Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Bell, William 
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Author: Past & Present, 1907

William Bell, a man of upright life and high principles, who follows the 
occupation of farming in Channahon township, was born in the north of Ireland, 
on the 27th of April, 1839. He is the only one living of the four children of 
William Bell. His father, who was born in February, 1808, died in March, 1898, 
while the mother, also a native of Ireland, was born April 28, 1808, and died 
in January, 1900. In the year 1847 they crossed the Atlantic to the new world, 
settling in Canada and after the removal of their son William to Illinois they 
came to Will county, where they remained for three years. They then returned 
to Canada, where their remaining days were passed. William Bell was only eight 
years of age when he left the Emerald isle and came with his parents to 
America. He was reared in Canada, where he remained until 1868, when he came 
to this county. He was married on the 17th of January, of the same year, the 
lady of his choice being Miss May Latimer, who was born in Canada, November 
22, 1845, a daughter of Henry and Mary Ann Latimer, nee Loney. In their family 
were ten children, of whom eight are still living: Mrs. Jane Stanley, of 
Canada; Sander, also of Canada; George, who is living in Texas; Millie, of 
Canada; William, who is in Victoria, British Columbia; Fred and Fannie, also 
of Canada. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Bell has been blessed with ten children, 
of whom six are living: Fannie, who is teaching in the schools of Joliet; G. 
Ervin, in Chicago; Milton, who is attending college; Oliver, Leslie and Marie, 
at home. Although Mr. Bell received but limited educational privileges, he 
resolved that his children should not feel the same lack and has provided them 
with excellent opportunities, which they have improved. Mr. Bell owns two 
hundred and thirty-eight acres of land, of which eighty acres lies in Grundy 
county, while the remainder is on section 18, Channahon township, Will county. 
His farm is well improved, and he carefully cultivates the fields, following 
advanced methods of farming so that the best results are secured. He owes his 
success to his own efforts and is now accounted one of the substantial farmers 
of the county. He votes the temperance ticket and favors all the interests and 
movements which will uplift and benefit man. 

Additional Comments:
Past and Present of Will County, Illinois, by W. W. Stevens, President of the 
Will County Pioneers Association. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1907.

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