James was the son of Thomas Bell and Mary Jane Burch. He married Mary Jones on 22 DEC 1870 in Iowa. They were the parents of Eva, John, William, Essie, and Charles.
April 29, 1921 - Storm Lake Pilot Tribune - But few hours of life were vouchsafed to J.S. Bell after he returned from California, for he arrived on Saturday morning and at ten o'clock that night, April 23, 1921, he passed away at the family home on Geneseo street.
He wanted to live to get home again and this wish was gratified. When he was taken from the train that morning, he was unconscious, but about the middle of the day he became entirely rational, and calling the members of his family about him. He recognized them all, prayed to Almighty God with his pastor, Rev. Herbert Clegg, and shortly after lapsed into unconsciousness and died quietly, strong in his faith, "sustained and soothed by an unfaltering trust."
Several months ago Mr. Bell began to lose his vigor and strength. It was believed that possibly his teeth might have something to do with his condition and they were removed but no good came from it. In the fall, it was believed that a winter in California would rejuvenate him and with Mrs. Bell, his son John C., and family, he motored to California, but he did not gain and it became known that his malady was cancer of the liver.
When the son and his family left California a month ago it was known that his condition was unsatisfactory and when he became worse, Mrs. Bell and John Jones, a brother-in-law, started home with him. John went to meet them, reaching Las Vegas, N.M., and made the remainder of the trip home with them. They all knew that the end was near, but he was spared to reach his own home before death claimed him.
James Sherwood Bell was the eldest of twelve children born to Thomas and Mary Jane Burch Bell, and he was born on September 12, 1845, in Meters county, Ohio, where he continued to live until his parents came to Scott county, Iowa, when he was eleven years of age. He lived on farms in that county and near Muscatine with his parents and in that part at the state he was united in with Miss Mary Jones on December 22, 1870.
They continued to reside there until 1882, when they moved to Diamond township, Cherokee county, where Mr. Bell had purchased a farm and where industry and good judgment brought their financial rewards to him and he prospered. He lived there for eleven years when the family moved to this city which has since been their home. During the years he added materially to his land holdings, purchasing land in Washington and Elk townships in this county and at different points in Minnesota and when he died he had amassed a most comfortable fortune.
Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bell, two of whom, Charles and Essie, died many years ago. The living are Mrs Eva Willcutt and John C. Bell of this city and Harvey Bell of Cumberland, Iowa. Mrs. Bell, his devoted wife, is also left to mourn, together with one brother and three sisters: T.H. Bell of Walnut Grove, Minn., Mrs. Bertha Vernard of Hawarden, Mrs. Luella Russell of Cushing, Mrs. Carrie Anspach of Patterson, Cal., and Mrs. Nancy J. McClintock of Spokane, Wash.
The deceased had long been active and useful In the Methodist episcopal church. For years be was superintendent of the Sunday school In Diamond township, and after coming to this city, he served for nineteen years superintendent of the Sunday school. It was during his tenure of that office that the local school became famous nationally for its gifts to missions and he was always an exceedingly liberal contributor to the fund. Interment was made in the Storm Lake cemetery.
Relatives and friends from out of town who were present for the funeral include: Mr and Mrs J.H. Bell of Walnut Grove, Minn; Mr. and Mrs. Merle J. Bell of Walnut Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bell of the same place; Burch Bell of Ellsworth, Minn.; W.H. Mummert of Walnut Grove, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. G.L. Vernard and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Vernard of Hawarden, Mr. and Mrs. James Baxter of Galva, Mr. and Mrs. O.L. Russell of Cushing, Sherwood Bell of Ames, Mrs. Mary Lyons and daughter, Stella Miler of Lincoln, Neb., John Jones of Glendale, Cal., Charles Bell of Rennett, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Haywood of Quimby, Mrs. J.A. Preston of Battle Creek, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Bell of Cumberland, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lindsey of Aurelia, Mr. and Mrs S.M. Boylan of Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. William Hickey, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hickey and Mrs. Sarah Hickey at Aurelia, Mr. and Mrs. S. Noll and Mrs. Martha Vernard of Ida Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Clapsaddle of Galva, Mrs Adam Noll of Walnut Grove, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. John Gray of Schaller, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Noll of Spencer, Guy Willcutt of Bennett, Iowa, Mrs. Louis Hostler of Sutherland and others.
This newspaper bows with the entire community in sorrow over the death of this good man and extends sympathy to the family.
April 28, 1921 - Hawarden Independent - Mrs. G.L. Venard received the sad news Sunday that her brother, J.S. Bell of Storm Lake, had died the night before. Mrs. Venard left that day to attend the funeral and Mr. Venard who was at LeMars when the message was received, left Monday.
April 29, 1921 - Storm Lake Pilot Tribune - But few hours of life were vouchsafed to J.S. Bell after he returned from California, for he arrived on Saturday morning and at ten o'clock that night, April 23, 1921, he passed away at the family home on Geneseo street.
He wanted to live to get home again and this wish was gratified. When he was taken from the train that morning, he was unconscious, but about the middle of the day he became entirely rational, and calling the members of his family about him. He recognized them all, prayed to Almighty God with his pastor, Rev. Herbert Clegg, and shortly after lapsed into unconsciousness and died quietly, strong in his faith, "sustained and soothed by an unfaltering trust."
Several months ago Mr. Bell began to lose his vigor and strength. It was believed that possibly his teeth might have something to do with his condition and they were removed but no good came from it. In the fall, it was believed that a winter in California would rejuvenate him and with Mrs. Bell, his son John C., and family, he motored to California, but he did not gain and it became known that his malady was cancer of the liver.
When the son and his family left California a month ago it was known that his condition was unsatisfactory and when he became worse, Mrs. Bell and John Jones, a brother-in-law, started home with him. John went to meet them, reaching Las Vegas, N.M., and made the remainder of the trip home with them. They all knew that the end was near, but he was spared to reach his own home before death claimed him.
James Sherwood Bell was the eldest of twelve children born to Thomas and Mary Jane Burch Bell, and he was born on September 12, 1845, in Meters county, Ohio, where he continued to live until his parents came to Scott county, Iowa, when he was eleven years of age. He lived on farms in that county and near Muscatine with his parents and in that part at the state he was united in with Miss Mary Jones on December 22, 1870.
They continued to reside there until 1882, when they moved to Diamond township, Cherokee county, where Mr. Bell had purchased a farm and where industry and good judgment brought their financial rewards to him and he prospered. He lived there for eleven years when the family moved to this city which has since been their home. During the years he added materially to his land holdings, purchasing land in Washington and Elk townships in this county and at different points in Minnesota and when he died he had amassed a most comfortable fortune.
Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bell, two of whom, Charles and Essie, died many years ago. The living are Mrs Eva Willcutt and John C. Bell of this city and Harvey Bell of Cumberland, Iowa. Mrs. Bell, his devoted wife, is also left to mourn, together with one brother and three sisters: T.H. Bell of Walnut Grove, Minn., Mrs. Bertha Vernard of Hawarden, Mrs. Luella Russell of Cushing, Mrs. Carrie Anspach of Patterson, Cal., and Mrs. Nancy J. McClintock of Spokane, Wash.
The deceased had long been active and useful In the Methodist episcopal church. For years be was superintendent of the Sunday school In Diamond township, and after coming to this city, he served for nineteen years superintendent of the Sunday school. It was during his tenure of that office that the local school became famous nationally for its gifts to missions and he was always an exceedingly liberal contributor to the fund. Interment was made in the Storm Lake cemetery.
Relatives and friends from out of town who were present for the funeral include: Mr and Mrs J.H. Bell of Walnut Grove, Minn; Mr. and Mrs. Merle J. Bell of Walnut Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bell of the same place; Burch Bell of Ellsworth, Minn.; W.H. Mummert of Walnut Grove, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. G.L. Vernard and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Vernard of Hawarden, Mr. and Mrs. James Baxter of Galva, Mr. and Mrs. O.L. Russell of Cushing, Sherwood Bell of Ames, Mrs. Mary Lyons and daughter, Stella Miler of Lincoln, Neb., John Jones of Glendale, Cal., Charles Bell of Rennett, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Haywood of Quimby, Mrs. J.A. Preston of Battle Creek, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Bell of Cumberland, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lindsey of Aurelia, Mr. and Mrs S.M. Boylan of Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. William Hickey, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hickey and Mrs. Sarah Hickey at Aurelia, Mr. and Mrs. S. Noll and Mrs. Martha Vernard of Ida Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Clapsaddle of Galva, Mrs Adam Noll of Walnut Grove, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. John Gray of Schaller, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Noll of Spencer, Guy Willcutt of Bennett, Iowa, Mrs. Louis Hostler of Sutherland and others.
This newspaper bows with the entire community in sorrow over the death of this good man and extends sympathy to the family.
April 28, 1921 - Hawarden Independent - Mrs. G.L. Venard received the sad news Sunday that her brother, J.S. Bell of Storm Lake, had died the night before. Mrs. Venard left that day to attend the funeral and Mr. Venard who was at LeMars when the message was received, left Monday.
James was the son of Thomas Bell and Mary Jane Burch. He married Mary Jones on 22 DEC 1870 in Iowa. They were the parents of Eva, John, William, Essie, and Charles.
April 29, 1921 - Storm Lake Pilot Tribune - But few hours of life were vouchsafed to J.S. Bell after he returned from California, for he arrived on Saturday morning and at ten o'clock that night, April 23, 1921, he passed away at the family home on Geneseo street.
He wanted to live to get home again and this wish was gratified. When he was taken from the train that morning, he was unconscious, but about the middle of the day he became entirely rational, and calling the members of his family about him. He recognized them all, prayed to Almighty God with his pastor, Rev. Herbert Clegg, and shortly after lapsed into unconsciousness and died quietly, strong in his faith, "sustained and soothed by an unfaltering trust."
Several months ago Mr. Bell began to lose his vigor and strength. It was believed that possibly his teeth might have something to do with his condition and they were removed but no good came from it. In the fall, it was believed that a winter in California would rejuvenate him and with Mrs. Bell, his son John C., and family, he motored to California, but he did not gain and it became known that his malady was cancer of the liver.
When the son and his family left California a month ago it was known that his condition was unsatisfactory and when he became worse, Mrs. Bell and John Jones, a brother-in-law, started home with him. John went to meet them, reaching Las Vegas, N.M., and made the remainder of the trip home with them. They all knew that the end was near, but he was spared to reach his own home before death claimed him.
James Sherwood Bell was the eldest of twelve children born to Thomas and Mary Jane Burch Bell, and he was born on September 12, 1845, in Meters county, Ohio, where he continued to live until his parents came to Scott county, Iowa, when he was eleven years of age. He lived on farms in that county and near Muscatine with his parents and in that part at the state he was united in with Miss Mary Jones on December 22, 1870.
They continued to reside there until 1882, when they moved to Diamond township, Cherokee county, where Mr. Bell had purchased a farm and where industry and good judgment brought their financial rewards to him and he prospered. He lived there for eleven years when the family moved to this city which has since been their home. During the years he added materially to his land holdings, purchasing land in Washington and Elk townships in this county and at different points in Minnesota and when he died he had amassed a most comfortable fortune.
Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bell, two of whom, Charles and Essie, died many years ago. The living are Mrs Eva Willcutt and John C. Bell of this city and Harvey Bell of Cumberland, Iowa. Mrs. Bell, his devoted wife, is also left to mourn, together with one brother and three sisters: T.H. Bell of Walnut Grove, Minn., Mrs. Bertha Vernard of Hawarden, Mrs. Luella Russell of Cushing, Mrs. Carrie Anspach of Patterson, Cal., and Mrs. Nancy J. McClintock of Spokane, Wash.
The deceased had long been active and useful In the Methodist episcopal church. For years be was superintendent of the Sunday school In Diamond township, and after coming to this city, he served for nineteen years superintendent of the Sunday school. It was during his tenure of that office that the local school became famous nationally for its gifts to missions and he was always an exceedingly liberal contributor to the fund. Interment was made in the Storm Lake cemetery.
Relatives and friends from out of town who were present for the funeral include: Mr and Mrs J.H. Bell of Walnut Grove, Minn; Mr. and Mrs. Merle J. Bell of Walnut Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bell of the same place; Burch Bell of Ellsworth, Minn.; W.H. Mummert of Walnut Grove, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. G.L. Vernard and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Vernard of Hawarden, Mr. and Mrs. James Baxter of Galva, Mr. and Mrs. O.L. Russell of Cushing, Sherwood Bell of Ames, Mrs. Mary Lyons and daughter, Stella Miler of Lincoln, Neb., John Jones of Glendale, Cal., Charles Bell of Rennett, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Haywood of Quimby, Mrs. J.A. Preston of Battle Creek, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Bell of Cumberland, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lindsey of Aurelia, Mr. and Mrs S.M. Boylan of Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. William Hickey, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hickey and Mrs. Sarah Hickey at Aurelia, Mr. and Mrs. S. Noll and Mrs. Martha Vernard of Ida Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Clapsaddle of Galva, Mrs Adam Noll of Walnut Grove, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. John Gray of Schaller, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Noll of Spencer, Guy Willcutt of Bennett, Iowa, Mrs. Louis Hostler of Sutherland and others.
This newspaper bows with the entire community in sorrow over the death of this good man and extends sympathy to the family.
April 28, 1921 - Hawarden Independent - Mrs. G.L. Venard received the sad news Sunday that her brother, J.S. Bell of Storm Lake, had died the night before. Mrs. Venard left that day to attend the funeral and Mr. Venard who was at LeMars when the message was received, left Monday.
April 29, 1921 - Storm Lake Pilot Tribune - But few hours of life were vouchsafed to J.S. Bell after he returned from California, for he arrived on Saturday morning and at ten o'clock that night, April 23, 1921, he passed away at the family home on Geneseo street.
He wanted to live to get home again and this wish was gratified. When he was taken from the train that morning, he was unconscious, but about the middle of the day he became entirely rational, and calling the members of his family about him. He recognized them all, prayed to Almighty God with his pastor, Rev. Herbert Clegg, and shortly after lapsed into unconsciousness and died quietly, strong in his faith, "sustained and soothed by an unfaltering trust."
Several months ago Mr. Bell began to lose his vigor and strength. It was believed that possibly his teeth might have something to do with his condition and they were removed but no good came from it. In the fall, it was believed that a winter in California would rejuvenate him and with Mrs. Bell, his son John C., and family, he motored to California, but he did not gain and it became known that his malady was cancer of the liver.
When the son and his family left California a month ago it was known that his condition was unsatisfactory and when he became worse, Mrs. Bell and John Jones, a brother-in-law, started home with him. John went to meet them, reaching Las Vegas, N.M., and made the remainder of the trip home with them. They all knew that the end was near, but he was spared to reach his own home before death claimed him.
James Sherwood Bell was the eldest of twelve children born to Thomas and Mary Jane Burch Bell, and he was born on September 12, 1845, in Meters county, Ohio, where he continued to live until his parents came to Scott county, Iowa, when he was eleven years of age. He lived on farms in that county and near Muscatine with his parents and in that part at the state he was united in with Miss Mary Jones on December 22, 1870.
They continued to reside there until 1882, when they moved to Diamond township, Cherokee county, where Mr. Bell had purchased a farm and where industry and good judgment brought their financial rewards to him and he prospered. He lived there for eleven years when the family moved to this city which has since been their home. During the years he added materially to his land holdings, purchasing land in Washington and Elk townships in this county and at different points in Minnesota and when he died he had amassed a most comfortable fortune.
Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bell, two of whom, Charles and Essie, died many years ago. The living are Mrs Eva Willcutt and John C. Bell of this city and Harvey Bell of Cumberland, Iowa. Mrs. Bell, his devoted wife, is also left to mourn, together with one brother and three sisters: T.H. Bell of Walnut Grove, Minn., Mrs. Bertha Vernard of Hawarden, Mrs. Luella Russell of Cushing, Mrs. Carrie Anspach of Patterson, Cal., and Mrs. Nancy J. McClintock of Spokane, Wash.
The deceased had long been active and useful In the Methodist episcopal church. For years be was superintendent of the Sunday school In Diamond township, and after coming to this city, he served for nineteen years superintendent of the Sunday school. It was during his tenure of that office that the local school became famous nationally for its gifts to missions and he was always an exceedingly liberal contributor to the fund. Interment was made in the Storm Lake cemetery.
Relatives and friends from out of town who were present for the funeral include: Mr and Mrs J.H. Bell of Walnut Grove, Minn; Mr. and Mrs. Merle J. Bell of Walnut Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bell of the same place; Burch Bell of Ellsworth, Minn.; W.H. Mummert of Walnut Grove, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. G.L. Vernard and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Vernard of Hawarden, Mr. and Mrs. James Baxter of Galva, Mr. and Mrs. O.L. Russell of Cushing, Sherwood Bell of Ames, Mrs. Mary Lyons and daughter, Stella Miler of Lincoln, Neb., John Jones of Glendale, Cal., Charles Bell of Rennett, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Haywood of Quimby, Mrs. J.A. Preston of Battle Creek, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Bell of Cumberland, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lindsey of Aurelia, Mr. and Mrs S.M. Boylan of Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. William Hickey, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hickey and Mrs. Sarah Hickey at Aurelia, Mr. and Mrs. S. Noll and Mrs. Martha Vernard of Ida Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Clapsaddle of Galva, Mrs Adam Noll of Walnut Grove, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. John Gray of Schaller, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Noll of Spencer, Guy Willcutt of Bennett, Iowa, Mrs. Louis Hostler of Sutherland and others.
This newspaper bows with the entire community in sorrow over the death of this good man and extends sympathy to the family.
April 28, 1921 - Hawarden Independent - Mrs. G.L. Venard received the sad news Sunday that her brother, J.S. Bell of Storm Lake, had died the night before. Mrs. Venard left that day to attend the funeral and Mr. Venard who was at LeMars when the message was received, left Monday.
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