Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Barnett "Barnett" Bell and Zulma Theresa Mays


Husband John Barnett "Barnett" Bell 1 2 

           Born: 30 Mar 1844 or 1845 - Venango Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Oct 1906 2
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3


         Father: George Bell (1811-1896) 4 5
         Mother: Elizabeth "Betsy" Say (1816-1853) 5


       Marriage: 15 Apr 1873 1

Wife Zulma Theresa Mays 2 

            AKA: Selina Mays, Zelma Mays 6
           Born: 24 Nov 1852 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Aug 1925 2
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3


         Father: Lewis Asbury Mays (1831-1897) 7 8 9
         Mother: Ruth Burgwin (1830-1894) 8 9


Children
1 F Daisy Bell 

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef Mar 1975
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Trenton Detroit Ross (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 26 Sep 1896 - ? Venango Co, PA 2

2 M Stanley J. Bell 

            AKA: Stanley Bussel Bell 2 10 11
           Born: 1 Oct 1874 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Jun 1935 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 12

         Spouse: Lottie Lavina Robison (1883-1971) 2 11
           Marr: 26 Jun 1901 - ? Venango Co, PA 11

3 F Hertha Bell 13 14 

           Born: 1877 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1958 3
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

         Spouse: Charles Coleman Allen (1879/1880-1968) 15 16
           Marr: 22 Jun 1918 - ? Venango Co, PA 13 14

4 F Cleanthis Bell 2 

           Born: 1883
     Christened: 
           Died: 1963 17
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 17

         Spouse: Charles G. Bowman (1880-1970) 2
           Marr: 8 Jun 1905 2

5 M Joseph Hooker Bell 2 18 







           Born: 26 Nov 1889 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 18
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Mar 1975 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA



         Spouse: Ruth Althea Lusher (1901-1968) 18
           Marr: 26 Oct 1921 - Rockland, Venango Co, PA 18






6  M  Wade Hampton Bell 14 19





           Born: 24 Oct 1893 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 14
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Apr 1982 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA 14
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 20



         Spouse: Hazel Marie Linn (1896-1984) 14 19
           Marr: 23 Dec 1916 - Venango Co, PA 20









General Notes: Husband - John Barnett "Barnett" Bell




The Rockland cemetery book gives his year of birth as 1844. (pg 100)



General Notes: Wife - Zulma Theresa Mays




First name spelled "Zelma" [CAB, 844]



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Sources






1
J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 637.

2
Linda (Francis) Hanna & Roberta (Francis) Hamilton, The Descendants of Walter Bell (Franklin, PA: Self-published, about 1990), Pg 19.

3
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.

4
J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 634.

5
Linda (Francis) Hanna & Roberta (Francis) Hamilton, The Descendants of Walter Bell (Franklin, PA: Self-published, about 1990), Pg 18.

6
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 844.

7
Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1028.

8
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 843.

9
Alan R. Jones, Threads of Venango (Indiana, PA: A. G. Halldin Publishing Co., 1984), Pg 226.

10
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 668.

11
Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 60.

12
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 64.

13
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1035.

14
Linda (Francis) Hanna & Roberta (Francis) Hamilton, The Descendants of Walter Bell (Franklin, PA: Self-published, about 1990), Pg 20.

15
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1034.

16
John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 325.

17
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 102.

18
James Lincoln Lusher, Lusher Family Tree (Self-published, cir. 1942), Pg 10.

19
Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 12.

20
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 74.







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