Known children of William Bell and Martha Henry were as follows:
i. Lydia E. Bell; b. 20 Feb 1820; m. James Spencer, son of Joseph Spencer and Lydia Moore, 5 Sep 1839 at Clearfield, Pennsylvania; d. 31 Dec 1856 at age 36.
ii. Mary E. Bell; b. 15 Jul 1822 at Pennsylvania; m. John Wrigglesworth 17 Sep 1846 at Chester, Pennsylvania; d. 5 Mar 1909 at age 86.
iii. William Greenwood Bell, b. 8 May 1828 at Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; m. Amanda M Dale d. 19 Aug 1917 at DuBois, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, at age 89.
iv. Caroline J. Bell, b. 21 Jul 1831 at Pennsylvania; m. Henry Hoover d. 11 Feb 1883 at age 51.
Birth date calculated from reported age at death. This date conflicts with Rachael's reported birth date of 13 Sep 1793 < 9 months earlier
Date and age per cemetery inscription
Birth:
Date: 22 MAR 1795?
Place: Lock Haven Clinton County PA (Possible location: History of Clearfield Co. says that Grier was the only child born in Clearfield Co.)
Sources
Source: S411 Record ID Number: MH:S403 User ID: 51962B4442A6F66A5D4BED9A4368B9C0 Author: StephenOwner White Title: henry Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT Family site: henry Web Site CONT Family tree: henry5 Media: 149489051-5 Type: Smart Matching Record ID Number: MH:SC9135 Page: William Bell Event: Smart Matching Role: 5023011 Data: Date: 19 OCT 2013 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 October 2018), memorial page for William Bell (22 Mar 1794–28 Oct 1831), Find A Grave Memorial no. 24855679, citing McClure Cemetery, Curwensville, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Marilyn Washburn Boyles (contributor 48404311) .
ALDRICH, L. E. W. I. S. C. A. S. S. (2016). HISTORY OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA: With illustrations and biographical sketches... of some of its prominent men and pioneers. S.l.: FORGOTTEN BOOKS.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: