Biographical Sketch of Andrew J. Bell, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Andrew J. Bell was born in Franklin County, Mo., October 24, 1829, and is the fifth in the family of twelve children of William and Polly (Armstrong) Bell, natives of Missouri. He was reared on a farm, his educational advantages being limited, and at the age of twenty began doing for himself, and in 1850, with only money enough to reach his destination, emigrated to California, where he worked in the gold mines, accumulated considerable means and traded some in stock. In 1858 he returned to his native home, in Franklin County, Mo., with about $2,500, and settled on a farm. He married Sarah V., daughter of Andrew McAllister, and of the twelve children born to their union ten are living, viz.: Elizabeth F., Andrew L., Francis E., James W., Cora B., Bertha A., Allen E., William J., Beverly C. and an infant son. Mr. Bell owns 340 acres of improved land, well stocked, and has a pleasant home, where he is surrounded by an interesting family, who command the respect of the neighborhood. He does his part in assisting and main- taining the church and ministry and all laudable enterprises of the county. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================