Newton Co., IN Biography


Newton County, Beaver Township.  From A Standard History of Jasper and 
Newton Counties, 1915, Vol. II, p. 749.

   CHARLES W. BELL has lived a career that entitled him to a place of 
honor and respect among the citizens of Newton County, and on his 
home farm in Beaver Township he enjoys all those comforts and con-
veniences which it is the ambition of every energetic farmer to attain.
   A native of Newton County, he was born February 10, 1859, a son of 
John and Betsy E. (Armstrong) Bell.  His father was a native of Virginia
and his mother of Ohio.  John Bell in early life lived for several years
on a farm in Warren County, Indiana, then removed to Iroquois County, 
Illinois, and in that locality he married and from that state he 
enlisted in 1861 for service in the Union army.  He was a loyal soldier 
and followed the flag over many southern battlefields for three years.
After his honorable discharge he returned to Illinois, resumed his 
business as a farmer, and from that state came to Newton County.  He 
bought a farm in Beaver Township and was successfully identified with
its management until his death.  He was in every sense an upright and 
conscientious Christian, an active member of the Baptist Church, and 
was a strong and steadfast republican in his citizenship.
   In a family of nine children, five of whom are still living, Charles
W. Bell was the fifth in age.  He was reared on his father's farm, and 
after reaching manhood found in farming the most congenial and profitable
pursuit.
   October 7, 1906, Mr. Bell wedded Miss Magnolia Horton, the daughter
of Peter and Lucinda (Padgett) Horton.  His father was a native of 
South Carolina and came to Newton County about 1875, locating on a farm
about five miles northwest of Kentland.  Mrs. Bell was born in DuBois
County, Indiana, April 2, 1862, and she was a little maiden when she 
first saw Newton County and this has been her home most of the years
since.  Mr. Bell is an ardent republican and the church of their choice
is the Baptist.

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