Johnston Bell and Mary Ann Sample

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Husband Johnston Bell ^{1 2}

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            AKA: Johnson Bell 3
           Born: 12 Jul 1802 1 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Feb 1871 - Tyrone, Blair Co, PA 1 4
         Buried: 

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         Father: William Bell (Abt 1762/1767-1827) 5 6
         Mother: Margaret "Peggy" McCartney (Bef 1772-1842) 5 6

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       Marriage: 7 Dec 1827 1 7

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Wife Mary Ann Sample ^{1 7}

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           Born: 24 Dec 1807 1 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Oct 1895 1 7
         Buried: 

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         Father: Hugh Sample (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Jane Dorman (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 F Rebecca Margaret Bell ^{1 3 7}

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           Born: 3 Feb 1829 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 1851 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John William Alexander (1822-      ) 3 7
           Marr: 20 Dec 1847 or 1849 3 7

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2 M William Patterson Bell ^{1 7}

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           Born: 1 Oct 1832 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Dec 1832 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 F Sarah Jane Bell ^{1 7}

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           Born: 15 Nov 1833 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Jul 1848 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 F Lavina Mary Bell ^{1 7}

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           Born: 27 Aug 1835 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Jan 1893 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Edward Jones (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 31 Jan 1860 7

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5 M Thaddeus Sample Bell ^{1 7}

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           Born: 8 Mar 1843 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Jun 1920 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Nancy Walker (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 4 Feb 1868 7

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6 F Eliza Melissa Bell ^{1 7}

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           Born: 18 Aug 1848 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Aug 1914 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William Alexander Boal (1835-      ) 7 8
           Marr: 24 Dec 1867 7

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General Notes: Husband - Johnston Bell

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Little Valley, Mifflin Co, PA - a farmer and merchant

All of the early Bells in Decatur attended the Little Valley Presbyterian Church. William's son, Johnston, born 1802, was named for the first minister, James Johnston.

1 Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 11.

2 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 33.

3 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 68.

4 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 48.

5 Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 9, 11.

6 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 43.

7 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 57.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 160.