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2751. Chester Owens Bedwell450 was born on 2 Nov 1888 in Lyons, Greene County, Indiana.450,570

• 1910 Census for Cass Township, Sullivan County, Indiana (not dated) shows Chester O. Bedwell, 21, a coal miner, as head of household with: Bertha M., 22, his wife of three years who has had two children, both living; son William C., 2; and son Russell O., 1/12. They are renters.

• World War I Draft Registration card, dated 5 Jun 1917, shows Chester Owens Bedwell, born 2 Nov 1888 in Lyons, Indiana, a resident of Midland, Indiana. He is a miner employed by Vandalia Coal Co. who supports a wife and five children. He is described as of medium height and weight with brown eyes and hair and no disabilities.

• 1920 Census for Wright Township, Greene County, Indiana, taken Jan 1920, shows Chester Bedwell, 32, a coal miner, as head of household including: wife Bertha, 32; son William, 11; son Russell, 9; daughter Ethel, 7; son George 5; and daughter Eva, 3. They own their residence with no mortgage.

Chester Owens Bedwell and Bertha M. [--?--] were married about 1907.953 Bertha M. [--?--]953 was born about 1887 in Indiana.953 Chester Owens Bedwell and Bertha M. [--?--] had the following children:

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William C. Bedwell953 was born about 1908 in Indiana.953

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Russell O. Bedwell was born in 1910 in Sullivan County, Indiana.953

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Ethel Bedwell1699 was born about 1912 in Indiana.1699

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George Bedwell1699 was born about 1914 in Indiana.1699

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Eva Bedwell1699 was born about 1916 in Indiana.1699

• 1930 Census for Wright Township, Greene County, Indiana shows Eva M. Bedwell, 13, listed as niece, living in the household of Jasper Coleman, 35, a motorman in a coal mine; Mattie Coleman, 31; and mother-in-law Florence Wright, 72.