Tenth Generation

6336. John Wilson (J.W.) Bedwell¹⁴⁵⁶ was born on 2 May 1926 in Tennessee.²⁴⁶³ He died on 7 Feb 1989 in Wartrace, Bedford County, Tennessee.⁴⁵²

• U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record:
John W Bedwell Birth Year: 1926 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Tennessee State: Tennessee County or City: Lincoln Enlistment Date: 29 Sep 1944 Enlistment State: Tennessee Enlistment City: Camp Forrest Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Geographer Marital Status: Married Height: 00 Weight: 100

• This is probably his marriage record, from the "MADISON CO., ALABAMA MARRIAGE LICENSES, Grooms Index 1940 - 1959 Surnames A - B" website (http://www.co.madison.al.us/mcrc/groAB.html):

"Bedwell, John Wilson; Spurlock, Wilma Colleen; 26 Dec 1943; Vol. 80 p. 425"

John Wilson (J.W.) Bedwell and Wilma Colleen Spurlock were married on 26 Dec 1943 in Madison County, Alabama.²⁴⁶¹