Son of the American Revolution - Descendant of Charles Scott.
Private, Hill's Lamar Cavalry.
He was the son of Robert Bell and Malinda Scott Bell.
On January 9, 1861 as William Bell, he married Sarah L. Pastuer at Red River, Texas.
Per the 1900 Census for Honey Grove, Texas, they were the parents of five children with four living including Harriet Bell Poole born about 1869.
The Paris News Friday, July 15, 1921
Captain William Bell, a pioneer resident of Lamar County, died at 3 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F.D. Mallory on Graham Street. He was confined to bed for four years, but did not suffer from sickness, his death having been due to old age. He quietly and peacefully laid down his earthly burden and yielded his body to the God who gave it.
He was one of the oldest, if not the oldest settler of Lamar County at the time of his death. He was ninety years of age on the 13th day of last February. He became a citizen of Paris in 1846 and was a citizen of Lamar and Fannin Counties almost continuously from that time. At the time of his death he was perhaps one of the widest and best known men in the county.
He was very entertaining in conversation and his companionship was much enjoyed by those who had the good fortune to be thrown with him. He was a Confederate veteran and represented Lamar County in the legislature in 1879. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1831 and when a child he moved with his parents to Alabama. When only eight years old, the family moved to Nacogdoches County where both of his parents died, leaving him an orphan at the age of 11 years to fight the battle of life alone. Refusing to be apprenticed to an aunt, he ran away and began carrying mail from Monroe, Louisiana to Minden, Louisiana, a trip of 100 miles. For his services he was allowed the munificent salary of $6 per month. By close application he succeeded in holding down the job three years. He went to work in 1846 in Paris when it was known as Pinhook for Dr. S.E. Clement in his drug store and post office. He managed to save enough money to permit him to attend school at the old McKenzie College in Red River County.
The gold excitement of the 1850s found him in California. He and some of his friends gathered up a large bunch of cattle and drove them through to California. They started from Gainsville and drove across the plains. They lost a great many on the way out there, stolen by Mexicans when they camped at night and they had a great deal of trouble with Mexicans and Indians. He remained two years in California and raised hogs and stock. He sold out this stock for $3,000 and brought home his money in $20 gold pieces in a buckskin vest worn next to his body. When he returned to Lamar County after two years spent in California he settled on a farm three miles south of the present site of Petty, which farm he continued to own until a few years ago.
He married Sarah Lord VanWey whom he met in Nacogdoches County and they moved shortly afterward to the farm near the present site of Petty. There they raised a family of five children, only two of whom now survive him, Mrs. F.D. Mallory, with whom he was living when he died, and R.R. Bell, an attorney of Oklahoma City. In 1880 he moved with his family to Honey Grove to afford the children the advantages of the Honey Grove High School, then conducted by Rev. J.W. Clark, a close friend of the family and one of the foremost educators of North Texas.
The children all having married, he and his faithful wife returned to Paris, where they spent their declining years with their second daughter, Mrs. Mallory. The other two daughters, Mrs. J.F. Campbell of Paris and Mrs. J.J. Poole of Muskogee, Oklahoma, died before their parents and an elder son died at the age of 20.
The death of Captain Bell recalls the saying, the old order changeth, yielding place to new. The old pioneers of sturdy character and courageous devotion to duty are fast treking their way over the Western hills. Captain Bell cared little for this world's wealth. His trust in his fellowman resulted in his being compelled to pay money security debts, but he never shirked a duty, nor paid less than 100 cents on the dollar. Among those who knew him it was never necessary to interview him to find how he stood on any great moral question. He always spoke up in meeting and was always on the side of morality. The world is better for his having lived in it. He was personally acquainted with General Sam Houston, having lived near him in Nacogdoches County. He asked him once why he left his wife and resigned the governorship of Tennessee, to which General Houston replied that, Time and the tide would reveal all things.
He was the oldest Mason in Lamar County at the time of his death, having been a member 45 years. He was Past Master of Honey Grove Lodge many years and Past High Priest of Honey Grove Chapter. He always attended the meetings of the Grand Lodge and on account of his service his dues were remitted many years. He held certification in the Blue Lodge and Chapter for years and instructed many Masons.
The funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock this morning at the home of his daughter on Graham Street and will be conducted by Rev. W.D. Mountcastle of Paris, assisted by Rev. M.L. Hamilton of Sulphur Springs, his former pastor. The burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery by the side of his wife, who died five years ago.
Private, Hill's Lamar Cavalry.
He was the son of Robert Bell and Malinda Scott Bell.
On January 9, 1861 as William Bell, he married Sarah L. Pastuer at Red River, Texas.
Per the 1900 Census for Honey Grove, Texas, they were the parents of five children with four living including Harriet Bell Poole born about 1869.
The Paris News Friday, July 15, 1921
Captain William Bell, a pioneer resident of Lamar County, died at 3 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F.D. Mallory on Graham Street. He was confined to bed for four years, but did not suffer from sickness, his death having been due to old age. He quietly and peacefully laid down his earthly burden and yielded his body to the God who gave it.
He was one of the oldest, if not the oldest settler of Lamar County at the time of his death. He was ninety years of age on the 13th day of last February. He became a citizen of Paris in 1846 and was a citizen of Lamar and Fannin Counties almost continuously from that time. At the time of his death he was perhaps one of the widest and best known men in the county.
He was very entertaining in conversation and his companionship was much enjoyed by those who had the good fortune to be thrown with him. He was a Confederate veteran and represented Lamar County in the legislature in 1879. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1831 and when a child he moved with his parents to Alabama. When only eight years old, the family moved to Nacogdoches County where both of his parents died, leaving him an orphan at the age of 11 years to fight the battle of life alone. Refusing to be apprenticed to an aunt, he ran away and began carrying mail from Monroe, Louisiana to Minden, Louisiana, a trip of 100 miles. For his services he was allowed the munificent salary of $6 per month. By close application he succeeded in holding down the job three years. He went to work in 1846 in Paris when it was known as Pinhook for Dr. S.E. Clement in his drug store and post office. He managed to save enough money to permit him to attend school at the old McKenzie College in Red River County.
The gold excitement of the 1850s found him in California. He and some of his friends gathered up a large bunch of cattle and drove them through to California. They started from Gainsville and drove across the plains. They lost a great many on the way out there, stolen by Mexicans when they camped at night and they had a great deal of trouble with Mexicans and Indians. He remained two years in California and raised hogs and stock. He sold out this stock for $3,000 and brought home his money in $20 gold pieces in a buckskin vest worn next to his body. When he returned to Lamar County after two years spent in California he settled on a farm three miles south of the present site of Petty, which farm he continued to own until a few years ago.
He married Sarah Lord VanWey whom he met in Nacogdoches County and they moved shortly afterward to the farm near the present site of Petty. There they raised a family of five children, only two of whom now survive him, Mrs. F.D. Mallory, with whom he was living when he died, and R.R. Bell, an attorney of Oklahoma City. In 1880 he moved with his family to Honey Grove to afford the children the advantages of the Honey Grove High School, then conducted by Rev. J.W. Clark, a close friend of the family and one of the foremost educators of North Texas.
The children all having married, he and his faithful wife returned to Paris, where they spent their declining years with their second daughter, Mrs. Mallory. The other two daughters, Mrs. J.F. Campbell of Paris and Mrs. J.J. Poole of Muskogee, Oklahoma, died before their parents and an elder son died at the age of 20.
The death of Captain Bell recalls the saying, the old order changeth, yielding place to new. The old pioneers of sturdy character and courageous devotion to duty are fast treking their way over the Western hills. Captain Bell cared little for this world's wealth. His trust in his fellowman resulted in his being compelled to pay money security debts, but he never shirked a duty, nor paid less than 100 cents on the dollar. Among those who knew him it was never necessary to interview him to find how he stood on any great moral question. He always spoke up in meeting and was always on the side of morality. The world is better for his having lived in it. He was personally acquainted with General Sam Houston, having lived near him in Nacogdoches County. He asked him once why he left his wife and resigned the governorship of Tennessee, to which General Houston replied that, Time and the tide would reveal all things.
He was the oldest Mason in Lamar County at the time of his death, having been a member 45 years. He was Past Master of Honey Grove Lodge many years and Past High Priest of Honey Grove Chapter. He always attended the meetings of the Grand Lodge and on account of his service his dues were remitted many years. He held certification in the Blue Lodge and Chapter for years and instructed many Masons.
The funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock this morning at the home of his daughter on Graham Street and will be conducted by Rev. W.D. Mountcastle of Paris, assisted by Rev. M.L. Hamilton of Sulphur Springs, his former pastor. The burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery by the side of his wife, who died five years ago.
Son of the American Revolution - Descendant of Charles Scott.
Private, Hill's Lamar Cavalry.
He was the son of Robert Bell and Malinda Scott Bell.
On January 9, 1861 as William Bell, he married Sarah L. Pastuer at Red River, Texas.
Per the 1900 Census for Honey Grove, Texas, they were the parents of five children with four living including Harriet Bell Poole born about 1869.
The Paris News Friday, July 15, 1921
Captain William Bell, a pioneer resident of Lamar County, died at 3 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F.D. Mallory on Graham Street. He was confined to bed for four years, but did not suffer from sickness, his death having been due to old age. He quietly and peacefully laid down his earthly burden and yielded his body to the God who gave it.
He was one of the oldest, if not the oldest settler of Lamar County at the time of his death. He was ninety years of age on the 13th day of last February. He became a citizen of Paris in 1846 and was a citizen of Lamar and Fannin Counties almost continuously from that time. At the time of his death he was perhaps one of the widest and best known men in the county.
He was very entertaining in conversation and his companionship was much enjoyed by those who had the good fortune to be thrown with him. He was a Confederate veteran and represented Lamar County in the legislature in 1879. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1831 and when a child he moved with his parents to Alabama. When only eight years old, the family moved to Nacogdoches County where both of his parents died, leaving him an orphan at the age of 11 years to fight the battle of life alone. Refusing to be apprenticed to an aunt, he ran away and began carrying mail from Monroe, Louisiana to Minden, Louisiana, a trip of 100 miles. For his services he was allowed the munificent salary of $6 per month. By close application he succeeded in holding down the job three years. He went to work in 1846 in Paris when it was known as Pinhook for Dr. S.E. Clement in his drug store and post office. He managed to save enough money to permit him to attend school at the old McKenzie College in Red River County.
The gold excitement of the 1850s found him in California. He and some of his friends gathered up a large bunch of cattle and drove them through to California. They started from Gainsville and drove across the plains. They lost a great many on the way out there, stolen by Mexicans when they camped at night and they had a great deal of trouble with Mexicans and Indians. He remained two years in California and raised hogs and stock. He sold out this stock for $3,000 and brought home his money in $20 gold pieces in a buckskin vest worn next to his body. When he returned to Lamar County after two years spent in California he settled on a farm three miles south of the present site of Petty, which farm he continued to own until a few years ago.
He married Sarah Lord VanWey whom he met in Nacogdoches County and they moved shortly afterward to the farm near the present site of Petty. There they raised a family of five children, only two of whom now survive him, Mrs. F.D. Mallory, with whom he was living when he died, and R.R. Bell, an attorney of Oklahoma City. In 1880 he moved with his family to Honey Grove to afford the children the advantages of the Honey Grove High School, then conducted by Rev. J.W. Clark, a close friend of the family and one of the foremost educators of North Texas.
The children all having married, he and his faithful wife returned to Paris, where they spent their declining years with their second daughter, Mrs. Mallory. The other two daughters, Mrs. J.F. Campbell of Paris and Mrs. J.J. Poole of Muskogee, Oklahoma, died before their parents and an elder son died at the age of 20.
The death of Captain Bell recalls the saying, the old order changeth, yielding place to new. The old pioneers of sturdy character and courageous devotion to duty are fast treking their way over the Western hills. Captain Bell cared little for this world's wealth. His trust in his fellowman resulted in his being compelled to pay money security debts, but he never shirked a duty, nor paid less than 100 cents on the dollar. Among those who knew him it was never necessary to interview him to find how he stood on any great moral question. He always spoke up in meeting and was always on the side of morality. The world is better for his having lived in it. He was personally acquainted with General Sam Houston, having lived near him in Nacogdoches County. He asked him once why he left his wife and resigned the governorship of Tennessee, to which General Houston replied that, Time and the tide would reveal all things.
He was the oldest Mason in Lamar County at the time of his death, having been a member 45 years. He was Past Master of Honey Grove Lodge many years and Past High Priest of Honey Grove Chapter. He always attended the meetings of the Grand Lodge and on account of his service his dues were remitted many years. He held certification in the Blue Lodge and Chapter for years and instructed many Masons.
The funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock this morning at the home of his daughter on Graham Street and will be conducted by Rev. W.D. Mountcastle of Paris, assisted by Rev. M.L. Hamilton of Sulphur Springs, his former pastor. The burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery by the side of his wife, who died five years ago.
Private, Hill's Lamar Cavalry.
He was the son of Robert Bell and Malinda Scott Bell.
On January 9, 1861 as William Bell, he married Sarah L. Pastuer at Red River, Texas.
Per the 1900 Census for Honey Grove, Texas, they were the parents of five children with four living including Harriet Bell Poole born about 1869.
The Paris News Friday, July 15, 1921
Captain William Bell, a pioneer resident of Lamar County, died at 3 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F.D. Mallory on Graham Street. He was confined to bed for four years, but did not suffer from sickness, his death having been due to old age. He quietly and peacefully laid down his earthly burden and yielded his body to the God who gave it.
He was one of the oldest, if not the oldest settler of Lamar County at the time of his death. He was ninety years of age on the 13th day of last February. He became a citizen of Paris in 1846 and was a citizen of Lamar and Fannin Counties almost continuously from that time. At the time of his death he was perhaps one of the widest and best known men in the county.
He was very entertaining in conversation and his companionship was much enjoyed by those who had the good fortune to be thrown with him. He was a Confederate veteran and represented Lamar County in the legislature in 1879. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1831 and when a child he moved with his parents to Alabama. When only eight years old, the family moved to Nacogdoches County where both of his parents died, leaving him an orphan at the age of 11 years to fight the battle of life alone. Refusing to be apprenticed to an aunt, he ran away and began carrying mail from Monroe, Louisiana to Minden, Louisiana, a trip of 100 miles. For his services he was allowed the munificent salary of $6 per month. By close application he succeeded in holding down the job three years. He went to work in 1846 in Paris when it was known as Pinhook for Dr. S.E. Clement in his drug store and post office. He managed to save enough money to permit him to attend school at the old McKenzie College in Red River County.
The gold excitement of the 1850s found him in California. He and some of his friends gathered up a large bunch of cattle and drove them through to California. They started from Gainsville and drove across the plains. They lost a great many on the way out there, stolen by Mexicans when they camped at night and they had a great deal of trouble with Mexicans and Indians. He remained two years in California and raised hogs and stock. He sold out this stock for $3,000 and brought home his money in $20 gold pieces in a buckskin vest worn next to his body. When he returned to Lamar County after two years spent in California he settled on a farm three miles south of the present site of Petty, which farm he continued to own until a few years ago.
He married Sarah Lord VanWey whom he met in Nacogdoches County and they moved shortly afterward to the farm near the present site of Petty. There they raised a family of five children, only two of whom now survive him, Mrs. F.D. Mallory, with whom he was living when he died, and R.R. Bell, an attorney of Oklahoma City. In 1880 he moved with his family to Honey Grove to afford the children the advantages of the Honey Grove High School, then conducted by Rev. J.W. Clark, a close friend of the family and one of the foremost educators of North Texas.
The children all having married, he and his faithful wife returned to Paris, where they spent their declining years with their second daughter, Mrs. Mallory. The other two daughters, Mrs. J.F. Campbell of Paris and Mrs. J.J. Poole of Muskogee, Oklahoma, died before their parents and an elder son died at the age of 20.
The death of Captain Bell recalls the saying, the old order changeth, yielding place to new. The old pioneers of sturdy character and courageous devotion to duty are fast treking their way over the Western hills. Captain Bell cared little for this world's wealth. His trust in his fellowman resulted in his being compelled to pay money security debts, but he never shirked a duty, nor paid less than 100 cents on the dollar. Among those who knew him it was never necessary to interview him to find how he stood on any great moral question. He always spoke up in meeting and was always on the side of morality. The world is better for his having lived in it. He was personally acquainted with General Sam Houston, having lived near him in Nacogdoches County. He asked him once why he left his wife and resigned the governorship of Tennessee, to which General Houston replied that, Time and the tide would reveal all things.
He was the oldest Mason in Lamar County at the time of his death, having been a member 45 years. He was Past Master of Honey Grove Lodge many years and Past High Priest of Honey Grove Chapter. He always attended the meetings of the Grand Lodge and on account of his service his dues were remitted many years. He held certification in the Blue Lodge and Chapter for years and instructed many Masons.
The funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock this morning at the home of his daughter on Graham Street and will be conducted by Rev. W.D. Mountcastle of Paris, assisted by Rev. M.L. Hamilton of Sulphur Springs, his former pastor. The burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery by the side of his wife, who died five years ago.
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