Martha Ann Bell

 

Martha was born February 28th, 1859

"Martha and Walter were married March 2nd in the church on High Street, Portsmouth, VA"

"My mother was a good church worker. Should you ever visit the Zion Baptist church in Portsmouth, Va., you will see a plaque on the wall near the pulpit, her name engraved on it telling of her good work." 

Excerpt from a letter Fred Douglass wrote to my father Douglas Phillips, January, 1977.