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NUECES COUNTY, OBITUARIES
Charles Anderson
ANDERSON—In this city, Oct. 31st, 1888 at 1:10
p.m., of typhoid fever, CHARLES ANDERSON, aged 31 years, 3 months, 29 days. Mr. Anderson's sickness was of short
duration, and his death was unexpected and a surprise to many.Only twelve days before he was on the streets and
the picture of health. Mr. Anderson respect of all who knew him.Brief words convey a world of meaning.He was the
son of Capt. John Anderson an old and highly respected citizen of this place. The deceased, who was the captain
of the schooner Two Brothers, had followed the life of a seaman from his boyhood and had many warm friends among
acquaintances.The funeral took place Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock and was one of the largest ever seen in Corpus.
To the bereaved father, wife sisters and brother the CALLER extends it sympathies. Source: Corpus Christi Caller, November
3, 1888
Obituary Capt. Charles Anderson ______ this life in Corpus Christi Texas on the 31st Oct. ____ (by a fellow boatman)
"There is reaper, who's ______
And with his sickle keen,
He reaps the beard'ed grain,
And the flowers that grow _______"
Death is no respecter of persons he cometh on us at all times and at many unexpected moments- in the dead of the night- in the broad glare of the day he visith alike the fair and the foul, the grave and the gay, the brave and the coward. Few are prepared for his coming or expecting his ______.None are exempt the __________ wretch has no frailer hold on life than the mightiest monarch that rules the earth with his footsteps.It is said to love a shining mark.The subject of our sketch had not shown marks of wealth or fame, but a large circle of acquaintances, of a rough but whole-souled class with whom his everyday boat was identified.He was universally respected and known for his pleasant manners and genial disposition when he was afloat everyone knew the smiling face of Charley Anderson.Cut off at monument's notice from his kindred and friends, all he held dear on earth.It is but little over a fortnight since he was strong and hearty with full power and strength of his manhood.Oh! Boys, we are all (drifting away), floating silently on to the common fate of humanity.A few years and but few citizens will remember little of the history of the freighting business of the past- the portion of which Capt. Charley and his well known vessel took an active part in.Now, nearly all the old boatman and lighter fleet and its traffic have passed away, and a perfect net work of _________ and large European steamships in the prophetic future, but for years to come, tales of those lively times will told by the oldest citizen, who remembers the genial and whole souled crews who were the mainstay of inland traffic and were as free as the billows they sailed, "Some are in the church yard laid, Some sleep beneath the sea," But the children of the present generation will cherish long their memory when the ocean steamships and the diminutive fishing fleets have supplanted them forever.But, two years since poor Charles passed through two of the most _______ events of life's journey first death deprived his family of the loving _______ who had long watched over its _______ and impressed their minds with the need of industry and temperate habits. This Mr. Anderson was married to a well known lady of this city who will long fell the terrible and sudden affliction of his death.Long will the young people of the city will remember him and his vessel ______ the old schooner Two Brothers shall have long since laid her bones on the _________ they will gaze at the laughing waters of our lovely bay and think of the _______ continence of her well known _____.His wife and family have the heartfelt sympathy of the whole community in their bereavement.
IN MEMORIAM
"In 'midst of life we are in death,"
Our time, nobody knows-
Alas! How frail is human breath?
As fickle as the wind that blows
But yesterday, it seems to me,
You sailed your vessel o'er the wave.
Now, naught but sacred memory
Is left to guard thy early grave.
Poor charley, in the prime of life,
You've gone from earth and water
Thy kindred, friends and loving wife
Regret thy loss with fond adieu.
When ere we view our lovely bay,
Where restless foaming billows swell
Its rippling waves and silvery spray
Will seem to murmur-fare thee well.
Author __________
[Source: Corpus Christi Weekly Caller, November 10, 1888, p. 4, col. 6]
Hannah
Anderson Getha Gina Bell
ANDERSON- In this city, Thursday, June 17, 1886, at 6 a.m.,
of dysentery, Hannah, wife of Capt. John Anderson, aged 61 years, 2 months and 15 days.Mrs. Anderson was a native
of Pottsville, Pa., moved to New Orleans in 1844 and was married to a Mr. Yung the following year.In 1846 she lost
her husband and in 1851 she married Capt. John Anderson.In 1853 the family came to Corpus Christi.Mrs. Anderson
was a member of the Methodist church from which house the funeral took place Thursday evening.The good lady led
a Christian's life, was a kind mother and devoted wife.She leaves a sorrow-stricken husband and seven children-five
sons and two daughters, Mr. Yung, the city clerk, being the eldest –to mourn her death.The afflicted family have
the sympathies of the entire community. [Source: Corpus Christi Caller,
June 20, 1886, p. 5, col. 2]
GETHA GINA BELL, born
September 23, 1913 in
Corpus Christi died
February 6, 1990 in
Atlanta, Georgia, her home since 1954.
Gina Bell was the daughter of Emma Ann and
Everett Robert Bell and
the granddaughter of Walton Clark, one of the very early settlers of the
Corpus Christi Bay area, establishing the
first school, church,
and cemetery in 1890. Prior to moving to
Atlanta, Gina Bell was
a writer for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and newspapers in
Houston and
San Francisco, California.
On moving to Atlanta, she pursued a lifelong interest in geneology, she
published a book in 1977, "The Bells in U.S.A. and Allied Families
1650-1977." In 1979, she was invited to personally present her book, "The
Bells in U.S.A." to the National Library in
Edinburgh, Scotland.
She was instrumental in achieving official recognition of the Bell Clan.
Gina Bell was a member of the D.A.R., a charter member of the Southwest
Texas Geneological Society, and an appointed Honorary Member of the Research
Board of Advisors of the American Biographical Institute.
Getha Gina Bell went to
Scotland and England
in 1979 with Grace Rose. While there, they researched their Bell and Rose
family lineage.
She is survived by her son, James Paul Harris, Jr. of Atlanta, Georgia; a
brother, Everett Robert Bell, Jr.; a nephew, Robert James Bell; her nieces,
Connie Lee Bell Haney, Kathryn Bell Bohannon, and Bunny Bell Williams.
Graveside services were held at
10 a.m. Monday, February 19,
1990 in Seaside Memorial Park.
[Source: "Branches & Acorns" SWTGS Quarterly, Vol. V, No. 4 -
June 1990]
[Submitted by Amanda Jowers}
A resident of Corpus Christi 20 years, James S. Haney, 68, of 1726 Caldwell Street, died at 8 o'clock last night
at his home following a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, four daughters, Mrs. Cathryn Fondren, Mrs. Louie
Dodson and Miss Jean Haney of Corpus Christi, and Mrs. Cara Lykes of San Francisco; four sons, Lawrence Haney and
Conrad Haney of Corpus Christi, Bert Haney of Harlingen and Jack Haney of Arizona; one brother, two sisters and
five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the David T. Peel Chapel,
and burial will be in the Sunshine Cemetery. [Corpus
Christi Caller, February 11, 1939 -- Submitted by Kathie Marynik]
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