Joseph Bell and Rachel Backman

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Husband Joseph Bell ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: Jan 1796 - near Hamilton, Jefferson Co, PA 4
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           Died: 19 Jun 1850 4
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         Father: Squire John Bell (1770-1855) 2 5 6 7
         Mother: Elizabeth Welsh (      -      ) 2 8 9

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Sarah McKee (      -1833) 1 3 4 10 - 1825 4 11

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Wife Rachel Backman ^{4 11}

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            AKA: Rachel Campfield 12
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Children

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1 F Jane Bell ^{3 4}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1913
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         Spouse: Miller Means (      -      ) 3 4

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2 F Elizabeth "Betsy" Bell ^{3 4}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1898
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         Spouse: William McGee (      -      ) 4 11

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3 F Mary Ellen Bell ^{3 4}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1913
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         Spouse: William P. Morris (      -      ) 3 4

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Bell

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He was born on the family homestead near Perrysville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, and after attaining his majority purchased 130 acres of timber land, on which he built a story-and-a-half log house and a log barn.

1 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 447.

2 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 868.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1212, 1374.

4 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 869.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1212, 1260, 1374.

6 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 445, 466, 528.

7 Editor, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 595.

8 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 466, 528.

9 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1260.

10 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 84.

11 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1374.

12 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1212.