Bell, John, -1860
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John Bell was born about 1830 in Ireland and immigrated to the United States with his father before his 21st birthday. He was an insurance and loan agent in Richmond, Indiana in the 1860s and 1870s. He moved to San Jose, California between 1875 and 1876 and continued working as an insurance and loan agent. Sometime after 1881, he married Hannah B. Cooper, John L. Cooper's widow, and helped raise her two daughters, Elizabeth P. and Anna J. Cooper. John and Hannah B. Cooper Bell had a daughter of their own named Mary Elma.
From the description of Papers of John Bell, 1855-1930 (bulk 1871-1918) (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 299166847
Represented in the collection: John Bell, resident of Augusta County, Va.; his sons James R. Bell, of Augusta County, Va., William Bell, Abel G. Bell and his wife Louisa V. Bell, later residents of Illinois and Ohio; brother-in-law, Benjamin A. Curry; grandchildren, James Brownlee Bell, Confederate soldier, and Sallie E. Bell; and family member, Samuel Brownlee, merchant.
From the description of Papers of John Bell, 1790-1912. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32671939
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creatorOf | Bell, John. Bell, John, account, 1809. | University of Texas Libraries | |
creatorOf | Bell, John. Letter to Brian John Flanagan. Geneva, Switzerland. 1989 Jan. 11. | University of Iowa Libraries | |
creatorOf | Bell, John. Papers of John Bell, 1790-1912. | University of Virginia. Library | |
creatorOf | Bell, John. Papers of John Bell, 1855-1930 (bulk 1871-1918) | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
creatorOf | Bell, John. Papers, 1797-1804. | Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA | |
creatorOf | Bell, John. Power of attorney, 1858 February 5. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
creatorOf | Boddie, Susan Maney. Douglass-Maney family papers, 1805-1939. | Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA | |
referencedIn | Canney, James. James Canney letter, 1876 Aug. 16. | California state library | |
referencedIn | Cumming, Duncan, 1903-1979. Duncan Cumming typescript on Victorian adventures in Abyssinia, undated. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
creatorOf | Fairburn, A. R. D. (Arthur Rex Dugard), 1904-1957. Papers. | National Library of New Zealand |
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associatedWith | Bell family. |
associatedWith | Bell family. |
associatedWith | Bell, Abel G. |
associatedWith | Bell, Francis |
associatedWith | Bell, James Brownlee. |
associatedWith | Bell, John R. |
associatedWith | Bell, Louisa V. |
associatedWith | Bell, Mary Patterson. |
associatedWith | Bell, Montgomery, 1769-1855. |
associatedWith | Bell, Robert. |
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