George Bell and Elizabeth "Betsy" Say
Husband George Bell 1 2
Born: 20 Dec 1811 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 1 2 Christened: Died: 12 Aug 1896 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2 Buried: - Nickleville Cemetery, Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
Father: John Barnett Bell, Sr. (Abt 1784-1860) 4 5 Mother: Ann Downing (Abt 1785-Bef 1830) 5
Marriage: 27 Sep 1838 2
Other Spouse: Katy Ann (Catherine?) Shaner (1813-1893) 6 - Abt 1853
Wife Elizabeth "Betsy" Say 2
Born: 27 Aug 1816 2 Christened: Died: 18 Oct 1853 2 Buried: - Nickleville Cemetery, Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
Father: James Say (1780-1870) 7 Mother: Elsie Jane Criswell (1777/1783-1861/1863) 7
Children
1 F Polly Ann Bell 2
Born: 6 Jul 1839 2 Christened: Died: 1905 Buried: - Nickleville Cemetery, Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 8Spouse: John Andrew O'Neil (1836-1919) 2 Marr: 2 Apr 1861 2
2 F Elsie Jane Bell 10
AKA: Elcy (Elsie?) Bell, Elsy J. Bell 9 Born: 20 Mar 1841 - Venango Co, PA 10 Christened: Died: 31 Jan 1925 - Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA Buried: - Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango Co, PA 11Spouse: Paul Ferringer (1838-1925) 9 10 Marr: 12 Apr 1861
3 M James Reed Bell 10
Born: 26 Feb 1843 10 Christened: Died: 1 Jul 1863 - Gettysburg, Adams Co, PA Buried:
4 M John Barnett "Barnett" Bell 10 12
Born: 30 Mar 1844 or 1845 - Venango Co, PA 10 12 Christened: Died: 4 Oct 1906 10 Buried: - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 13Spouse: Zulma Theresa Mays (1852-1925) 10 Marr: 15 Apr 1873 12
5 M George Meeker Bell 14
Born: 4 Jan 1847 - Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 14 Christened: Died: 22 May 1923 14 Buried: - Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango Co, PA 15Spouse: Elmira Jane Long (1852-1927) 14 Marr: 10 Mar 1870 14
6 M David Bell 16
Born: 28 Jun 1849 - Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 16 Christened: Died: 30 Sep 1933 - Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 16 Buried: - Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango Co, PA 17Spouse: Lydia Rossman Long (1845-1927) 16
7 M Samuel Newton Bell 6
Born: 21 Apr 1851 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 6 Christened: Died: 16 Jan 1922 6 Buried: - Nickleville Cemetery, Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3Spouse: Lucetta "Lucy" Welsh (1848-1925) 6 Marr: 29 Mar 1877
8 M Finley Bell 6
Born: 3 Aug 1853 6 Christened: Died: 10 Aug 1853 6 Buried: - Nickleville Cemetery, Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3Spouse: Did Not Marry
General Notes: Husband - George Bell
Bell Familes book gives different dates of birth for him. Date given appears on page 40. Unk if he and his brother John were twins or a mistake was made in copying the dates. Dec 11, 1811 appears on page 74. Year of birth given as 1812 on page 81. Date of death given as Apr 12, 1896 on page 74.
General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth "Betsy" Say
She was born Sept 27, 1818. [JBN, 40]
Notes: Marriage
They were married in 1839. [HVC 1879, 634]
They were married by Rev. John Glenn, pastor of the Rockland Presbyterian church.
1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 634.
2 Linda (Francis) Hanna & Roberta (Francis) Hamilton, The Descendants of Walter Bell (Franklin, PA: Self-published, about 1990), Pg 18.
3 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 4, Richland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1996), Pg 22.
4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1291.
5 Linda (Francis) Hanna & Roberta (Francis) Hamilton, The Descendants of Walter Bell (Franklin, PA: Self-published, about 1990), Pg 2.
6 Linda (Francis) Hanna & Roberta (Francis) Hamilton, The Descendants of Walter Bell (Franklin, PA: Self-published, about 1990), Pg 22.
7 Linda (Francis) Hanna & Roberta (Francis) Hamilton, The Descendants of Walter Bell (Franklin, PA: Self-published, about 1990), Pg 4.
8 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 4, Richland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1996), Pg 35.
9 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 591.
10 Linda (Francis) Hanna & Roberta (Francis) Hamilton, The Descendants of Walter Bell (Franklin, PA: Self-published, about 1990), Pg 19.
11 Kipp Melat, Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry Township, Venango County, PA (Seneca, PA: Self-published, 1979), Pg 28.
12 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 637.
13 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 100.
14 Linda (Francis) Hanna & Roberta (Francis) Hamilton, The Descendants of Walter Bell (Franklin, PA: Self-published, about 1990), Pg 20.
15 Kipp Melat, Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry Township, Venango County, PA (Seneca, PA: Self-published, 1979), Pg 48.
16 Linda (Francis) Hanna & Roberta (Francis) Hamilton, The Descendants of Walter Bell (Franklin, PA: Self-published, about 1990), Pg 21.
17
Kipp Melat, Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry Township, Venango County, PA (Seneca, PA: Self-published, 1979), Pg 47.
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