John W. Bell and Eliza Cary Williams

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Husband John W. Bell ^{1 2}

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           Born: 12 Jul 1838 - Greenwood Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 3
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           Died: Bef 1911
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         Father: Arthur Bell (      -1872) 3
         Mother: Catherine Hazlett (      -1850) 3

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       Marriage: 1876 3

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   Other Spouse: Elizabeth Cook (      -1875) 3 - 1862 3

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Wife Eliza Cary Williams ^{2 3}

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           Born: Abt 1842
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           Died: Aft 1911
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         Father: David Williams (      -      ) 3
         Mother: 

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   Other Spouse: William Thomson (Abt 1842-1872) 2

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Children

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1 M Ai T. Bell ^{3 4}

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           Born: 1877 3
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General Notes: Husband - John W. Bell

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The common schools afforded him his educational privileges, and he received ample training at farm labor and in the lumber business. In 1862, having married, he purchased from his father the homestead and 400 acres of land additional. After his father's death he purchased the interest of the other heirs until he owned one-half of the remainder of the land. He erected a pleasant and commodious two-story residence, a large barn, also substantial outbuildings, and transformed the land into richly-cultivated fields. He aided his father in clearing the homestead tract and then improved other portions, clearing it of the stumps and raising in the fields excellent crops. He also built a sawmill, and did an extensive lumber business, piloting the lumber down the river every spring for thirty years. He made his last trip in 1891. His land was underlaid with a rich coal deposit, and his property was a valuable and productive one.
He was a Republican in politics until 1894, after which time he voted the Prohibition ticket. He served as postmaster at Bower.
He and his wife were members of the Baptist Church.

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

2 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 554.

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

4 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 555.