Eighth Generation

1192. DeWitt Bedwell^143,402 was born in Feb 1857 in Indiana. He died in Apr 1926 in Oklahoma. He was buried in Albert/Oney/Union Cemetery, Walnut Township, Caddo County, Oklahoma.¹⁰⁹⁴ He was a farmer.

• 1900 Census for Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana shows DeWitt Bedwell, born Feb 1857, a farmer who owns his land, as head of household with: Rachel, born Sept 1867, his wife of ten years who has had five children, all still living; daughter Osie, born Oct 1889; son Otis, born July 1892; daughter Myrtle, born Mar 1894; son Paul, born Nov 1896; and daughter Ethel P., born Nov 1898.

• 1910 Census for Walnut Township, Caddo County, Oklahoma, shows DeWitt Bedwell, 52, a farmer who owns land with a mortgage, as head of household containing: Rachel, 42, his wife of 21 years who has had six children, all still living; daughter Osa G., 21; son Otis, 17; daughter Myrtle M., 15; son Paul, 13; daughter Ethel P., 11; and daughter Polly, 9. All were born in Indiana.

Myrtle Bedwell appears twice in the 1910 census. Once here with her family on May 5, and also on May 2 as a boarder in the household of S.H. Austin, a carpenter, and his family in Anadarko City, Caddo County, Oklahoma.

• 1920 Census for Walnut Township, Caddo County, Oklahoma, shows DeWitt Bedwell, 61, a farmer who rents, as head of household including: wife Rachel, 51; son Paul, 22; and daughter Polly, 16.

• 1930 Census for Walnut Township, Caddo County, Oklahoma, shows Rachel Bedwell, 62, a widow who rents; her son Paul, 33, a single farmer; and her brother, Ransom Starks, 52, divorced, a "farm cropper".

DeWitt Bedwell and Rachel Starks were married on 15 Sep 1888 in Sullivan County, Indiana.⁴⁰⁷ Rachel Starks⁴⁰⁷ was born in Sep 1867 in Indiana.³⁹⁶ She died in Oct 1951 in Oklahoma. She was buried in Albert/Oney/Union Cemetery, Walnut Township, Caddo County, Oklahoma.¹⁰⁹⁴ DeWitt Bedwell and Rachel Starks had the following children:

3070	i.	Osa G. Bedwell396 was born in Oct 1889 in Sullivan County, Indiana.396
3071	ii.	Otis Bedwell396 was born in Jul 1892 in Sullivan County, Indiana.396 He died on 5 Feb 1911.1094 He was buried ` in Albert/Oney/Union Cemetery, Walnut Township, Caddo County, Oklahoma.1094
3072	iii.	Myrtle M. Bedwell396 was born in Mar 1894 in Sullivan County, Indiana.396 This might be her SSDI: Name: Myrtle Richardson SSN: 442-60-9617 Last Residence: 73009 Binger, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States of America Born: 25 Mar 1894 Died: Dec 1978 State (Year) SSN issued: Oklahoma (1970-1971 )
3073	iv.	Paul Bedwell396 was born on 17 Nov 1896 in Sullivan County, Indiana.396,452 He died in Oct 1986 in Caddo County, Oklahoma.1095 He was buried in Albert/Oney/Union Cemetery, Walnut Township, Caddo County, Oklahoma.1094 • World War I draft registration card shows Paul Bedwell, born 17 Nov 1896 in Sullivan County, Indiana. He resides in Fort Cobb, Caddo County, Oklahoma. Nearest relative is E. Dewitt Bedwell of Fort Cobb. Paul Bedwell is of medium height with a slender build, and dark brown hair and eyes.
3074	v.	Ethel P. Bedwell was born in Nov 1898 in Sullivan County, Indiana.396
3075	vi.	Polly Bedwell.