Ninth Generation

3006. Samuel Harrison Bedwell¹⁴⁵ was born on 4 Oct 1884 in Arrowsmith, McLean County, Illinois.^{145,570,1806,1807} He died on 28 Oct 1938 in Canton, Illinois at the farm of Dallas Barclay..^{145,1808,1809} He was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Liverpool Township, Canton, Illinois.¹⁴⁵

• Birth certificate no. 6299; date filed October 6, 1884; name of child: Male; Place of birth, Arrowsmith, Illinois; Number of children to mother: 4th; Nationality of father: American; Place of birth: Indiana; age: 30; Nationality of mother: American; Place of Birth: Illinois; Age: 22; Full name of mother: Phoebe Bedwell; Maiden Name of mother: Phoebe Hall; Residence: Arrowsmith, Illinois; Name of Father: Willilam E. Bedwell; Occupation: Farmer; Medical Attendent: E Woolley, M.D.; Residence: Saybrook.
(This would be Samuel Harrison Bedwell).

• 1900 Census for Marion Township, Washington County, Iowa, shows Samuel Bedwell, son of Wm and Phoebe Bedwell, born in Oct 1884 in Illinois, working as a wood chopper.

• 1910 Census, Des Moines, Augusta Township, Iowa, shows Samuel Bedwell, 25, a farm laborer, as head of household with: Martha, 20, his wife of three years who has had 1 child, still living; and daughter Pearl M., 2. They are renting a house.

• World War I draft registration card shows Samuel Harrison Bedwell, born 4 Oct 1884, a resident of 416 -- 19th Ave, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois. He is a machine operator employed by "R.I. Arsenal". Nearest relative is his wife, Martha Bedwell. He is of medium height and build with brown eyes and dark hair.

• 1920 Census for Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois, shows Samuel Bedwell, 34, a laborer in a brick yard, as head of household containing: wife Martha L., 30; daughter Pearl M., 11; daughter Hazel E., 9; son Ralph O., 6; and daughter Jaunita, 5. They are renters.

•1930 Census for Rock Island, Rock Island City, Illinois, shows Sam Bedwell, a widower, renting for $25.00, working as a foreman in a coal mine; and daughter Hazel, 20, single, a telephone operator, is also living in the household.

• Canton Daily Ledger, October 28, 1938, reports Samuel Bedwell ended his own life by inhaling carbon monoxide fumes. He was found dead at the Dallas Barclay mine in the blackjack neighborhood, six miles northeast of Canton. He had remarked to a brother-in-law, Luther Pollit, the previous day that "he would be better off dead." Mr. Pollit had not considered the remark odd, since Samuel had been in ill health for some time. The article continues with obituary information listing Martha (Raker) Bedwell as widow, and four children as survivors: Mrs Hazel Woods, Mrs. Pearl Wheeler, and Ralph and Juanita Bedwell all of Rock Island. Samuel had "recently made his home in the Mapleton and Peoria area."

Samuel Harrison Bedwell and Martha Raker were married on 29 May 1907 in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois.^145,1810 Martha Raker¹⁴⁵ (daughter of Sanford Raker and Atlanta Spyres) was born on 2 Nov 1890 in Little Rock, Arkansas.^145,1811 She died on 9 May 1971 in Davenport, Iowa (lived in Moline, IL).^{145,1811,1812} She was buried on 12 May 1971 in Bethel Cemetery, Liverpool Township, Canton, Illinois.^145,1811

• Canton Daily Ledger, Monday, May 10, 1971, reports Martha Bedwell, 81, of 2113 Sixth Avenue, Moline, died at 8:25 p.m. Sunday in Davenport Osteopathic Hospital. A former Canton resident, she had lived in Moline for the past 35 years. Survivers are listed as: three daughters, Mrs. Pearl Van Wynesberghe of Rock Island, Mrs. Samuel Grogg of Moline, and Mrs. Juanita Bilderback of Silvis, IL. One son died earlier.

Samuel Harrison Bedwell and Martha Raker had the following children:

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Pearl M. Bedwell.
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Hazel E. Bedwell.
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Ralph O. Bedwell¹⁴⁵ was born on 26 Mar 1913.⁴⁵² He died in Nov 1968.⁴⁵²

• 1920 federal census of Mercer County, Green Township, Illinois, lists Ralph O. Bedwell, as son of Samuel and Martha L. Bedwell, age 6.

• 1938 obituary of his father, Samuel Bedwell, as being a survivor living in Rock Island, Illinois.

• 1971 obituary of his mother, Martha Bedwell, shows him as being deceased.

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Juanita E. Bedwell.