Ninth Generation

2804. Absolom W. (A.W.) Bedwell^143,983,1722 was born on 7 Oct 1857 in Sullivan County, Indiana.⁶⁵ He died on 13 Dec 1954.⁶⁵ He was buried in Ellington City Cemetery, Reynolds County, Missouri.⁶⁵

• 1900 Census for Logan Township, Reynolds County, Missouri shows Ableth W. Bedwell, born Sept 1857, a lumber dealer born in Missouri of parents born in Indiana, as head of household with: Josie, born Aug 1863 in Indiana, his wife of 18 years who has had nine children with seven still living; daughter Della, born Aug 1885; daughter Rosa, born Sept 1888; son Johnie, born May 1890; daughter Tabitha, born July 1892; daughter Annie, born Apr 1896; daughter Mertie, born Feb 1897; and son Lindsay, born May 1899. The children were all born in Missouri. They live next to the David and Ezalla Bedwell family.

• 1910 Census for Logan Township, Reynolds County, Missouri, taken Apr 1910, shows Absolem Bedwell, 52, a farmer born in Indiana who owns his land, as head of household including: Josie, 43, born in Indiana, his wife of 26 years who has had 12 children with 7 or 8 (hard to read) still living; daughter Rosa, 21; son John, 19; daughter Myrtle, 13; son Walter, 8; daughter Nellie, 6; son Lunnel (?), 3; and daughter Imo, 6/12.

• 1920 Census for Logan Township, Reynolds County, Missouri shows Absolom W. (shown as Shalom in ancestry.com index, but film clearly shows Absolom) Bedwell, age 63, a farmer born in Indiana who owns his own land, as head of household with: wife Mary J., age 54; son Walter, age 18; daughter Nellie, age 16; son Earl, age 13; and daughter Ina, age 10. All others were born in Missouri.

Absolom W. (A.W.) Bedwell and Mary Josephine (Josie) Eaton were married on 8 Nov 1883 in Dent County, Missouri.¹⁷²⁶ Mary Josephine (Josie) Eaton¹⁷²⁶ was born on 12 Aug 1865 in Indiana.^65,1727 She died on 22 Jan 1930.⁶⁵ She was buried in Ellington City Cemetery, Reynolds County, Missouri.⁶⁵ Absolom W. (A.W.) Bedwell and Mary Josephine (Josie) Eaton had the following children:

4993	i.	Della Bedwell1727 was born in Aug 1885 in Missouri.1727
4994	ii.	Rosa Bedwell1727 was born in Sep 1888 in Missouri.1727
4995	iii.	John Bedwell1727 was born in May 1890 in Missouri.1727
4996	iv.	Tabitha Bedwell1727 was born in Jul 1892 in Missouri.1727
4997	v.	Anney Bedwell65,1727 was born on 11 Apr 1895 in Missouri.65,1727 She died on 4 Mar 1902.65 She was buried in Ellington City Cemetery, Reynolds County, Missouri.65
4998	vi.	Myrtle (Mertie) Bedwell1727 was born in Feb 1897 in Missouri.1727
4999	vii.	Linzy Bedwell65,1727 was born on 21 May 1899 in Missouri.65,1727 He died on 8 Jan 1901 in Missouri.65 He was buried in Ellington City Cemetery, Reynolds County, Missouri.65
+5000	viii.	Walter D. Bedwell.
+5001	ix.	Nellie E. Bedwell.
5002	x.	Earl L. Bedwell1728 was born about 1906 in Missouri.1728
+5003	xi.	Ima Bedwell.