Norton Bell, son of William Oscar and Blanche Delora (Shaddle) Bell, was born on February 3, 1926. He married Ann Codington, who was born October 20, 1925 on ?? (not sure of the date--help me out here, Norton!). They had two children:
Norton is quite the traveler. He has gone a number of bicycling trips, including a couple that took him through Forrest, Illinois and allowed him to stay with us for a time. Norton is also one of the stimuli to this project, as he will occasionally drop me a note (I truly appreciate the gentle reminders!) that he is interested in the progress of the family tree, so part of whatever credit this website deserves should go to him.