Eighth Generation

2006. Mary E. Bedwell⁷¹⁷ was born in Dec 1840 in Indiana.^716,1384

• 1870 Census for Richland Township, Miami County, Kansas, taken July 1870, shows Mary Murphy, 29, a farmer born in Indiana who owns $950 of real estate; and Thomas A. Murphy, 3.

• 1880 Census for Richland Township, Miami County, Kansas, taken June 1880, shows Eli Stringer, 53, a farmer born in Indiana of parents born in South Carolina, as head of household with: wife Mary E., 40; son Barton W.S., 4; son Oliver P.M., 2; son Eli R.M., 1/12, born in Apr 1880; stepson Thomas A. Murphy, 13, a farmer; and sister-in-law Ida Bedwell, 18, a teacher. Eli and Mary were born in Indiana, the others in Kansas.



• 1900 Census for Richland Township, Miami County, Kansas, taken 14 June 1900, shows Mary E. Stringer, born Dec 1840, a widow, a farmer who owns her land, and son Barton, born Feb 1876, a farm laborer.

Mary E. Bedwell and Thomas Murphy were married on 4 Jul 1866.^718,1385 Mary E. Bedwell and Thomas Murphy had the following children:

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Thomas A. Murphy was born about 1867 in Kansas.718 What happened to Thomas Murphy is unknown at this time, but taking into account the time and place, these census listings might be him: • 1900 Census for Osawatomie Township, Miami County, Kansas shows Thomas Murphy, 30, born in Kansas, living as an inmate in the Kansas State Insane Asylum. • 1910 Census for Osawatomie Township, Miami County, Kansas shows Thomas Murphy, 40, born in Kansas, living as a patient in the Kansas State Insane Asylum. • 1920 Census for Osawatomie Township, Miami County, Kansas shows Thomas Murphy, 49, born in Kansas, living as a patient in the Osawatomie State Hospital. • 1930 Census for Osawatomie Township, Miami County, Kansas shows Thomas Murphy, 59, born in Kansas, living as a patient in the Osawatomie State Hospital. The birthplaces of his parents is shown as "United States" in all four of these census listings.

Mary E. Bedwell and Eli Stringer were married.¹³⁸⁶ Eli Stringer¹³⁸⁶ was born about 1827 in Indiana.¹³⁸⁶

• 1900 Census for the Kansas State Soldiers Home, Dodge City, Ford County Kansas, shows Eli Stringer, born Feb 1827 in Indiana of parents born in South Carolina, a widower, and daughter Mary, born July 1849, single.



• 1910 Census for the Kansas State Soldiers Home, Grandview Township, Ford County Kansas, shows Eli Stringer, 83, who has been married twice, a pensioner, and daughter Mary A., 60, single.

Mary E. Bedwell and Eli Stringer had the following children:

4051	i.	Barton Warren Stone Stringer1386 was born about 1876 in Kansas.1386 • Posted on an ancestry.com message board by Betty Schenk: "My grandfather was Barton Warren Stone Stringer, born 1876 in Kansas. His siblings were Oliver P. (O.P.), Myrt (Murt) Eli. His parents were Eli Stringer and Mary (she was married to a Murphy first) they were born in IN. Eli Stringers parents were born in SC."
+4052	ii.	Oliver P.M. Stringer.
4053	iii.	Eli R.M. Stringer1386 was born in Apr 1880 in Miami County, Kansas.1386