Belle Woodley

Biography

Timeline

1. After Newton’s death in 1901, at age 21

   Bernal becomes a traveling sewing-machine salesman

   Left the farm unmarried to sell Singer Sewing Machines on credit and collect installments. Met Belle while returning to collect her mother’s payments.

   History of the Guild Family

Stories mentioning Belle

• A Snowstorm, an Open Door, and a Growing FamilyDrawing partly on Floyd’s accounts, the family recounts Dan and Bernal’s rented farm and Olive’s desperate appeal after Clarence Vosburg’s accidental death. Dan offered shelter in exchange for cooking and housekeeping, initially unaware of her two oldest daughters. Olive and Dan married in 1899 and had five children, two of whom died young. The account also recalls Carrie’s devout household and Bernal’s departure after Newton’s death to sell sewing machines, including his meeting with Belle Woodley.

Referenced in

• History of the Guild Family — DAN AND OLIVE