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Susan Butler Bell

Birth	:	9 Mar 1826 Grand Isle County, Vermont, USA
Death	:	12 Jan 1917 Salem Center, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Block Cemetery, Salem Center, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6072006, -85.1397018
Description	:	Susan Butler, daughter of Mary (née Prentice) and Daniel Butler, was born in Grand Isle County, Vermont. The Butler family moved in 1838 to Steuben County, Indiana, where Daniel Butler entered land in Salem Township. Susan Butler and William Ellison were married on 21 January 1847 in Steuben County. The couple is known to have had two children: • William Fletcher Ellison (1848-1850) • Harriet Jane Ellison Freygang (1849-after 1885) William Ellison died on 18 February 1851. Susan Ellison and Robert Bell were married on 27 April 1854 in Steuben County. The couple had five children: Read More	Susan Butler, daughter of Mary (née Prentice) and Daniel Butler, was born in Grand Isle County, Vermont. The Butler family moved in 1838 to Steuben County, Indiana, where Daniel Butler entered land in Salem Township. Susan Butler and William Ellison were married on 21 January 1847 in Steuben County. The couple is known to have had two children: • William Fletcher Ellison (1848-1850) • Harriet Jane Ellison Freygang (1849-after 1885) William Ellison died on 18 February 1851. Susan Ellison and Robert Bell were married on 27 April 1854 in Steuben County. The couple had five children: • Daniel Bell (1855-1876) • Junius W. Bell (1857-1880) • Charles Sumner (1860-1947) • Robert M. Bell (1862-1945) • Susan F. Bell Weaver (1865-1946) Notes "Henry P. and Marvin B. Butler are sons of Daniel Butler, one of the first settlers of Salem Township. Daniel Butler was born in Grand Isle County, Vt., Nov. 28, 1793. He married Mary Prentice, a native of the same section of country. A friend, Adolphus Town, had settled in Jackson Township, Steuben Co., Ind., and sending back favorable reports of the country, Mr. Butler determined to move West and make a home for his family. In the early part of June, 1838, he left Vermont in company with his brothers, Loren and Jesse, and their families, and was four weeks on the route, going to Albany, N.Y., thence to Buffalo by the Erie Canal and by the lake to Toledo. He left his family at Toledo while he went into the interior and purchased ox-teams with which he conveyed his family to Steuben County, arriving in July. The three brothers purchased 500 acres on sections 5 and 8, Salem Township, on which they located and improved farms. Daniel's farm consisted of the east half of the southwest quarter of section 5, and the east half of the northwest quarter of section 8, and the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 8, containing 200 acres, where he lived until his death in 1847. His wife died in 1879. They had a family of five children—Susan, of Angola; Harriet, deceased; Harry P., Marvin B., and Helen M., wife of David Gillespie." (History of Steuben County, Indiana (Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co., 1885), p. 739.) "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3LJ-NL2 : accessed 28 Dec 2013), William Ellison and Susan Butler, 1847. 1850 U.S. Census, Salem Twp., Steuben Co., Indiana; dwelling 1049, family 1049, lines 11-13, p. 196 (printed), 30 Oct 1850. 11. William Elison, 28, farmer ($3,500), Ireland. 12. Susan -----, 25, Vt. 13. Harriet J. -----, 1, Ia [Indiana]. "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3LN-JWC : accessed 28 Dec 2013), Robert Bell and Susan Ellison, 1854. 1860 U.S. Census, Salem Twp., Steuben Co., Indiana; dwelling 545, family 559, lines 19-27, p. 75 (written), 26 Jun 1860. 19. Robert Bell, 57, farmer, Ohio. 20. Susan -----, 35, house keeper, Vermont. 21. David -----, 18, farm laborer, Indiana. 22. Louisa -----, 13, Indiana. 23. Mary -----, 11, Indiana. 24. Daniel -----, 5, Indiana. 25. Junius -----, 3, Indiana. 26. "Abraham" -----, 4/12, Indiana. [Charles?] 27. Thomas Allman, 22, laborer, Ohio. Susan Bell's daughter from her prior marriage, (Harriet) Jane Ellison, age 10, was enumerated in Salem Township in the household of Henry Butler, Susan's brother. 1870 U.S. Census, Salem Twp., Steuben Co., Indiana; dwelling 24, family 26, lines 5-13, p. 171B (printed), p. 4 (written), 6 Jul 1870. 5. Robert Bell, 67, farmer, Ohio. 6. ----- Susan, 43, keeping house, Vermont. 7. ----- Daniel, 15, farmer, Indiana. 8. ----- Junius, 13, Indiana. 9. ----- Charles, 11, Indiana. 10. ----- Robert, 8, Indiana. 11. ----- Susan, 4, Indiana. 12. Ira Richards, 17, farm laborer, Indiana. 13. Elizabeth Van Pelt, 15, dom. servant, Indiana. 1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 3, Salem Twp., Steuben Co., Indiana; dwelling 103, family 105, lines 1-5, p. 281 (printed), p. 11 (written), 9-10 Jun 1880. 1. Bell, "Susen," 54, widowed, keeping house & farming; born in Vermont, father in Vermont, mother in Canada. 2. ----- Charles S., 20, son, work at home, Indiana. 3. ----- Robert M., 18, son, work at home, Indiana. 4. ----- "Susen" F., 14, daugh., at school, Indiana. 5. ----- Abbe D., 4, grand daugh., Indiana. 1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 102, Pleasant Twp. (excluding Angola), Steuben Co., Indiana; dwelling 150, family 159, lines 58-59, p. 63B (printed), p. 7B (written), 14 Jun 1900. 57. Bell, Susan, head, Mar 1826, 74, widowed, 7 children (3 living); born in Vermont, father in Vermont, mother in Canada. 58. ----- Robert M., son, Feb 1862, 38 single; born in Indiana, father in Ohio, mother in Vermont; farm laborer. 59. ----- Elmo G., granddaughter, Mar 1895, 5, Indiana. A Methodist congregation was organized in Salem Township, Steuben County in 1839. Among the original members were: Robert and Maria Bell, and "Mrs. Susan Bell, who was then Miss Susan Butler." (Steuben Republican Newspaper, 19 Sep 1900 p. 1 col. 5.) "Susan Bell [obit.]," Steuben Republican Newspaper, 24 Jan 1917 p. 3 col. 5. "Mrs. Susan Bell, aged 91, a resident of northeastern Indiana for the past seventy-nine years, and one of the earliest pioneers of this section, died at the home of her sister [sic; daughter], Mrs. Susan Weaver, near Salem Center, in Steuben county, Friday evening [12 Jan 1917]. Death was the result of pneumonia, which she had contracted after a brief illness with a severe cold. Born in Vermont, she can to this part of the county at the age of 12 years, and had been a resident here ever since. Her death removes the last original member of the Butler family. Surviving are three children—Sumner Bell of near this city, Robert Bell of Richmond, and Mrs. Susan Weaver. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock in Salem Center. Interment in Block Cemetery." (Mrs. Susan Bell obit., Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Indiana, 14 Jan 1917, p. 21, col. 2.) Reviewed 1 June 2020.

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Susan Butler Bell death on 12 Jan 1917 in Salem Center, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
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Latitude: 41.6072006
Longitude: -85.1397018

Family Members:

Spouse

Robert Bell

(1803 - 1871)

Children

William Fletcher Ellison

(1847 - 1850)

(1855 - 1876)

(1857 - 1880)

(1862 - 1944)

(1865 - 1945)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Block Cemetery
Salem Center, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6072006, -85.1397018

2. Hollister Cemetery
Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5886002, -85.1205978

3. Trinity Cemetery
Salem Center, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5851950, -85.1106120

4. Flint Cemetery
Angola, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6458015, -85.1311035

5. Prince Of Peace Cemetery
Pleasant Lake, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5595894, -85.1495132

6. Mount Zion Cemetery
Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5950012, -85.0635986

7. Wright Cemetery
Hudson, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5619011, -85.1892014

8. Lake Bethel Cemetery
LaGrange, LaGrange County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6050220, -85.2246700

9. Crain Cemetery
Angola, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6210000, -85.0523000

10. East Springfield United Methodist Cemetery
LaGrange, LaGrange County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6408280, -85.2241020

11. Circle Cemetery
Hudson, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5382996, -85.0943985

12. Reed Cemetery
LaGrange County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5938988, -85.2435989

13. Mount Pisgah Cemetery
LaGrange, LaGrange County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5941620, -85.2438310

14. Jackson Prairie Cemetery
Orland, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6864014, -85.1710968

15. County Line Cemetery
Hudson, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5271988, -85.1100006

16. Prentiss Family Cemetery
LaGrange County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6241700, -85.2501700

17. Robinson Family Cemetery
Orland, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6927030, -85.1412750

18. Crockett Cemetery
Angola, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6375008, -85.0297012

19. Clark Matson Cemetery
Pleasant Lake, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5917015, -85.0177994

20. Lake Gage Cemetery
Angola, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6927986, -85.0927963

21. Brushy Chapel Cemetery
LaGrange, LaGrange County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6130981, -85.2722015

22. Pleasant Lake Cemetery
Pleasant Lake, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5752983, -85.0092010

23. Holy Family Memorial Garden
Angola, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6252620, -85.0032800

24. Presbyterian Chapel of the Lakes Memorial Gardens
Angola, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6846930, -85.0469690