Ancestry of
Sallye Margarite Bell

(1914–2007)

Sallye Margarite Bell

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• • 1st Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 1 
  • Father:
  • John Austin Darden 
  • Mother:
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  • Birth Date:
  • 3 Sep 1914 
  • Birth Location:
  • Goodwater, Coosa, Alabama 
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  • Death Date:
  • 8 Nov 2007 
  • Death Location:
  • Ohio 
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  • Notes: 

  • Sallye Bell grew up in a foster family. Her foster parents were John and Alice (Johnson) Bell. Sallye's biological father John Austin Darden was discovered through DNA testing and revealed on the PBS show Finding Your Roots by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Her biological mother remains unknown.

• Marriages for Sallye Margarite Bell

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  • Spouse:
  • Benjamin Frank Davis
  • Marriage Date:
  • 9 Jan 1942
  • Marriage Location:
  • Jefferson County, Alabama

• Sources for Sallye Margarite Bell

  • ¹ Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, Marriage certificate for Benj Frank Davis and Sllye Margarite Bell.
  • ² Alabama, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Church Records, 1837-1970, Baptism record for daughter Angella Yvonne Davis.
  • ³ Federal Census, AL, Jefferson County, 1950, Birmingham, E.D. 68-2, Sheet 4, Image 5 of 29.
  • ⁴ Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Death record for Sallye M Davis.
  • ⁵ PBS Television, Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 21 FEB 2023, Season 9, Episode 8, Angela Y. Davis.