Mary Herbert BELL^[1]

1887 - 1965  (77 years)

• Name	Mary Herbert BELL
  Birth	10 Dec 1887  [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	1 Nov 1965  [2]
  	Mary was 77 years old at the time of her death.
  Burial	Norfolk City, VA   [3]
  	Her body was interred at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
  Person ID	I60098	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Norman BELL,   b. 30 Aug 1844, Norfolk City, VA d. 20 Oct 1916, Norfolk City, VA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Ellen Catherine HERBERT,   b. 16 Feb 1854, Princess Anne Co, VA d. 13 Sep 1925 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	22 Nov 1881	Norfolk City, VA   [4]
  	The couple was married on 22 November 1881 in Norfolk by N. A. Okern.
  Family ID	F3809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ernest Durfey LEA,   b. 28 Jul 1880, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV d. 30 Nov 1914, Norfolk City, VA (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	c.1905  [5]
  Children	1. John Willis LEA,   b. 20 Oct 1906, Virginia d. Jan 1964 (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F6130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Joseph S. STRING,   b. 19 Dec 1879, East Orange, Essex Co, NJ
  Marriage	c.1920  [6]
  Family ID	F6141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1910 US Census / Lea, Ernest 322 Bute Street, Norfolk, Virginia.
  		1930 US Census / String, Joseph S. 246 North Arlington Avenue, East Orange, New Jersey.
  		Mary Herbert String & Joseph S. String, "SS Lafayette" Passenger List, 26 May 1930. 130 Arlington Avenue, East Orange, New Jersey.
  		Mary H.B. String & Joseph S. String, "SS Volendam" Passenger List, 3 August 1931. 130 Arlington Avenue, East Orange, New Jersey.
  		Mary String, "SS Nassau" Passenger List, 25 May 1956.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1415] 1900 US Census / Bell, Norman. [S1433] Mary Herbert Bell Lea String grave stone inscription, Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, VA. [S1314] Elmwood Cemetery burial registers, Norfolk, VA. [S1408] Norman Bell - Ellen Herbert, Norfolk City, VA marriage register entry (1881). [S1432] 1910 US Census / Lea, Ernest. [S1434] 1930 US Census / String, Joseph S.