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Descendants of Michael Bell

Generation No. 4

5. GEORGE ANDREW⁴ BELL (CHARLES LUDLOW ODELL³, CHARLES LUDLOW ODELL², MICHAEL¹)^15,¹⁶ was born January 04, 1847 in La Porte Co., IN ¹⁷, and died August 01, 1900 in Rolling Prarie, La Porte Co., IN ¹⁸. He married MARIA JANE DE WITT¹⁹ November 11, 1870 in La Porte Co., IN ²⁰, daughter of BENJAMIN DE WITT and SARAH BURHANS. She was born August 26, 1847 in Rolling Prairie, La Porte Co., IN ²¹, and died January 09, 1898 in Rolling Prairie, La Porte Co., IN ²².

Notes for GEORGE ANDREW BELL:
*1847 BIRTH: IN, La Porte Co., George Andrew Bell son of Charles Ludlow Odell and Rosina Frances Caswell on January 4, 1847.

1850 CENSUS: IN, La Porte Co., Kankakee Twp., Written Pg 396, Printed Pg 198, Ludlow Bell, 30 years old, male, occupation farmer, value of real estate 1600, born in NY; Rosina, 23 years old, female, born in NH; George, 4 years old, male, born in NY; Samuel Dean, 16 years old, male, born in NY.

1860 CENSUS: IN, La Porte Co., Kankakee Twp., Written pg 93, Printed pg 175, C.L.O. Bell, 39 years old, male, occupation farmer, born in NY; Lucina, 32 years old, female, born in NH; George A., 13 years old, male, born in IN; Leroy, 9 years old, male, born in IN; Willie, 1 year old, male, born in IN.

1870 CENSUS: IN, La Porte Co., Kankakee Twp., Rolling Prairie, Written pg 30, Printed pg 108, C.L.O. Bell, 49 years old, male, occupation farmer, real estate owned 24000, Personal Estate owned 300, born in NY; Rosina F., 42 years old, female, keeping house, born in NH; George, 24 years old, male, farming, born in IN; Ella, 6 years old, female, born in IN; Melbui, 3 years old, male, born in IN; Silas Buck, 16 years old, male, work on farm.

*1870 MARRIAGE: IN, La Porte Co., George Andrew Bell and Maria Jane De Witt on November 30, 1870.

1880 CENSUS: IN, La Porte Co., Kankakee Twp., SE 5, ED 88, Written pg 25, Printed pg 239, George A. Bell, male, 33 years old, occupation farmer, born in IN, father born in NY, mother born in NH; Mariah J., female, 32, keeping house, born in IN, parents born in NY.

1890 CENSUS: Missing

1900 CENSUS: IN, La Porte Co., Kankakee Twp., SD 69, ED 54, Written pg 6, Printed pg 168, George A. Bell, white, male, 53 years old, born January 1847 in IN, father born in NY, mother born in NH, widowed, occupation farmer, can read & write, owns farm free of mortgage; Luddie B., white, male, 18 years old, born June 1881 in IN, farm labor, can read & write; Ide C., white, male, 16 years old, born September 1883 in IN, farm labor, can read & write; Lois M., white, female, 14 years old, born in March 1886 in IN, can read & write; Rosina F., mother, 72 years old, born December 1827 in NH, father born in MA, mother born in NH, widowed, mother of 6 children, 1 living, occupation landlord, can read & write.

1900 DEATH: IN, La Porte Co., Kankakee Twp., Rolling Prairie, Book # CO 1900, pg 21, George Bell died on August 1, 1900. Buried in Rolling Prairie Cemetery, Rolling Prairie, La Porte Co., IN.

* No official document

More About GEORGE ANDREW BELL:
Burial: August 03, 1900, Rolling Prarie, La Porte Co., IN
Cause of Death: Tubercular Pleurisy
Occupation: Farmer

Notes for MARIA JANE DE WITT:
*1847 BIRTH: IN, La Porte Co., Maria Jane De Witt daughter of Benjamin Bryun and Sarah Maria Burhanse on August 16, 1847.

1850 CENSUS: Missing

1860 CENSUS: IN, La Porte Co., Kankakee Twp., Written pg 91, Printed pg 273, Benj DeWit, 43 years old, male, occupation farmer, real estate owned 12,000, personal estate owned 1400, born in NY; Sarah M., 36 years old, female, born in NY; Sarah E., 17 years old, female, born in IN; Egbert, 15 years old, male, born in IN; Maria F., 12 years old, female, born in IN; Melissa, 10 years old, female, born in IN; William, 8 years old, male, born in IN.

1870 CENSUS: IN, La Porte Co., Kankakee Twp., Rolling Prairie, Written pg 30, Printed pg 108, B. B. De Witt, 53 years old, male, occupation farmer, real estate owned 16,000, personal estate owned 2000, born in NY; Maria, 45 years old, female, keeping house, born in NY; Maria, 22 years old, female, teaching, born in IN; Malissa, 20 years old, female, teaching, born in IN; William, 18 years old, male, born in IN, Fannie, 6 years old, female, born in IN; Abram Vinoa, 34 years old, male, farming, born in NY.

*1870 MARRIAGE: IN, La Porte Co., George Andrew Bell and Maria Jane De Witt on November 30, 1870.

*1898 DEATH: IN, La Porte Co., Kankakee Twp., Maria Jane Bell died on January 9, 1898. Buried Rolling Prairie Cemetery.

* No official document

More About MARIA JANE DE WITT:
Burial: Unknown, Rolling Prairie, La Porte Co., IN ²³
Occupation: Teaching/Keeping House

Children of GEORGE BELL and MARIA DE WITT are:

6.	i.	BENJAMIN LUDLOW⁵ BELL, b. June 20, 1881, La Porte Co., IN; d. November 23, 1931, Yamhill, OR.
7.	ii.	IDE CARL BELL, b. September 19, 1883, Kankakee Twp., La Porte Co., IN; d. May 16, 1946, Olive View, CA.
8.	iii.	LOIS MARIE BELL, b. March 09, 1886, La Porte Co., IN; d. August 21, 1976, Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, OR.
	iv.	INFANT BELL, b. October 01, 1888, La Porte Co., IN; d. Unknown.

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