NameHelen PASSMORE 2005,762
Birth Date1906
Birth PlaceClearfield, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
Residence DateMay 19242056
Residence PlaceAkron, Summit Co., OH, USA
Residence Memo4969 E. 84th St.
Residence DateMar 19472057,2058
Residence PlaceNiagara Falls, Niagara Co., NY, USA
Death Date30 May 1961
Death PlaceEden, Erie Co., NY, USA
FatherGeorge McClelland PASSMORE (1864-1944)
MotherMatilda Susan HEPFER (1868-1947)
Misc. Notes
According to documentation, Helen was married three times. Additional Desendants as of 1947 - 6 Grandchildren and 3 Great Grandchildren.2059
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1947 – In Matilda Hepfer Passmore’s obituary, Helen was listed as “Mrs. Helen Lanager of Niagra Falls, NY.”2060
Spouses
Birth Date25 Dec 18972061
Birth PlaceClearfield, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
Residence DateMay 1924
Residence PlaceAkron, Summit Co., OH, USA
Residence Memo141 W. South St.
Death Date8 Aug 19252061 Age: 27
Death PlaceClearfield County, PA, USA
Burial PlaceLumber City Cemetery, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
Burial MemoBetween his parents.
FatherJohn M JOHNSTON (1868-1949)
MotherDella May KINNEY (1872-1925)
Misc. Notes
1910 – USFC listed Ari M. Johston single, living with his parents, John and Della, brother Erl, age 15 and a farmhand, sister, Clair, age 14, and Margaret, age 4, in Greenwood Township, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.

1920 – USFC listed Ari M. Johnston, single, living with his parents, John and Della, and sister, Margaret, age 14, in Greenwood Township, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania. Ari’s occupation was listed as a coal miner.

1921 - In the Bell Family Tree, Ari M. Johnston (the “M” seems to stand for Moore, which is his father’s middle name) married Tallie Dehaven, June 8, 1921, Akron Ohio. His birthdate was listed as December 25, 1897,.

Marriage License Issued in Cuyahoga County Ohio when he married Helen Passmore indicates Ai was previously married and divorced in 1921 in Clearfield, PA.2060
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Aged 27 Years
7 Months
And 14 Days2062
Family ID13398
Marr Date19 May 19242063
Marr PlaceCuyahoga County, OH, USA
Misc. Notes
Marriage #1 -- At the age of 21, Helen married Ai M Johnston on May 19, 1924, in Ohio. Confirming information: parents names listed as Geo Passmore and Mildred Hepfer; birthplace listed as “Fearfield” (obviously misspelled).2064
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Her first marriage [to Ai M. Johnston] was documented in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973.2064
Birth Dateabt 1906
Birth PlacePottersdale, PA
Residence DateAug 1949
Residence PlaceDetroit, Wayne Co., MI, USA
Death Date19 Jan 1967
Death PlaceDetroit, Wayne Co., MI, USA
Death MemoDetroit General Hospital
Burial Date25 Jan 1967
Burial PlaceCrown Crest Memorial Park, Hyde, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
Burial MemoBennett Funeral Home, Rev. Ralph Krause Officiating
OccupationPennsylvania Railroad Employee (Retired)
FatherTheodore E LANAGER (-<1967)
MotherLillie RHONE (-<1967)
Misc. Notes
John plead guilty in August of 1949 on mail fraud charges after using a scheme to locate his wife Helen who had left him earlier in April of that same year.2067
Family ID1427
Marr Datebef Mar 19472057
Div Dateabt 19502067
Reside DateMar 19472059
Reside PlaceNiagara Falls, Niagara Co., NY, USA
Misc. Notes
According to her mother’s (Matilda Passmore) obituary dated 1947, she was married to Unknown Lanager and resided in Niagra Falls, NY.2064
Birth Dateabt 1902
Residence DateAug 19492069
Residence PlaceClearfield, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
OccupationApr 1940, Worked In A Brick Plant2060
Misc. Notes
A Lee Arthur Bell (1902-1940) is among those buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Curwensville, PA.2070
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On November 16, 1929, Lee was seriously injured as enployee of a rock quarry when a cave-in of rock caused injuries including a broken collar bone, four broken ribs, and a dislocated shoulder. The newspaper article called it a “Narrow Escape from Death.”2071
Family ID13400
Marr Datebef Apr 19302060
Reside DateApr 19302060
Reside PlaceAkron, Summit Co., OH, USA
Reside MemoNote: This data may be referring to a different couple. (See Marriage Notes)
Reside Date19402060
Reside PlaceCurwensville, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
Reside DateApr 19402060
Reside PlaceClearfield, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
Reside MemoPike Township
Misc. Notes
1930 – (Census date April 1930) Census record has Lee and Helen Doris Bell, along with their daughter, Barbara, four months old, living in Akron, Summit, Ohio, on Dresdan Avenue. Birthyear matches for Helen, however, her birth location is listed as Arkansas, not Clearfield, Pa. Lee’s approx. birthyear is 1905, birth location is Ohio. The Ohio Death Index confirms that Helen D. Bell was born in Arkansas. Helen’s maiden name was Yearwood – Source: Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980 for Lee Allen Bell. [Note this may be a different famil based on child Barbara’s age and fasther Lee’s middle name].

1940 – (January 22, 1940, Obit Date) Mirna Passmore McNelis listed Helen as Mrs. Lee Bell of Curwensville, Pennsylvania.

1940 - (Census date April 1940) Located Fed. Census for Lee & Helen Bell, ages 38 and 35, in Clearfield, Pike Township, Pa., with their children, Barbara, age 12 (born about 1928) and Lee, Jr., age 10 (both 1930). Lee worked in a Brick Plant (see 1929 Clearfield Progress articles).2060
ChildrenBarbara (~1928-)
 Lee (~1930-)
Last Modified 7 Sep 2016Created 17 May 2017 Rick Gleason - ricksgenealogy@gmail.com