Ninth Generation

3267. William Oscar Bedwell^{496,1130,1894} was born on 4 Jun 1905 in Mitchell, Fulton County, Arkansas.^496,1130 He died on 14 Nov 1974 in Calico Rock, Izard County, Arkansas.⁴⁹⁶

• 1930 Census for Newburg Township, Izard County, Arkansas, shows Oscar Bedwell, age 24, a farmer who owns his land, and Thelma, 29, his wife of five years. They were both born in Arkansas. They live between two Dockins families.

• From Florence Morning News (Florence, South Carolina), Fri 15 Nov 1974: "Salem, Ark. -- W. Oscar Bedwell died Wednesday afternoon in a local nursing home after a long illness. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 3 p.m. in Carters Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery. Mr. Bedwell was a former resident of Florence, S.C., and was Watkins Dealer in Florence before moving before moving to Arkansas four years ago."

• Social Security Death Index lists his last residence as Bexar, Fulton County, Arkansas.

William Oscar Bedwell and Thelma Dockins were married on 19 Dec 1925 in Viola, Fulton County, Arkansas.⁴⁹⁶ _UID4877EC9C99A4D611A71BCBFFD6653A36A25D Thelma Dockins⁴⁹⁶ was born on 6 Nov 1899 in Arkansas.⁴⁵² She died in Jun 1973 in Bexar, Fulton County, Arkansas.⁴⁵²