Hannah Christy Bell and Malcolm Scott McDonald

MALCOLM SCOTT MCDONALD, son of JESSIE ANN SCOTT and MALCOLM ANDREW MCDONALD, was born February 12, 1875 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana,¹⁸² and died December 24, 1925 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia.¹⁸² He is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.^{14, 1239}

He married HANNAH CHRISTY BELL on January 2, 1901 in St. Paul's Church, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana,^{1675, 5097} daughter of IDA MAY HENLEY and WILLIAM EDMUND BELL. She was born May 31, 1879 in Indiana,⁵⁶ and died April 23, 1967 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹ She is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.^{14, 1239}

• Descendant Reports
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  • Jacob Clements Descendant Report (Ancestor of Malcolm S. McDonald)
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Children of HANNAH CHRISTY BELL and MALCOLM SCOTT MCDONALD:

1. MALCOLM BELL MCDONALD, b. November 30, 1901, Wayne County, Indiana;¹²² m. ELIZABETH GRAVES BETHUNE on December 30, 1930 in Palm Beach, Florida^{1765, 4460}; d. January 10, 1990, Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia.³⁷
2. CHRISTY VIRGINIA MCDONALD, b. September 1, 1903, Richmond, Virginia;^{56, 5563} m. JOHN ASHCROFT SPEAR on June 16, 1926 in Little Church Around the Corner, Manhattan, New York, New York^{3819, 5558}; d. May 29, 1982, West Hartford, Connecticut.^{56, 42}
3. BETTY ANNE MCDONALD, b. August 19, 1915, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia;^{507, 4931} m. ALBERT JOSEPH CORSI on May 31, 1941 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana⁵⁵⁵⁷; d. April 5, 2008, Friends Fellowship Community, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.^{507, 4931}



Personal Information

Malcolm S. McDonald

• attended Earlham College, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana between 1888 and 1889⁴¹
• was superintendent of the Indiana division of the C. and O. railroad⁵⁵⁶¹

Hannah C. Bell

• was a member of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana. ⁵⁶⁶⁴

Marriage Announcements and News

Richmond Item, December 20, 1900⁵⁰⁹⁷

SOCIAL MATTERS.

The following invitations have been received by several Richmond people:

Mr. and Mrs. William Edmund Bell

request your presence at the

marriage of their daughter,

Hannah Christy,

and

Mr. Malcolm Scott McDonald,

Wednesday noon, January second,

nineteen hundred and one,

St. Paul's Church,

Richmond, Indiana.

Indianapolis News, December 21, 1900³⁸²⁵

RICHMOND, Ind., December 21.—Invitations have been issued for the wedding of Malcolm Scott McDonald, of New York, and Miss Hannah Christy Bell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Edmund Bell, of this city. The ceremony will be performed at high noon, Wednesday, January 2, in St. Paul's Episcopal church. The Rev F. O. Granniss will officiate.

Evening Item, January 2, 1901⁵⁰⁹⁸

NOTABLE EVENT.

Marriage of Malcolm S. McDonald and Miss Christie Bell.

CEREMONY AT HIGH NOON

In St. Paul's Episcopal Church—A Brilliant Assemblage Witnesses Nuptials — Wedding Breakfast Follows at Bride's Home.

One of the prettiest and most notable church weddings that has occurred in Richmond in the past few years, was that which took place in St. Paul's Episcopal Church at high noon today. Mr. Malcolm Scatt McDonald, of Newport News, Va., and Miss Hannah Christie Bell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bell, of this city, were married, and the ceremony was witnessed by one of the most brilliant assemblages that has ever graced the church.

The ceremony itself was especially beautiful and impressive and in some respects differed from any church wedding that has ever occurred in Richmond.

Promptly at the hour set for the ceremony, a vested choir composed of Mrs. C. S. Neal, Mrs. Guy McCabe, Miss Cora Eggemeyer, Miss Louise Huff, Mr. Ben Bartel, Mr. Oliver Nusbaum, Mr. Otto Krone, Mr. Griffith Ellis and eight small choir boys, came into the church from the entrance at the right of the chancel and proceeded by way of the center aisle to the vestibule of the church, singing a wedding hymn. At the vestibule the bridal party was met and the vested choir then returned to the chancel, preceding the ushers, bride's maids, maid of hone and the bride. As they appro[a]ched the chancel the Lohengrin wedding march was played by Miss Gaston, who officiated at the organ. The bridegroom with his best man entered from the right and met the remainder of the bridal party at the chancel steps, where the impressive Episcopal ceremony was performed by the Rev. Frederick O. Grannis, rector of the parish.

The bride was attired in white taffeta, with point d'esprit overdress and old lace trimmings. She wore a large hat of white tulle and carried a bouquet of lilies-of-the valley. The maid of honor, Miss Jeannette Robbins, of Detroit, Mich., was also attired in a beautiful costume of white.

The bride's maids, Misses Stella Roney, Jeannette Craighead and Maude Kauffman, were costumed in green dotted muslin over silk. The maid of honor and the bride's maids all wore large green and white picture hats.

Mr. Edloe Morecock, of Newport News, was best man and the ushers were Frank McDonald, brother of the bridegroom, Capt. Comstock of this city, Dr. Samuel Hobson and Mr. Joseph Massie, of Newport News.

Following the ceremony the bridal party and a small company of relatives and friends were driven to the home of the bride's parents, east of the city, where a wedding breakfast was served.

Mr. and Mrs. McDonald will take an Eastern trip, and following this will be home at Newport News, Va.

The bride of today's wedding is one of the best-known and most beautiful of Richmond's young society women. The bridegroom is also well known here, having been in this city frequently in the past few year. He is a nephew of Mrs. Richard A;. Jackson.

New York Herald, January 3, 1901³⁸²⁴

M'DONALD—BELL

RICHMOND, Ind., Wednesday.—Mr. Malcolm Scott McDonald, of Newport News, Va., a nephew of Mr. Frank H. Scott, president of the Century Company, New York, and Miss Hannah Christy Bell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bell, were married here to-day. The wedding took place at noon at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and was very elaborate.

Indianapolis Journal, January 3, 1901³⁸²⁶

M'DONALD—BELL

Special, to the Indianapolis Journal.

RICHMOND, IND., Jan. 2.—St. Paul's Episcopal Church was the scene at noon to-day of one of the most elaborate weddings of the season. The principals were Mr. Malcolm Scott McDonald, of West Lebanon, Ind., and a nephew of Mr. Frank H. Scott, president of the Century Company, New York, and Miss Hannah Christy Bell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bell. The bride has been one of the most popular young women of the city. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Frederick O. Granniss, rector of the church, in the presence of an assemblage that entirely filled the edifice. The vested choir sang and the full Episcopal ceremony was used. The bride was gowned in white taffeta silk, with point d'esprit overdress and old lace trimming, wore a large white hat of tulle and carried lilies of the valley. The maid of honor was Miss Jennie Robbins, of Detroit, Mich., who was in white and carried violets. The bridesmaids were the Misses Estella Roney, Jeannette Craighead and Maud Kaufman, gowned in green polka dot muslin over green silk, and each wore a large hat of green and white and carried violets. The best man was Mr. Edlow Morecock, of Newport News, and the ushers were Messrs. Samuel Hobson, Joseph Massie and Frank McDonald, all of Newport News, and Paul Comstock, of this city. The ceremony was followed by a breakfast to a small company at the bride's home, and later the bridal couple left for a trip East. Newport News will be their future home, Mr. McDonald being in the employ of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at that point.

Newspaper Articles

Richmond Morning News, June 6, 1908⁵⁰²⁸

Mr. and Mrs. Scott McDonald who have been with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bell, at the latter's home East of town, returned to Richmond, Virginia, Wednesday. They came North to attend a Railroad Convention in Kansas City, stopping in Richmond a few days en route, at Kansas City joining Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Jackson who took Mr. and Mrs. McDonald to Ashland, Nebraska in their private car, Ashland being the home of Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Jackson's mother and Mr. McDonald's grandmother. Mrs. Scott joined the party, returning to Chicago for a stay with Mrs. Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. McDonald came on here and left Wednesday for their home. They will return in July to spend the summer with Mr. and Mrs. Bell. The McDonald children who came North with their parents are still with Mr. and Mrs. Bell.

Obituaries

Richmond Item, December 25, 1925⁵⁵⁵⁹

MALCOLM S. M'DONALD SUMMONED BY DEATH

Malcolm Scott McDonald, died Thursday morning at his home in Huntington, W. Va., according to word received here by his mother-in-law, Mrs. W. E. Bell, of South Nineteenth street. Mr. McDonald had been in ill health for some time.

He is survived by his widow, Christy Bell McDonald, a daughter, Miss Virginia McDonald and a son, Malcolm McDonald, all of Huntington. It is expected the body will be brought to Indianapolis for burial.

Mr. McDonald was a nephew of Mrs. Richard A. Jackson who was a member of one of Richmond's prominent old families.

Richmond Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram, December 28, 1925⁵⁵⁶¹

McDONALD, FORMER EARLHAM MAN AND RAIL OFFICIAL, DIES

Malcolm Scott McDonald, 47 years old, a former Earlham student and at one time superintendent of the Indiana division of the C. and O. railroad, died at his home in Huntington, W. Va., Thursday morning according to word received by relatives here.

Mr. McDonald attended Earlham college from 1888 to 1890 and resided here with his aunt, Mrs. Richard Jackson, now of New York. Although he attended college here two years, he graduated from Wabash.

His first connection with the C. and O railroad was in the capacity of claim agent. At the time he was superintendent of the Indiana division, his headquarters were in Peru. His last position was superintendent storekeeper for the railroad, from which he had retired a year previous to his death owing to ill health.

He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Christy Bell McDonald; two daughters Virginia and Betty Anne McDonald; one son, Malcolm B. McDonald; and one brother, Frank McDonald of Chicago. He was a son-in-law of Mrs. W. E. Bell of Richmond.

The body was taken to Indianapolis Monday afternoon from Huntington, where funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, for burial. Mr. McDonald was taken to Indianapolis for burial as he was a grandson of the late Senator Joseph E. McDonald.

Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram, April 24, 1967⁵⁶⁶⁴

Mrs. Malcolm S. McDonald

Mrs. Christy Bell McDonald, widow of Malcolm S. McDonald, died Sunday at Jenkins Hall, where she resided. A native of Richmond, she was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

Surviving are a son, Malcolm B. of Coral Gables, Fla.; two daughters, Mrs. John Spear of Farmington, Conn., and Mrs. Albert Corsi of Richmond; a sister, Mrs. Frank Harold of Richmond; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Private graveside services for Mrs. McDonald will be held in Crown Hill Cemetery at Indianapolis. THere will be no public calling. Arrangements were handled by the Doan and Johnson Funeral Home.

Cemetery Pictures



Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 3, 1880189	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana	Malcolm Andrew McDonald Malcolm Scott McDonald Frank Watts McDonald
June 19, 1900188	Newport News, Warwick, Virginia	Frank Watts McDonald Malcolm Scott McDonald
April 18, 1910184	Richmond, Virginia	Malcolm Scott McDonald Hannah Christy Bell Malcolm Bell McDonald Christy Virginia McDonald
January 10, 1920185	Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia	Malcolm Scott McDonald Hannah Christy Bell Christy Virginia McDonald Betty Anne McDonald
April 8, 1930226	East Orange, Essex, New Jersey	Christy Virginia McDonald John Ashcroft Spear Sheila Spear Hannah Christy Bell Betty Anne McDonald
April 17, 1930186	Miami Beach, Dade, Florida	Hannah Christy Bell Malcolm Bell McDonald
April 10, 19402759	East Orange, Essex, New Jersey	Christy Virginia McDonald John Ashcroft Spear Sheila Spear Son Hannah Christy Bell
19451380	Coral Gables, Dade, Florida	Malcolm Bell McDonald Elizabeth Graves Bethune Son Daughter Hannah Christy Bell
April 26, 19509631	Coral Gables, Dade, Florida	Malcolm Bell McDonald Elizabeth Graves Bethune Daughter Son Hannah Christy Bell