Ninth Generation

3018. Jesse Bedwell¹⁴⁵ was born on 22 Jul 1881 in Arrowsmith, McLean County, Illinois.^145,1850 He died on 13 Nov 1942 in Coalmont, Clay County, Indiana.¹⁴⁵ He was buried in Stephens Cemetery, Lewis, Vigo County, Indiana.^145,1851

• 1930 Census for Lewis Township, Clay County, Indiana, taken Apr 1930, shows Jessie Bedwell, 47, a powder hauler at a powder mill, as head of household with: Myrtle, 45, his wife of 27 years; daughter Maxene Brown, 17; son-in-law Johnie T. Brown, age unknown, a farm laborer; and grandson Ralph T. Brown, 6/12.

• Died instantly as a result of an explosion at the U.S. Powder Company's mill at Coalmont shorly after 11 o'clock Friday morning, November 13, 1942. He was employed as a teamster.

Myrtle M. Walker¹⁴⁵ was born on 25 Jul 1884 in Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois.¹⁴⁵ She died in Greene County General Hospital at Linton, IN.¹⁴⁵ She was buried in Stephens Cemetery, Lewis, Vigo County, Indiana.¹⁴⁵ • Have copy of Obituary from paper. No identifying information as to date of death, or what paper obituary appeared in. Obituary indicates Myrtle was 101 when she died.
Jesse Bedwell and Myrtle M. Walker had the following children:

5250	i.	Otha Bedwell.
+5251	ii.	Cecil Bedwell.
+5252	iii.	Denzil Bedwell.
5253	iv.	Oral Bedwell.
+5254	v.	Maxine Bedwell.