Wiliam Bell was born in Washington County, Illinois, on the twenty-seventh day of July, 1858, the son of Ambrose Bell, who came to Texas in 1875, and settled near Manor, where he engaged in farming for many years. William Bell was educated in the schools of Illinois, coming to Texas with his father at the age of seventeen years. For the five years following, he operated a farm near Manor, adjoining his father's farm, but his health failed at the end of that time and he moved to Manor where he spent fifteen years. He then went to Lampasas, and entered the sheep raising industry, remaining there three years. He then returned to Manor, his death occurring there several years later. During the course of his career, he acquired much farming land, and became one of the large land owners of Manor, holding some of the most fertile land in this section. This land is still owned by Mrs. Bell, who now makes her home in Austin, at 608 Texas Avenue.
Mr. Bell was married at Manor, Texas, on the seventeenth day of November, 1878, to Miss Sara Elizabeth Howell, a daughter of J. O. Howell, who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War, came to Texas in 1877, and settled near Manor, where he had farming interests. Mr. and Mrs. Bell had one child, Alva Arthur, who died November 23, 1901, at the age of nineteen years. Mr. Bell was a member of the Baptist Church and a Woodman of the World. A man of genial nature, sympathetic, kindly, and charitable, his death, which occurred on the twenty-seventh of December, 1916, was a deep felt loss to his many friends, and he has been greatly missed by those who knew and loved him.
Wiliam Bell was born in Washington County, Illinois, on the twenty-seventh day of July, 1858, the son of Ambrose Bell, who came to Texas in 1875, and settled near Manor, where he engaged in farming for many years. William Bell was educated in the schools of Illinois, coming to Texas with his father at the age of seventeen years. For the five years following, he operated a farm near Manor, adjoining his father's farm, but his health failed at the end of that time and he moved to Manor where he spent fifteen years. He then went to Lampasas, and entered the sheep raising industry, remaining there three years. He then returned to Manor, his death occurring there several years later. During the course of his career, he acquired much farming land, and became one of the large land owners of Manor, holding some of the most fertile land in this section. This land is still owned by Mrs. Bell, who now makes her home in Austin, at 608 Texas Avenue.
Mr. Bell was married at Manor, Texas, on the seventeenth day of November, 1878, to Miss Sara Elizabeth Howell, a daughter of J. O. Howell, who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War, came to Texas in 1877, and settled near Manor, where he had farming interests. Mr. and Mrs. Bell had one child, Alva Arthur, who died November 23, 1901, at the age of nineteen years. Mr. Bell was a member of the Baptist Church and a Woodman of the World. A man of genial nature, sympathetic, kindly, and charitable, his death, which occurred on the twenty-seventh of December, 1916, was a deep felt loss to his many friends, and he has been greatly missed by those who knew and loved him.
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