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1725. Rachel Eleanor (Nellie) Bedwell204 was born on 8 Jan 1871 in Wapello County, Iowa.204,936 She died on 6 Oct 1945.204

• 1900 Census for Center Township, Wapello County, Iowa shows James D. Gray, born Nov 1860, a soda water manufacturer, as head of household with: Rachael E., born Jan 1871, his wife of 13 years who has had one child, still living; and daughter Irene, born Feb 1890. All were born in Iowa.

• 1920 Census for Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, taken 3 Jan 1920, shows Nellie Gray, 48, a widow, as head of household containing: son-in-law Fred Lang, 33, a postal clerk; daughter Irene Gray, 29; brother-in-law Charles Connelly, 71, a widower; and grandson George G. Lang, 3 & 10/12. All were born in Iowa. They are homeowners.

• 1930 Census for Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, taken 3 Jan 1920, shows Nellie Gray, 59, a widow, as head of household including: son-in-law Fred W. Lang, 44, a postal clerk; daughter Irene G., 40; grandson George G., 14; lodger Sadie Abbot, 54, a nurse; and lodger Charles Connelly, 81, a widower. They own a home valued at $5000.

Rachel Eleanor (Nellie) Bedwell and James Dennison Gray were married on 24 May 1887 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.936,1302 James Dennison Gray204 (son of Lotan Elliot (L.E.) Gray and Annie Carpenter) was born on 6 Nov 1860 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa.204,936,1302 He died on 4 May 1907 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa.204,1302 He was buried in Ottumwa Cemetery, Wapello County, Iowa.1302 Rachel Eleanor (Nellie) Bedwell and James Dennison Gray had the following children:

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Irene Shelton Gray.