Greenwood Bell and Unknown

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Husband Greenwood Bell ¹

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         Father: Arthur Bell (      -      ) 3
         Mother: [Unk] Greenwood (      -      ) 4

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Wife Unknown

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           Died: 1850 2
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Children

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1 M Arthur Bell ⁵

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           Died: 1872 5
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         Spouse: Catherine Hazlett (      -1850) 5

         Spouse: Unknown (      -      )
           Marr: 1862 5

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2 F Mary Bell ²

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           Died: Bef 1898
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3 F Delilah Bell ²

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4 M John Bell ²

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5 M William Bell ²

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6 F Julia A. Bell ²

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7 M David Bell ⁶

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           Died: 1875 7
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         Spouse: Margarie Hoover (      -1860) 7

         Spouse: Clementine Hoover (      -      ) 7

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8 M Greer Bell ²

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9 M Harvey Bell ²

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10 M Frampton Bell ⁹

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            AKA: [Unk] Bell 8
           Born: 31 Jul 1832 - Clearfield Co, PA 2
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           Died: Aft 1898
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         Spouse: Matilda Bloom (      -1868) 8 9

         Spouse: Mary Jane Bloom (      -      ) 2 8
           Marr: Feb 1869 2

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General Notes: Husband - Greenwood Bell

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He was reared in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, and became one of its prominent citizens. He cleared a farm in the midst of the forest, and in connection with agricultural pursuits carried on lumbering.

He came with his parents to Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, and was reared on the old family homestead in Lumber City. When he was only eighteen years of age he hewed the logs for the first cabin erected in the township which now bears his name. He began business as an operator in the coal mines, and building "arks" thus shipped his coal down the river to market. Later he purchased about one thousand acres of land and improved a farm, placing an extensive portion of the tract under a high state of cultivation. He erected a commodious residence and large barn, and made other substantial improvements, including the planting of a fine orchard. He also built the first gristmill, soon after erected a sawmill, and was among the first in this locality to ship products down the river. The old mill stood in the woods where the town of Bellville was afterward established, but at that time the entire country was wild and unimproved, and many were the difficulties and hardships which the pioneers experienced. In company with John Bloom he started up the river with some barrels of flour in a canoe, but on reaching Chest Falls the water was so low that they could not get over the falls with the flour, and were forced to unload it and carry it around.
Mr. Bell was a Democrat in early life, later a Whig. He was prominent in the organization of Clearfield County, at one time served as its sheriff and in 1828 was elected to represent his district in the legislature.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 631, 750, 967.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 631.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 630, 750, 967, 990.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 630, 750, 990.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 991.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 868, 967.

7 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 967.

8 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 603.

9 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 631, 704.