Thomas Bellis and Ellen Lamb

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Husband Thomas Bellis ¹

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           Born: 2 Feb 1851 - Buckley, North Wales 1
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           Died: 20 Nov 1910 - ? Indiana Co, PA 1
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         Father: Robert Bellis (Abt 1827-1895) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Lewis (Abt 1819-1854) 1

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       Marriage: 1870 1

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Wife Ellen Lamb ¹

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           Born: 9 May 1848 - Buckley, North Wales 1
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         Father: Thomas Lamb (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Mary Jones (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Enoch Bellis ¹

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           Born: 5 Mar 1871 - Buckley, North Wales 1
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         Spouse: Perella Lovelace (1878-      ) 2
           Marr: 22 Jun 1907 2

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2 F Sarah Bellis ²

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         Spouse: Ed Kantz (      -      ) 2

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3 F Mary Bellis ²

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           Note: Burnside, Clearfield Co, PA

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4 F Cora Bellis ²

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         Spouse: J. N. Ake (      -      ) 2

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5 F Maud Bellis ²

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         Spouse: John A. Plyler (      -      ) 2

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6 F Florence Bellis ²

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           Note: Mahaffey, Clearfield Co, PA

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General Notes: Husband - Thomas Bellis

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After a brief attendance at school, he entered the coal mines at the early age of eight years as a trapper boy, and was subsequently engaged in the mining industry in his native land, in one position or another, until reaching the age of 26 years. He then resided for about three years in Lancashire, England. By this time he had married and, deciding to better his fortunes by seeking larger opportunities in the New World, he came with his wife and children to America about 1880, settling at Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, where he was engaged in mining until 1890. He subsequently removed to Urey, Indiana County, where he held positions as foreman and superintendent of mines until his death.
He was a man well known in mining circles. Either by himself or associated with partners, he was interested . financially in various coal companies, including the Urey Ridge Coal Co., the Burnside Coal Co., the Glenwood Coal Co., Cymbria Coal Co., the Springfield Coal Co., of which he was president, the Pioneer Coal Co., and others. He was also vice-president of the Mahaffey National Bank, of Mahaffey, Pennsylvania; and vice-president of the Clymer Brick and Tile Co., and was interested in the Farmers Bank of Indiana, Pennsylvania, and the Eldorado Brick Co., of Altoona; also in the Barnsboro Bank, of Barnsboro, Pennsylvania. The last three years of his life were spent in retirement from business activity at Altoona.
He was a member of the Masonic lodge, No. 314, at Clearfield, and the Consistory at Williamsport.

1 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 617.

2 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 618.