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Eighth Generation
1141. William
Robert Bedwell143
was born on 9 Nov 1848 in Sullivan County, Indiana.
• 1870 Census shows Wm. R. Bedwell, 22, a farm hand, living with his brother
James's family in Douglas County, Illinois.
• 1880 Census for Arcola Township, Douglas County, Illinois, shows Robert
Bedwell, 30, a farmer, and his family: wife Emma, 25; son John W., 7; and son
Arthur E., 5. The adults were born in Indiana, the children in Illinois.
• 1900 Census for Bowdre Township, Douglas County, Illinois, shows Robert
W. Bedwell, born Nov 1844 in Indiana, a farmer who owns his land, as head of
household with: Emma, his wife of 26 years who has had five children with four
still living; and son Walter, born Aug 1883, a farm laborer.
• Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois) newspaper for 10 Mar 1906
notes a land transfer: W.W. Reeves to W.R. Bedwell, 66 acres; Arcola Township;
$8,125.
• 1910 Census for Bowdre Township, Douglas County, Illinois, shows Robert
Bedwell, 61, a farmer who owns his land, and Emma H., 55, his wife of 38 years
who has had five children with three still living.
• 1920 Census for Bowdre Township, Douglas County, Illinois, shows William
R. Bedwell, 71, a farmer, and wife Emma, 65. They live next to son John and
his family.
• 1930 Census for Bowdre Township, Douglas County, Illinois, shows William
R. Bedwell, 81, a retired farmer, and wife Emma, 77. William Robert Bedwell
and Emma Hickman were married about 1872 in Illinois.1088 Emma Hickman1057 was born in Jan 1855 in Indiana.1057,1088 William
Robert Bedwell and Emma Hickman had the following children:
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