Notes for William BELL

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Notes for William BELL

FRANK P. BELL, general merchant at
Uniontown, on the Pittsburgh pike one mile
from Franklin, belongs to a family which has
been represented in business activities in Ven-
ango county for three generations. The Bells
have been well known and respected residents
of Franklin since the early forties. In 1841
William Bell, the first of the family to settle
here, came to the United States from England,
and after living at different places in New
York, Ohio and Pennsylvania chose Franklin
for his permanent home. He was joined here
in 1849 by a younger brother, Joseph, the
grandfather of Frank P. Bell, with whom came
Matthew, the youngest brother. The latter
left after a short stay at Franklin, and even-
tually landed in Minnesota, then on the ex-
treme frontier, where he was living at the
time of the Sioux massacre in 1862. He
finally retumed to Franklin, however, where
he died at the age of eighty-one years, un-
married. [History of Venango County, Pennsylvania]
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http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.venango/2137.2391/mb.ashx
Jackie, Read your message. I too am serching Bell of Venango Co. Have found connection to the quarry...and the sidewalks. My gr-grandfather was Thomas Jefferson Bell, son of William and Sarah Clark, they supposedly had many children - the names match
yours,Thomas, Joseph etc. - but I don't have a Rachel - would love to see pictures you have if you can scan them - and any other info that might have that concur. Thanks, Karen
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I have info on a Sarah Clark born 5 May 1818 in Franklin, PA & buried in Franklin Cem. Married a William Bell from Vanango Co., PA. They married in Cooperstown, PA in 1843. Their son, Thomas J. Bell d: after 1905 in NYC. They had 3 other sons & 2
daughters (both were married).
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1850 census:
Name: William Bell
Residence: Franklin, Venango, Pennsylvania
Age: 35 years
Calculated Birth Year: 1815
Birthplace: England
Gender: Male
Race (original): W
Race (expanded): White
Death Month:
Death Year:
Film Number: 444800
Digital GS Number: 4205395
Image Number: 00290
Line Number: 34
Dwelling House Number: 44
Family Number: 49
Marital Status:
Free or Slave:
Household Gender Age
William Bell M 35y
Sarah Bell F 31y
Francis J Bell F 4y
Mariette Bell F 2y
Henry Bell M 6m
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See William, Sarah and Joseph 1880 census, Franklin, Venango Co., Pennsylvania.
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Venango County, Pennsylvania Abstracts of Wills and Administrations - Vol. 1 - 1806-1836 [from microfilm records]
114. JOHN BELL, Estate of. Letters of Administration dated 28 Feb 1831, recorded 30 Mar 1831 to Nancy BELL, Andrew McCASLIN and Henry TROUTMAN. (p. 106)
Venango Co. PA Abstracts of Wills and Administrations - Vol. 2, 1836-1849
272. SAMUEL BELL, Estate of. Letters of Administration dated 27 Apr 1842 to Ann Jane BELL and Carter CURTIS; sureties: Buckland GILLET, Myron PARK. (pp. 214-215)
Venango Co. PA Abstracts of Wills and Administrations - Vol. 2, 1836-1849
334. JAMES BELL, Estate of. Letters of Administration dated 10 Mar 1845 to Wm. H. LAMBERTON with Myron PARKS, surety. (pp 627-628)

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