Thomas Wildridge BELL3,7,10,11,12 (1856-1941) [31]. Born 15 Mar 1856, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.3 Marr Elizabeth Jane BATES 16 Dec 1875, Feversham, Ontario.10 Died 15 Jan 1941, Oberon, Benson, ND.7,11 Buried Hillsdale Cemetery, Oberon, ND.11
Thomas was a section foreman for the railroad and when he retired he bought the Oberon Hotel in Oberon, ND.
12 Angus BELL13,14,15 (c. 1818-1897) [24]. Born c. 1818, Islay, Argyll, Scotland.10,14,16 Marr Jane MCDOWELL c. 1841. Died 18 Sep 1897, Singhampton, Nottawasaga Township, Ontario.10,17 Cause: Kidney and heart disease. Buried 20 Sep 1897, Union Cemetery, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.10
Angus was born circa 1818 in Islay, most probably in the area of Conisby, Kilchoman which was the known residence of his Father Ronald and youngest Brother CCAB in 1823.”
Angus Bell is shown as being a "conveyancer, issuer of marriage licenses and Township Clerk of Nottawasaga, Twp., coroner." He was the Township Clerk from 1850 until his death in 1897.
From the Creeemore Star (newspaper), Village of Singhampton in 1889, written by J.B. Spurr, Editor:
"In 1846 he (Angus) settled on the lot which has seen the rise and progress of the village of Singhampton."
From an Ancestry.com tree:
Last Will and Testament.
The subject will was probated on January 25, 1898.
All the rest of my children, namely: Ronald, Margaret, Sarah Jane, Catherine, Mary Ann, Thomas Wildridge, and Janet have had all their portion during my lifetime I therefore leave them nothing.
From the Enterprise-Messenger (Collingwood, Ontario newspaper).
Sept 23, 1897 - "Deceased had a large family. His wife died some years ago. The best known of the survivors are his sons, Angus of Singhampton, and Thomas of Dakota. Of the daughters, Mrs Greenaway (Agnes) and Mrs. Riddell (Catherine formerly Taylor nee Bell) live at Singhampton, and another daughter Lizzie (Elizabeth Bell) lives on the homestead. One daughter (Mary Ann Stevenson) lives in Toronto, and another (Margaret Crawford formerly Lang nee Bell) in Collingwood Township (most likely) Osprey Township)"
Obituary of Donald Bell in " The Orillia Packet" 18 March 1881, says "He leaves one brother in Canada, Mr. A. Bell, of Singhampton, Clerk of the township [of Nottawasaga]"
From Elaine Bell, "At the time of the 1861 Census, Donald, John and Angus were living in Enumeration District #2 in the Township of Nottawasaga in Simcoe County, and Mary and CCA in Enumeration District #4 in the Township of Osprey in Grey County. Both Enumeration Districts include parts of the village of Singhampton.".
13 Jane MCDOWELL16 (1823-1878) [25]. Born 1823, Ireland.3,10 Died 25 Aug 1878, Singhampton, Nottawasaga Township, Ontario.10 Buried Union Cemetery, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.
Jane was born in Ireland and was probably living in the Township of Innisfil or West Gwillimbury where she met Angus. They were married in approximately 1841.
The inscription on the Bell family monument in Union Cemetery incorrectly lists Jane's death as 1897. The actual year of her death was 1878.
7 Elizabeth Jane BATES3,7,10,11,12,18 (1859-1929) [2809]. Born 20 Mar 1859, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada.7,10,18 Died 8 Nov 1929, Oberon, Benson, ND.7,18 Buried Hillsdale Cemetery, Oberon, ND.11
14 John BATES10 ( - ) [3288].
15 Jane ?10 ( - ) [3289].
Sources
| 1 | "1920 ND, Cass, Fargo census". |
| 2 | "1930 ND, Cass, Fargo census". |
| 3 | "Information provided by Cynthia Segorski". |
| 4 | "WWI Selective Service registration card". |
| 5 | "1938 Polk's Directory for Fargo, ND". |
| 6 | "Marriage announcement of Mabelle Agnes Bell and Henry Zirbes in the The Siftings (newspaper), Minnewaukan, ND, Oct. 4, 1907". |
| 7 | "Information provided by Shannon Sloat". |
| 8 | "WWI Selective Service registration card of husband". |
| 9 | "1951 Polk's Directory for Fargo, ND". |
| 10 | "Information provided by Greg Mander". |
| 11 | "Obituary of Thomas W. Bell in the County Farmers Press (Minnewaukan, ND) of January 24, 1941". |
| 12 | "1920 ND, Benson, Oberon census". |
| 13 | "Nancy Hallam Sneddon". |
| 15 | "Online family tree of Livers/Bell & Mahnke/Foster Families by shansloat1". |
| 16 | "Information provided by Nancy Hallam Sneddon". |
| 17 | "Ontario Canada Deaths". |
| 18 | "Obituary of Elizabeth Bell in the County Farmers Press (Minnewaukan, ND) of Movember 15, 1929.". |
