Mary Evans Negley Bell collection
Collection — Folder: S0099
Identifier: S0099
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 3 typewritten pages (carbon copy) with corrections.
Mrs. Bell writes about her parents’ background and families, her siblings, the death of her brother Thomas, travels, living on the river, various cities in Indiana and flooding. She ends the document with “A much abridged Family-History”.
Mrs. Bell writes about her parents’ background and families, her siblings, the death of her brother Thomas, travels, living on the river, various cities in Indiana and flooding. She ends the document with “A much abridged Family-History”.
Dates
- 1909 June
Creator
- Bell, Mary Evans Negley (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Mary Evans Negley was born to David Negley and Martha Lambert, who were married Nov. 12, 1809, in KY. She had nine siblings, including Lucy, Thomas and Cynthia. She married Crawford Bell May 29, 1845 in Vanderburgh County, IN. She died Oct. 24, 1916.
Sources:
Information Found within Collection
“Negley, David”. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850. Apr. 26, 2013. http://ancestrylibrary.com
“Negley, Mary E.” Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892. Apr. 26, 2013. http://ancestrylibrary.com
“Bell, Mary E. N.” Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920. Apr. 26, 2013. http://ancestrylibrary.com
Sources:
Information Found within Collection
“Negley, David”. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850. Apr. 26, 2013. http://ancestrylibrary.com
“Negley, Mary E.” Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892. Apr. 26, 2013. http://ancestrylibrary.com
“Bell, Mary E. N.” Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920. Apr. 26, 2013. http://ancestrylibrary.com
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from the Evansville Public Library on 1963/12/23.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed by Edythe Huffman during April 2013. EAD finding aid completed by Bethany Fiechter on 2018/05/11.
Creator
- Bell, Mary Evans Negley (Person)
- Title
- Mary Evans Negley Bell collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
