The Bell Family Records is a genealogy book written by J. Montgomery Seaver. The book is a compilation of vital records of Bell families who lived in the United States of America. The book is composed of summary accounts of Bell family members who were born, married, and died. It is a valuable resource for those interested in genealogy and family history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Chiefly ancestors and some of their descendants of John Henderson Bell. He was born November 13, 1791 in Decatur Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania to William and Margaret McCartney Bell " ... on land on which his grandfather, George Bell, had settled in 1773" (Page 3). John Bell's great grandfather William Bell Sr. (died 1783) and his wife Jane (Jean) Lea were Scot-Irish who came from Ireland to America sometime before 1732 settling in Pennsylvania. John married Mary Sigler, daughter of George and Elizabeth Bunn Sigler in 1810. They purchased his father's farm in Mifflin County. John died June 8, 1838 in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. His wife Mary also died there on June 19, 1857. Both are buried at Vira, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey, California and elsewhere