Seventh Generation

656. Anderson Bedwell was born between 1816 and 1818 in Indiana.^716,717,718

• Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907 database, found on ancestry.com, shows:
Anderson Bedwell 08 Jan 1849 Jefferson. However, no spouse is listed. It appears that Elizabeth might be Anderson's second wife?

• 1850 Census for Indian Lands, Marquette County, Wisconsin, taken 30 Sept 1850, shows Anderson Bedwell, 32, a farmer born in Ohio, as head of household containing: Elizabeth, 30, born in New Jersey; Mary E., 11; James M., 8; J.R., 6, male; Jonathan, 4; S.C., 3, female; and Martha, 1. The oldest three children were born in Indiana, the others in Wisconsin.

• "Census in the County of Lykins in the Territory of Kansas taken March 1857" shows Anderson Bedwell as head of a household containing five males and three females.

• 1860 Census for Richland Township, Lykens County, Territory of Kansas, taken July 1860, shows Anderson Bedwell, 44, a farmer who owns $1600 real estate and $800 assets; Elizabeth, 40; Mary E., 19; James M., 17; Joseph R., 15; Jonathan, 12; Sarah C., 10; Warren, 8; Wm. N., 6; and Flora J., 2. (Anderson, James, Joseph, and William were born in Indiana; Elizabeth was born in New Jersey; Jonathan, Sarah, and Warren in Wisconsin; and Flora in Kansas Territory.)

• 1865 Census for Richland Township, Kansas, taken 31 May 1865, shows Anderson Bedwell, 50, a farmer born in Ohio who has $4000 real estate and $1400 assets, as head of household including: Elizabethl, 44, born in New Jersey; Johnathan, 16, S.C., 14 (female), and Warren, 12, all born in Wisconsin; W.M., 11 (male) and Cora (? -- hard to read), 8, both born in Indiana; and Ida, 3, born in Kansas.

• 1870 Census for Richland Township, Miami County, Kansas, taken July 1870, shows Anderson Bedwell, 54, born in Indiana, a farmer who owns real estate valued at $6000 and assets of $625, as head of household with: Elizabeth, 50, born in New Jersey; Warren, 18, a farm laborer born in Wisconsin; William N., 16, a farm laborer born in Indiana; Flora J., 12, born in Kansas; Ida, 9, born in Kansas; Mary Murphy, 29, a farmer born in Indiana who owns $950 of real estate; and Thomas A. Murphy, 3.

• Leota Rose Payton posted this on www.findagrave.com for Elizabeth Read Bedwell: "Elizabeth was born in New Jersey and died in Miami County, Kansas. She married 08 Jan 1849 in Jefferson Co., Wisconsin, to Anderson Bedwell. He was born about 1816 in Indiana. They were the parents of Sarah, William, Warren, Flora, and Ida. By his first wife, Anderson had children, Mary, James, Joseph, and Jonathan. Jonathan married Drusilla Fisher and they were the parents of Lora Jane Bedwell who married Randall Everett Fruit."

Anderson Bedwell and Elizabeth Read were married on 8 Jan 1849 in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.⁶⁵ Elizabeth Read^65,718 was born about 1820 in New Jersey.⁷¹⁸ She died on 17 Jan 1879 in Miami County, Kansas.⁶⁵ She was buried in Antioch Cemetery, Antioch, Miami County, Kansas.⁶⁵

• From KSGenWeb Internet Genealogy Society website: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/miami/death/deaths02.html
Bedwell, Elizabeth, Information Provided: Death, date 17 Jan 1879, Date Published: 24 Jan 1879, Publication: Miami Republican, Reference: MICOGESOQU Vol. 11, No. 1, p. 19
Anderson Bedwell and Elizabeth Read had the following children:

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Mary E. Bedwell.
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James M. Bedwell⁷¹⁷ was born about 1841 in Indiana.^716,717

• He may have died in the Civil War. This might be his service record from the American Civil War Solders database on ancestry.com:

Name: James M Bedwell, Residence: Fort Scott, Kansas; Enlistment Date: 04 August 1861; Distinguished Service; Side Served: Union; State Served: Kansas; Death Place: Duvall's Bluff, AR; Unit Numbers: 695 695; Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 04 August 1861; Enlisted in Company F, 5th Cavalry Regiment Kansas on 11 February 1862; Transfered on 16 July 1864 from company F to company H; Mustered out on 12 August 1864 in Pine Bluff, AR.

• This might be his burial record from the Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery website:

Name: James M Bedwell; Death Date: 2 Sep 1864; Last known address: Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027; Interment Date: 2 Sep 1864; Cemetary: Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery; Buried At: Section D Site 1122; Cemetary URL: http://www.cem.va.gov/nchp/ftleavenworth.htm

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Joseph R. Bedwell⁷¹⁷ was born about 1844 in Indiana.⁷¹⁶ He died disease while a Civil War soldier on 1 Apr 1865 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was buried in Chalmette National Historical Park, Chalmette, Louisiana.

• From American Civil War Soldiers database on ancestry.com:
Name: Joseph Bedwell , Residence: Miami County, Kansas Occupation: Farmer Enlistment Date: 09 April 1862 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Kansas Unit Numbers: 695 695 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 09 April 1862 at the age of 18
Enlisted in Company I, 5th Cavalry Regiment Kansas on 10 June 1863.
Died of disease Company I, 5th Cavalry Regiment Kansas on 01 April 1865 in New Orleans, LA Height: 5'4 " Eye Color: blue Hair Color: light Complexion: light

• Found at http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1
BEDWELL, JOSEPH PVT I 5 KAN CAV VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF DEATH: 04/01/1863 DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown BURIED AT: SITE 6153'A CHALMETTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK SAINT BERNARD HIGHWAY CHALMETTE, LA 70043 (504) 271-2412

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Jonathan Cameron Bedwell.
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Sarah C. Bedwell⁷¹⁷ was born about 1847 in Wisconsin.⁷¹⁶
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Martha Bedwell was born about 1849 in Wisconsin.⁷¹⁶ She died before 1860.⁷¹⁷
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Warren A. Bedwell.
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William Nelson Bedwell.
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Flora J. Bedwell^717,718 was born about 1858 in Kansas.⁷¹⁸

• 1880 Census for City of Paola, Miami County, Kansas shows Flora Bedwell, 23, a dressmaker, living as a boarder in the Whitford household.
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Ida Bedwell⁷¹⁸ was born about 1861 in Kansas.⁷¹⁸

• 1880 Census for Richland Township, Miami County, Kansas, taken June 1880, shows Ida Bedwell, 18, a teacher, living in the household of her sister, Mary E. Stringer and her family.