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Dr. George Mathias BELL

Male 1848 - 1910  (61 years)


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  • Name George Mathias BELL 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born 9 Sep 1848  Milton, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Aug 1910  Benton Harbor, Berrien Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Aged 61y 10m 27d.
    Buried Crystal Springs Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I893  Richard Patterson NJ & ON
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2019 

    Father Joseph BELL
              b. 12 Aug 1814, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 12 Jun 1887, Benton Harbor, Berrien Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Green TEETZEL, .I
              b. 1822, Palermo, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1895, Benton Harbor, Berrien Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • in May 1876 Geo. M Bell married Anna Nichols, daughter of Anna & Edgar Nichols of NY. Anna was born San Antonia Texas.

      One son, John Bell.

      * Biography George M Bell
      George M Bell, M.D. practicing along modern scientific lines in Benton Harbor, was born Milton, Halton Co., Province of Ontario, Sep 9, 1848, parents: Joseph & Mary Teetzel Bell. At the age of 15 years he came to Berrien County, Michigan. Reading medicine under the direction & in the office of his brother Dr. John Bell, Benton Harbor. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1866 - 1870. General practitioner, special attention to the disease of children. Surgeon Big Four Railroad Co. for 15 y. & Board of pension examiners since 1886. Surgeon to BH & St. Joseph.
      In May 1876 Dr. Bell married Miss Ann Nichols, daughter of Anna & Edgar Nichols, formerly of NY. Mrs. Bell was born San Antonio, Texas.
      Ref: A Twentieth Century History of Berrien County, Michigan by Orville W. Coolidge, 1906. page 956.

      * George Mathias Bell, Summary:
      Dr. Bell represents both English & German blood. His father Joseph Bell, came from England & settled in Halton Co., Ontario - died in 1887.
      His Mother Mary Green Teetzel was of German descent & died 1896 at BH. The family moved to Se. Joseph in 1862.
      Dr. Bell entered the drug store of Gates & Bell inn BH, where for 4 years he did the work of both clerk & student during the summers months & University during the winter, graduated 1870.
      As an all around, enterprising citizen, Dr. Bell was one of the 3 who built the beautiful opera house (known as the Bell Opera House) at Benton Harbor, costing about $30,00, seating 1,500. Politically, Dr. Bell is an independent.
      Geo. Bell married May 15, 1876 to Anna Nichols, daughter of Edgar Nichols of BH.
      One son, John Bell, Jr, first sergeant in Company I, 33 Michigan Infantry, Spanish-American war & saw service in Cuba.

      (Photo of Dr. Geo. Bell is blacked out in this particular edition. - PJA)
      Ref: Michigan Country Histories & Atlases, Men of progress: embracing biographical sketches of representative Michigan men. 1900. - - -