James Stroud Bell

Biography

James Stroud Bell, born in 1847, lived through the frontier days and the early modern era of Southern California, always carrying a sense of responsibility toward his neighbors. He played a quiet but faithful role in the community, offering support to families and local ventures as Lakewood began to take shape.

When he passed in 1915, his friends remembered a man of principle laid to rest at Lakewood Cemetery. His memory endures in the steady presence he provided in civic life and the care he extended to those around him.