O. Lark Bell

Full Name: O. Lark Bell
Date of birth: November 18, 1904
Date of death: March 22, 1994

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 114 Nov 13, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 52nd (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Quanah / Hardeman   Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox

(1) O.L. Bell, in special election 11/13/1951, succeeded John E. Morrison, resigned 6/18/1951. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Member card reflects beginning date of 11/13/1951. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office.
(3) Succeeded predecessor on 11/13/1951. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 114
Nov 13, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd (1) (2) (3)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Quanah / Hardeman
Counties in district: Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox

(1) O.L. Bell, in special election 11/13/1951, succeeded John E. Morrison, resigned 6/18/1951. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Member card reflects beginning date of 11/13/1951. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office.
(3) Succeeded predecessor on 11/13/1951. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • O.L. (Lark) Bell, born 11/18/1904 in Chillicothe; son of A.T. and Maude Bell; married Berta Stevens 6/6/1933; two children, Lark (Buddy) and Steva. Family history, A.T. Bell, taken from Bill Neal's "Last Frontier Hardeman County History," Southwest Offset, Inc., 1966. Neal, Bill. Our stories: the Medicine Mound settlers' community scrapbook, 1997, pp. 198-199. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Memorial, December 1994, p. 1245. O. Lark Bell. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

  • Census of 1910 - Ona L. Bell, Hardeman County, age 6, born circa 1904 in Texas, son of A.T. and Maude Bell.
    Census of 1920 - Oma Lee Bell, Hardeman County, age 16, born circa 1904 in Texas, son of A.T. and Maude Bell.
    Census of 1930 - O.L. Bell, Quanah, Hardeman County, roomer, age 24, born circa 1906 in Texas, attorney, county.
    Oma Lee Bell and Berta Alice Stevens, parents of Lillian Litane Bell, birth date 2/23/1942 in Hardeman County.
    O. Lark Bell and Berta Stevens, parents of Lark Bell, birth date 8/4/1946 in Hardeman County.
    Census of 1950 - Oma L. Bell, Quanah, Hardeman County, age 45, born circa 1905 in Texas, lawyer, law office, wife Berta A. Bell, children Steva and Lark. FamilySearch. 1910 1920 1930 1950 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
  • Obituary, "Former County Judge O. Lark Bell Dies at 89," 3/24/1994, p. 4A. Hardeman County Attorney 1929-1933; Hardeman County Judge 1934-1946; served in the Texas House of Representatives in 1950. Wichita Falls Times Record News.

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