Jarrett was the son of Thomas Washington Bell.  The elder Bell was born in 1833 on September 13th.   He died August 8, 1902 in Haskell and is buried at Willow Cemetery there.    Thomas Bell's first wife was Nancy Ann Shanks.   Their children were:

William Orville Bell b. 8 Oct 1858  d. 28 Apr 1909; m. Delilah Carver
   Mary Etta Bell b. 29 Mar 1861  d. 31 Mar 1941; m. Sebren Staton
     Calvin Leezelon Bell b. 1866  d. 1882
       Emily Elizabeth Jane Bell b. 1 Sep 1866 d. 15 May 1949;
                 m. William Norwood
          Thomas Theodore Bell  b. 30 May 1868 d. 30 Apr 1928

On January 4, 1874, Thomas W. Bell married his second wife, Martha Matilda Doss, who was born in Jackson Co., Georgia, on August 5, 1842.
Thomas and Martha were Jarrett Bell's parents.  Martha Matilda Doss Bell died January 2, 1994 in Post Oak, Texas.

These are the children of Thomas and Martha:  

Joseph Adolphus Bell  b. 4 Jan 1875 d. 2 Nov 1962; m. Ila Shelnutt
  Needham Bazine Bell  b. 12 Jan 1877  d. 29 Jun 1949;  m. Ella Mae Rice
    Jarrett Bascom Bell b. 21 Oct 1879  d. 17 Jun 1972;  m. Katie Neal
      Beulah Anne Bell  b. 14 Jun 1883  d. 24 Mar 1944;  m. Oscar Gray
        Charles Wesley Bell  b. 18 Mar 1885  d. 19 Jan 1963;
                  m. Lidia Pearl Campbell.

When Jarrett and Katie began their family, the early days of Haskell County were in full swing with a growing population and more businesses in the towns and more families living nearby on farms or     living and working in the towns.
  
The children of Jarrett & Katie Bell were:
   Loreta M. Bell b.  29 Oct 1905. She died young on 8 Jul 1906;
      Madeline Lee Bell b. 24 Aug 1907 d. in Lubbock 23 Feb 1995;
                 she married William Murdock.
        Edna Fae Bell b. 6 Jun 1909 d. 1 Jun 1997 in Dallas;
           Loudell Bell b. 14 Aug 1912 d. in Breckenridge 13 Mar 2007;
                    she married Derwood Gibson;
              Holland Bell b. 24 Oct 1917 d. 3 Feb 1993 in Dallas;
                       he married Florence Highnote;
              Hollis Bell (Holland's twin) b. 24 Oct 1917 d. 21 May 2000;

Holland and Hollis served in the armed forces during World War II.   Holland was in the Army Air Corps while Hollis signed up for the Regular Army's Field Artillery.

Jarrett Bascom Bell was born in Hot Springs County, Arkansas, made the trip to Texas with his family and lived in Rule until his death on June 17, 1972.   Katie was born in 1881 and died in Rule on July 25, 1935.   Another good family who contributed to the growth of Haskell County.

 This information submitted by Nanci Swindle from her genealogy database.