Bell, John, -1860
Variant namesJohn 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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| associatedWith | Bell, Abel G. | person |
| associatedWith | Bell family. | family |
| associatedWith | Bell family. | family |
| associatedWith | Bell, Francis | person |
| associatedWith | Bell, James Brownlee. | person |
| associatedWith | Bell, John R. | person |
| associatedWith | Bell, Louisa V. | person |
| associatedWith | Bell, Mary Patterson. | person |
| associatedWith | Bell, Montgomery, 1769-1855. | person |
| associatedWith | Bell, Robert. | person |
| associatedWith | Bell, Sallie E. | person |
| associatedWith | Bell, William. | person |
| associatedWith | Brownlee family. | family |
| associatedWith | Brownlee, Nancy E. | person |
| associatedWith | Brownlee, Samuel. | person |
| associatedWith | California Cured Fruit Association (1900-1903) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Canney, James | person |
| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Army | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cumming, Duncan, 1903-1979. | person |
| associatedWith | Curry, Benjamin A. | person |
| associatedWith | Curry family. | family |
| associatedWith | Donaldson, James H., 1835-. | person |
| associatedWith | Fairburn, A. R. D. (Arthur Rex Dugard), 1904-1957. | person |
| associatedWith | Flanagan, Brian John, 1954- , | person |
| associatedWith | Goff, Dinah W. (Dinah Wilson), 1784-1856. | person |
| associatedWith | Goodwin-Haines Collection. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lacouture, J. | person |
| associatedWith | Mills, Robert S. | person |
| associatedWith | OAC Review Index (University of Guelph) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Owen, Wilfred, 1893-1918. | person |
| associatedWith | Rolph, James, 1869-1934. | person |
| associatedWith | Rosseter, Thomas. | person |
| associatedWith | Southey, Robert, 1774-1843. | person |
| associatedWith | Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Dept. of the Treasury. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Walker, Robert. | person |
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| San Jose (Calif.) |
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| Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862 |
| Slave bills of sale |
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Death 1860
