John C. Bell    

JOHN C. BELL, farmer and agent for the American Road Machine, is a son of William S. and Margaret (Irwin) Bell. The mother of our subject was a native of Westmoreland County, Penn., and the father a native of Cumberland County, who settled where Mr. Bell now resides in 1826. He was born in 1805, and died in 1879, his wife having died in 1873. They had six children, two of whom are living: Eliza J. , Mrs. Benjamin Love, of Lackawannock Township, and our subject, who was born January 29, 1843, and received his education at the common schools of his township. Our subject early engaged in farming in connection with his father, and is now largely engaged in the raising of farm products. In 1886 Mr. Bell connected himself with the American Road Machine Company as its agent, and represents them in Mercer and Lawrence Counties. Our subject has always been active in public matters connected with his township, having filled the position of justice of the peace and all the principal offices of the township. In politics he is a Republican, and for several years he has been an elder in the Presbyterian Church of Neshannock. He married, October 16, 1866. Miss Susan, daughter of Robert and Rebecca Thompson, of Mercer County, and by this union they have four children: Robert Thompson, William Stephenson, Rebecca, Mary and John Mealy.

History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania : its past and present : including its aboriginal history, its early settlement and development, a description of its historic and interesting localities, sketches of its boroughs, townships and villages, neighborhood and family histories, portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc. : also, a condensed history of Pennsylvania. Chicago, Ill.: Brown, Runk & Co., 1888, pages 848-849.  Read this book on line - Free Trial  Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors.  View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file!  Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com

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