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This is to certify that LELIA FAYNE STILLER, child of HENRY STILLER and GERTRUDE DORN, bom in PLAQUEMINES, LA. on the 1st day of JANUARY 1914 was BAPTIZED on the 17 day of MARCH 1914. According to the Rite of the Roman Catholic Church by the Rev. WILLIAM PARROT. Sponsors being, GEORGE STILLER and ANNA COCHRAN. A true extract from the Baptismal Register of this Church, Date 9/18/68 - Vol 32 - Page 1
Lelia married Leslie Irbie Bell1, son of James Randolph Bell and Druetta Caroline Adair, on 30 Dec 1933 in Plaquemines Par., Louisiana.. Leslie was bom on 16 Apr 1906 in Duck Hill, Montgomery Co., Mississippi. He died on 25 Oct 1992 in Tyler Holmes Hos, Winona, Montgomery Co.,
Mississippi and was buried on 27 Oct 1992 in Mount Pisgah Cem, Montgomery Co., Mississippi.
LESLIE IRBIE BELL-STATE FORESTRY WINNER
The year was (1953-54) Montgomery County had the required three entrants in the Forestry Division of the Save-enrich Our Soil contest. The contest was sponsored by the Memphis Press-Scimitar, and covered five states.
State winners in each division of the contest would receive $100 war bonds, while the "sweepstakes" winners each would receive a $500 war bond. In addition to this, everyone attending the program in Memphis the next spring would receive the best dinner the Hotel Peabody could put on. Mr Bell won the $100 won bond as a state winner. One of this county's forestry entrants was Leslie Irbie Bell, who has his farm east of Duck Hill. Judging by the amount of forestry work he has done in the past, Mr. Bell stood a good chance in that year's contest.
The following is a summary of the work done by Leslie Irbie Bell of Duck Hill which won him first prize, and a Ford Tractor, in the Forestry Division of the Production Achievement Program Contest. (Mississippi State Contest)
1.	Owns 320 acres with 160 acres in protected timber land.
2.	70 acres forest land included in the contest plot. Undesirable species deadened or poisoned on tract. At least 90 days labor spent doing this work. $7.50 spent for poison.
3.	No timber cut for market as pine timber is not thick enough to be thinned where it is of market size. Plans to cut within the next few days 10 to 15 units of gum pulp wood that needs to be cut out.
4.	Constructed 17,300 feet of fire lanes; using 12 days labor and 2 days with tractor at a cost off approximately $7. 50 spent for poison.
5.	Planted 11,000 seedlings the past winter, 6,000 before Christmas and 5,000 after February 1st. The seedlings planted in under growth that had been poisoned during the summer and a good stand has been preserved in spite of the drought. The seedlings were all planted by hand, no machines were used. Also poisoning was done by using a hatchet cutting around each tree or sapling and pouring poison into the cuts.
6.	This forestry area is not grazed except for a few stray cattle in the winter season. There is no evidence of damage from grazing.
7.	10 water holes have been dug over the forest area that have water in them the year round for use in case of fire.
Winners were presented bright, shiny new Ford tractors. Five were presented to Mississippi farmers at the
Vocational Agricultural Production Achievemant banquet at the Robert E. Lee Hotel.
Forestry?Leslie Irbie Bell, adult fanner of Duck Hill, with 70 acres, first place.
Achievement: Leslie Irbie Bell of Duck Hill won first place in the Forestry division of the Production Achievement Program contest sponsored by the Daily Clarion Ledger and Department of Vocational Agriculture. The awards were made at a banquet in Jackson Tuesday, December 8th, 1953. For winning first place in forestry,
L. I. Bell received a Ford tractor, donated by Ellis Mercury and Tractor Co., of Winona. This made the fourth tractor won by contestants from Montgomery County residents. [1]
Note:
[1] Compiled from articles in the Winona Times and the Clarion Ledger.
Leslie Irbie Bell was bom April 16, 1906 to James Randolph and Druetta Carolyn Adair Bell, Duck Hill, Ms. in the old log home located at what is now 1001 Fishers Crossing Rd. He remembers that at two years of age his brothers scared him with a shell of a locust. He said he was scared to death. His childhood friends were Ralph Taylor and the Latham children. He lived in Winona for about two years. This was when he was quite small. He lived near the railroad on the south end of town near the railroad depot. His father then purchsed land out on Fishers Crossing Rd. which is known as the old home place now owned by Patricia Bell Adolf. He and his friend,
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Descendants of Johann "John" Diedrich, Sr. Fricke
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