John Bell was born in Leitersburg District, June 29, 1791,
the son of Frederick and Rosina (Lantz) Bell. He was a blacksmith by trade and first established himself in business at a shop on his father's farm, after which he was located in the vicinity of Ringgold and finally on the Smithsburg road a mile east of Leitersburg, where he died on the 12th of April, 1830.
He married Elizabeth, daughter of George Bonebrake, and their children were Kate, who married Leonard Barrack; Rosina, who married Jacob Kissell; George W.; Mary, who married Upton Bell; Sophia, who married Benjamin Oswald, and Frederick.
John Bell was a member of the Lutheran Church and an officer in the congregation at Leitersburg. He conducted at his own house one of the first prayer meetings in Leitersburg District. He was also a pioneer in the temperance reform.
In the War of 1812, being an unmarried man, he entered the ranks in place of his uncle, Jacob Bell, who was a man of family, and participated in the battle of Baltimore.
Text from Herbert Charles Bell's, History of Leitersburg District, Washington County, Md.
Children: Kate Bell, married Leonard Barrack; Rosina Bell, married Jacob Kissell; George W. Bell; Mary Bell, married Upton Bell; Sophia Bell, married Benjamin Franklin Oswald; Frederick Bell.
the son of Frederick and Rosina (Lantz) Bell. He was a blacksmith by trade and first established himself in business at a shop on his father's farm, after which he was located in the vicinity of Ringgold and finally on the Smithsburg road a mile east of Leitersburg, where he died on the 12th of April, 1830.
He married Elizabeth, daughter of George Bonebrake, and their children were Kate, who married Leonard Barrack; Rosina, who married Jacob Kissell; George W.; Mary, who married Upton Bell; Sophia, who married Benjamin Oswald, and Frederick.
John Bell was a member of the Lutheran Church and an officer in the congregation at Leitersburg. He conducted at his own house one of the first prayer meetings in Leitersburg District. He was also a pioneer in the temperance reform.
In the War of 1812, being an unmarried man, he entered the ranks in place of his uncle, Jacob Bell, who was a man of family, and participated in the battle of Baltimore.
Text from Herbert Charles Bell's, History of Leitersburg District, Washington County, Md.
Children: Kate Bell, married Leonard Barrack; Rosina Bell, married Jacob Kissell; George W. Bell; Mary Bell, married Upton Bell; Sophia Bell, married Benjamin Franklin Oswald; Frederick Bell.
John Bell was born in Leitersburg District, June 29, 1791,
the son of Frederick and Rosina (Lantz) Bell. He was a blacksmith by trade and first established himself in business at a shop on his father's farm, after which he was located in the vicinity of Ringgold and finally on the Smithsburg road a mile east of Leitersburg, where he died on the 12th of April, 1830.
He married Elizabeth, daughter of George Bonebrake, and their children were Kate, who married Leonard Barrack; Rosina, who married Jacob Kissell; George W.; Mary, who married Upton Bell; Sophia, who married Benjamin Oswald, and Frederick.
John Bell was a member of the Lutheran Church and an officer in the congregation at Leitersburg. He conducted at his own house one of the first prayer meetings in Leitersburg District. He was also a pioneer in the temperance reform.
In the War of 1812, being an unmarried man, he entered the ranks in place of his uncle, Jacob Bell, who was a man of family, and participated in the battle of Baltimore.
Text from Herbert Charles Bell's, History of Leitersburg District, Washington County, Md.
Children: Kate Bell, married Leonard Barrack; Rosina Bell, married Jacob Kissell; George W. Bell; Mary Bell, married Upton Bell; Sophia Bell, married Benjamin Franklin Oswald; Frederick Bell.
the son of Frederick and Rosina (Lantz) Bell. He was a blacksmith by trade and first established himself in business at a shop on his father's farm, after which he was located in the vicinity of Ringgold and finally on the Smithsburg road a mile east of Leitersburg, where he died on the 12th of April, 1830.
He married Elizabeth, daughter of George Bonebrake, and their children were Kate, who married Leonard Barrack; Rosina, who married Jacob Kissell; George W.; Mary, who married Upton Bell; Sophia, who married Benjamin Oswald, and Frederick.
John Bell was a member of the Lutheran Church and an officer in the congregation at Leitersburg. He conducted at his own house one of the first prayer meetings in Leitersburg District. He was also a pioneer in the temperance reform.
In the War of 1812, being an unmarried man, he entered the ranks in place of his uncle, Jacob Bell, who was a man of family, and participated in the battle of Baltimore.
Text from Herbert Charles Bell's, History of Leitersburg District, Washington County, Md.
Children: Kate Bell, married Leonard Barrack; Rosina Bell, married Jacob Kissell; George W. Bell; Mary Bell, married Upton Bell; Sophia Bell, married Benjamin Franklin Oswald; Frederick Bell.
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