Henry F. Bell, an uncle of Jason Bell, Waynesboro, died at the home of his son-in-law, Rev. John A. M. Ziegler, D.D., Cincinnati, Ohio, at noon Saturday. He was well advanced in years.
Mr. Bell was the youngest son of the late Frederick Bell, who resided at the old Bell homestead, near Leitersburg. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ziegler. He was an uncle of Jason Bell, as said, and of Joseph M. and John A. Bell, near Leitersburg.
The body was brought to Waynesboro on the 4:13 p.m. W.M.R.R. train Tuesday. The funeral was from the residence of Jason Bell.
Waynesboro Record, June 6, 1901
Records list Henry's wife as Amelia Easton Boteler, b. in Maryland in about 1828. No grave is found for Amelia, but by the 1880 census, Henry is listed as a widower. Daughter Florence Amelia Bell was born 17 Sep 1852 in Waynesboro, PA, per christening records. Son Justice H. was born about 1858.
The location of Henry's grave is not known. This memorial is posted with that of his father.
Henry F. Bell was born in Leitersburg District, December 12, 1819, the son of Frederick and Maria (Emerick) Bell. In 1845 he visited the principal eastern cities of the United States, and in the following year he made a tour of the West. In 1850 he began the manufacture of grain drills at Boonsboro, Md.; two years later he transferred this business to Waynesboro, Pa., where it was successfully continued until 1857. This was the first spring-shovel drill ever manufactured in this locality.
From 1857 to 1862 he operated a grain thresher. In 1864 he was traveling salesman for George Frick. In 1864-65 he was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as ticket agent at Pittsburg. From 1865 to 1871 he was agent for the Grover & Baker sewing machine, and from 1872 to 1878 he was engaged in the retail coal business at Hagerstown. He has since resided at Newton, Iowa, Williamsport, Md., Carthage, Ill., and Selinsgrove, Pa.
In 1849 he married Amelia E., daughter of Hezekiah and Elizabeth (Easton) Boteler of Pleasant Valley, Md., and they were the parents of four children: Lawrence B. and Florence A., deceased; Marv Fredericka, wife of Rev. J. A. M. Ziegler, and Justice H., deceased.
Mr. Bell is a Republican in politics and a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Text from Herbert Charles Bell's, History of Leitersburg District, Washington County, Md.
Mr. Bell was the youngest son of the late Frederick Bell, who resided at the old Bell homestead, near Leitersburg. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ziegler. He was an uncle of Jason Bell, as said, and of Joseph M. and John A. Bell, near Leitersburg.
The body was brought to Waynesboro on the 4:13 p.m. W.M.R.R. train Tuesday. The funeral was from the residence of Jason Bell.
Waynesboro Record, June 6, 1901
Records list Henry's wife as Amelia Easton Boteler, b. in Maryland in about 1828. No grave is found for Amelia, but by the 1880 census, Henry is listed as a widower. Daughter Florence Amelia Bell was born 17 Sep 1852 in Waynesboro, PA, per christening records. Son Justice H. was born about 1858.
The location of Henry's grave is not known. This memorial is posted with that of his father.
Henry F. Bell was born in Leitersburg District, December 12, 1819, the son of Frederick and Maria (Emerick) Bell. In 1845 he visited the principal eastern cities of the United States, and in the following year he made a tour of the West. In 1850 he began the manufacture of grain drills at Boonsboro, Md.; two years later he transferred this business to Waynesboro, Pa., where it was successfully continued until 1857. This was the first spring-shovel drill ever manufactured in this locality.
From 1857 to 1862 he operated a grain thresher. In 1864 he was traveling salesman for George Frick. In 1864-65 he was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as ticket agent at Pittsburg. From 1865 to 1871 he was agent for the Grover & Baker sewing machine, and from 1872 to 1878 he was engaged in the retail coal business at Hagerstown. He has since resided at Newton, Iowa, Williamsport, Md., Carthage, Ill., and Selinsgrove, Pa.
In 1849 he married Amelia E., daughter of Hezekiah and Elizabeth (Easton) Boteler of Pleasant Valley, Md., and they were the parents of four children: Lawrence B. and Florence A., deceased; Marv Fredericka, wife of Rev. J. A. M. Ziegler, and Justice H., deceased.
Mr. Bell is a Republican in politics and a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Text from Herbert Charles Bell's, History of Leitersburg District, Washington County, Md.
Henry F. Bell, an uncle of Jason Bell, Waynesboro, died at the home of his son-in-law, Rev. John A. M. Ziegler, D.D., Cincinnati, Ohio, at noon Saturday. He was well advanced in years.
Mr. Bell was the youngest son of the late Frederick Bell, who resided at the old Bell homestead, near Leitersburg. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ziegler. He was an uncle of Jason Bell, as said, and of Joseph M. and John A. Bell, near Leitersburg.
The body was brought to Waynesboro on the 4:13 p.m. W.M.R.R. train Tuesday. The funeral was from the residence of Jason Bell.
Waynesboro Record, June 6, 1901
Records list Henry's wife as Amelia Easton Boteler, b. in Maryland in about 1828. No grave is found for Amelia, but by the 1880 census, Henry is listed as a widower. Daughter Florence Amelia Bell was born 17 Sep 1852 in Waynesboro, PA, per christening records. Son Justice H. was born about 1858.
The location of Henry's grave is not known. This memorial is posted with that of his father.
Henry F. Bell was born in Leitersburg District, December 12, 1819, the son of Frederick and Maria (Emerick) Bell. In 1845 he visited the principal eastern cities of the United States, and in the following year he made a tour of the West. In 1850 he began the manufacture of grain drills at Boonsboro, Md.; two years later he transferred this business to Waynesboro, Pa., where it was successfully continued until 1857. This was the first spring-shovel drill ever manufactured in this locality.
From 1857 to 1862 he operated a grain thresher. In 1864 he was traveling salesman for George Frick. In 1864-65 he was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as ticket agent at Pittsburg. From 1865 to 1871 he was agent for the Grover & Baker sewing machine, and from 1872 to 1878 he was engaged in the retail coal business at Hagerstown. He has since resided at Newton, Iowa, Williamsport, Md., Carthage, Ill., and Selinsgrove, Pa.
In 1849 he married Amelia E., daughter of Hezekiah and Elizabeth (Easton) Boteler of Pleasant Valley, Md., and they were the parents of four children: Lawrence B. and Florence A., deceased; Marv Fredericka, wife of Rev. J. A. M. Ziegler, and Justice H., deceased.
Mr. Bell is a Republican in politics and a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Text from Herbert Charles Bell's, History of Leitersburg District, Washington County, Md.
Mr. Bell was the youngest son of the late Frederick Bell, who resided at the old Bell homestead, near Leitersburg. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ziegler. He was an uncle of Jason Bell, as said, and of Joseph M. and John A. Bell, near Leitersburg.
The body was brought to Waynesboro on the 4:13 p.m. W.M.R.R. train Tuesday. The funeral was from the residence of Jason Bell.
Waynesboro Record, June 6, 1901
Records list Henry's wife as Amelia Easton Boteler, b. in Maryland in about 1828. No grave is found for Amelia, but by the 1880 census, Henry is listed as a widower. Daughter Florence Amelia Bell was born 17 Sep 1852 in Waynesboro, PA, per christening records. Son Justice H. was born about 1858.
The location of Henry's grave is not known. This memorial is posted with that of his father.
Henry F. Bell was born in Leitersburg District, December 12, 1819, the son of Frederick and Maria (Emerick) Bell. In 1845 he visited the principal eastern cities of the United States, and in the following year he made a tour of the West. In 1850 he began the manufacture of grain drills at Boonsboro, Md.; two years later he transferred this business to Waynesboro, Pa., where it was successfully continued until 1857. This was the first spring-shovel drill ever manufactured in this locality.
From 1857 to 1862 he operated a grain thresher. In 1864 he was traveling salesman for George Frick. In 1864-65 he was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as ticket agent at Pittsburg. From 1865 to 1871 he was agent for the Grover & Baker sewing machine, and from 1872 to 1878 he was engaged in the retail coal business at Hagerstown. He has since resided at Newton, Iowa, Williamsport, Md., Carthage, Ill., and Selinsgrove, Pa.
In 1849 he married Amelia E., daughter of Hezekiah and Elizabeth (Easton) Boteler of Pleasant Valley, Md., and they were the parents of four children: Lawrence B. and Florence A., deceased; Marv Fredericka, wife of Rev. J. A. M. Ziegler, and Justice H., deceased.
Mr. Bell is a Republican in politics and a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Text from Herbert Charles Bell's, History of Leitersburg District, Washington County, Md.
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