Drake Bell

Bell in 2012, photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Jared Drake Bell

Place of Birth: Newport Beach, Orange, California, United States

Date of Birth: June 27, 1986

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Scandinavian, possibly other

Drake Bell is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and musician.

His mother is professional billiards player Robin Bell Dodson. His cousin is baseball player Heath Bell. He is married to Janet, with whom he has one child.

Drake’s paternal grandfather was James Wiley Bell, Jr. (the son of James Wiley Bell and Mary Linda Porter). Drake’s grandfather James was born in Maryland. Drake’s great-grandfather James was the son of Andrew Bell and Francine Dill. Mary was the daughter of Priestly Porter and Mary Susan Cain.

Drake’s paternal grandmother was Wynema Bulamae Bickerstaff (the daughter of Harry Lee/C. Bickerstaff and Lodi/Ladie/Lodie Mae Haddock). Wynema was born in Oklahoma. Harry was the son of Joseph Albertus Bickerstaff and Mary Dixon. Lodi was the daughter of Charles Alexander Haddock and Addie May Roach.

Drake’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Hansen.

Drake’s maternal grandmother is named Helen.

Sources: Genealogy of Drake’s paternal grandfather, James Wiley Bell Jr. (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Drake’s paternal grandfather, James Wiley Bell, Jr., on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
James Wiley Bell, Jr. on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Drake’s paternal grandmother, Wynema Bulamae Bickerstaff (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Drake’s paternal grandmother, Wynema Bulamae Bickerstaff, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org