Hon. Elmer E. Bell and Lizzie Byles

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Husband Hon. Elmer E. Bell ¹

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           Born: 12 Mar 1862 - Mercer Co, PA 1
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         Father: Amzi Bell (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Eliza Stewart (      -      ) 1

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Wife Lizzie Byles ²

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         Father: Dr. Cornelius A. Byles (      -      ) 2 3 4
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General Notes: Husband - Hon. Elmer E. Bell

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He spent his boyhood and early youth assisting his father in farming the lands he rented at different points. There were six children to rear and educate and the parents were able to give them no bet­ter advantages than those afforded by the country schools. In 1896 he was appointed county detective by District Attorney Christley, and he continued in that office until 1899. He then entered the employ of the glass company at Butler and had charge of the power plant until 1902. He was then connected with the Davis Lead Company in the capacity of engineer for two years, after which he returned to the glass company and remained in that con­nection until 1906, when he was elected to the office of Mayor of Butler. He was the candidate on the Republican ticket and was elected by a majority of 303 votes over his opponent, John W. Vogel. Both he and his wife were mem­bers of the Second Presbyterian Church. He was reared in that faith by parents who were noted for their zeal and piety. His fraternal connections united him with the Woodmen and the Maccabees.

1 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 954.

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 957.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 539.

4 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 713.