Birth Place: Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Parents: Thomas Bell and Ann Davidson Davidson
Arrival: 26 Sep 1853, Jacob Gates Co.

Spouse: Ada Cemantha Hemenway
Marriage Date: 08 Nov 1861
Marriage Place: Salt Lake City, Utah
Spouse's Parents: Luther Singleton and Elvira Day Hemenway
Spouse's Birth Date: 13 Sep 1842
Spouse's Birth Place: Cheshire, Northampton, England
Spouse's Death Date: 12 Oct 1895
Spouse's Death Place: Logan, Utah

Married 2nd: Janet Jean Reid McNeil Date 10 Jun 1880 , Salt Lake City, Utah Born: 14 Mar 1861 , Logan, Cache, Utah Parents: Thomas and Janet Reid McNeil Died: 12 Mar 1909 , Logan, Utah

Married 3rd: Margaret McNeil Date: 20 Mar 1895

Robert , being the oldest son of Thomas and Ann , joined the Church when his parents did in 1852 . He was 13 years old at the time. His parents determined to emigrate to the Valley but waited until after the birth of their sixth child. Robert 's maternal grandfather, David Davidson , traveled with his only child's family. He did not survive the difficult trip but died and was buried on the plains of Wyoming . Upon their arrival in the valley, they lived in Salt Lake until 1860 . Their home was similar to others of the time, a one-room log cabin located where the D & R G depot was later built. Robert learned the shoemaker's trade from his father in Scotland . President Young asked him to take charge of the shoeshop in the tithing office, and he continued to teach others the shoemaking trade. When Johnston 's Army came to the valley, Robert and his brother, David , stayed with the militia and later went to Echo Canyon . In 1859 , Robert and David went to Cache Valley and built a log home for their family. He became a farmer and taught his sons to be good farmers by buying farmland. As his sons grew older he "put them on the farms," to work and develop them. Robert was a bishop for 27 years. He was a trustee on the school board and remained active in the church and community all his life.

Children of 1st wife: Herbert Singleton , b. 22 Oct 1863 , Logan, Utah . Md. 26 Feb 1890 , Mary Isabelle Littlefair . D. 11 Feb 1941 . Elvira Day , b. 14 Jan 1866 , Logan, Utah . Md. 2 Oct 1884 , Henry William Ballard . D. 2 Sep 1951 . Annie , b. 18 Jun 1868 , Logan, Utah . Md. 15 Mar 1893 , Julius Charles Wahlen . D. 1 Oct 1952 . Ada Cemantha , b. 23 Mar 1871 , Logan, Utah . Mc 7 Jan 1891 , John Ephraim Dahle . D. 15 Mar 1950 . Amy Diantha , b. 3 Oct 1873 , Logan, Utah . Md. 13 Mar 1895 , Lee Preston . D. 16 Jun 1960 . Robert , b. 21 Jul 1876 , Logan, Utah . Md. 28 Apr 1897 , Margaret Swift . D. 1 Apr 1958 . John (twin), b. 9 Mar 1879 , Logan, Utah . D. 10 Jul 1879 . Isabelle (twin), b. 9 Mar 1879 , Logan, Utah . D. 9 Jul 1879 , Logan . Jessie Exile , b. 1 Aug 1880 , Logan, Utah . Md. 30 Mar 1905 , Frederick Gibbons . D. 14 Dec 1948 .

Children of 2nd wife: Thomas McNeil , b. 16 May 1881 , Logan, Utah . D. 20 Oct 1905 . Joseph Reid , b. 7 Apr 1883 , Logan, Utah . Md. 13 Feb 1913 , Lillie Dell Chapman . D. 25 Jul 1968 . George William , b. 24 Nov 1885 , Logan, Utah . D. 2 Jul 1902 . Janet Exile , b. 1 Sep 1890 , Hyde Park, Cache, Utah . Md. 6 Sep 1911 , Francis Wayne Shurtliff . D. 7 Oct 1971 . Edna Mae , b. 21 May 1894 , Franklin, Franklin, Idaho.

written by Joseph Reed