William McAlister Bell and Elizabeth Stuart McFadden

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Husband William McAlister Bell ^{1 2}

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            AKA: William M. A. Bell 3 4
           Born: 1813 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 2 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 1893 2 5
         Buried: 

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         Father: Thomas Bell (1775-1825) 4 6 7
         Mother: Mary McAlister (1786-1834) 1 6

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       Marriage: 1839 4 5

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Wife Elizabeth Stuart McFadden ^{2 3 4 5}

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           Born: 1813 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 1900 5
         Buried: 

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         Father: James McFadden (      -      ) 8 9 10
         Mother: Margaret Stewart (      -Bef 1893) 8 9 11

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Children

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1 M James McFadden Bell ^{4 5}

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           Born: 1840 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Jul 1906 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Mary Margaret Bell ^{3 4 5}

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           Born: 27 Jul 1842 5
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1917
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Capt. Caleb Greenawalt (1830-1883) 12
           Marr: 7 Dec or 25 Dec 1864 3 5

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3 F Emma Ella Bell ⁵

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            AKA: Ella Bell,4 Emma Ellen Bell
           Born: 24 Jun 1845 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Dec 1900 5
         Buried:  - West Newton, South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

         Spouse: James Secrist (      -      ) 4 5
           Marr: Nov 1870 5

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4 F Laura Jane Bell ^{4 13}

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           Born: 17 May 1847 14
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1914
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Isaac Thompson McAlister (1830-1894) 6 15
           Marr: 7 Oct 1875 - Buena Vista, Westmoreland Co, PA 13

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5 M Thomas Bell ^{4 14}

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           Born: Apr 1849 - Buena Vista, Allegheny Co, PA 14
     Christened: 
           Died: Aug 1904 14
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Nancy Rebecca Thompson (      -      ) 14
           Marr: 27 May 1891 14

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General Notes: Husband - William McAlister Bell

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Buena Vista, Westmoreland Co, PA

He learned the hatter's trade, and in 1836 moved to Washington County, Pennsylvania, where he carried on the manufacture of hats for about two years; he then returned to Pittsburgh and engaged in the lumber business until 1845; he then located in Westmoreland County, and was involved in the mercantile and coal business. In 1850 he went to California and embarked in the steamboat business on the Sacramento river. In 1855 settled on a farm, where he then resided for many years.

1 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 191.

2 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 49.

3 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 709.

4 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 650.

5 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 192.

6 —, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 835.

7 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 26, 49.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 969.

9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1382.

10 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 408.

11 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 407.

12 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 708.

13 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 193, 199.

14 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 193.

15 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 155, 199.