Eighth Generation

1027. Samuel Bedwell^394,397 was born in Jan 1877 in Sullivan County, Indiana.^396,397 He died in 1941.

• World War I Draft Registration card shows Samuel Bedwell, born Jan 22, 1877, a coal miner employed by the Vandalia Coal Co., a resident of Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana. He is of medium height and build, with gray eyes and black hair, and is shown as having lost one eye. Nearest relative is shown as Rosa D. Bedwell of Carlisle.

• 1920 Census for Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, shows Samuel Bedwell, 42, a coal miner who owns his home, as head of household with: wife Rosa, 35; son Clovis A., 15; and son Archel N., 12.

• 1930 Census for Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, shows Samuel Bedwell, 53, no occupation listed, as head of household with: Rosa, 45, his wife of 29 years; and son Archel, 22, a salesman at a retail store. Lloyd Bedwell, Clovis Bedwell, Elwin Bedwell, and Dock Bedwell are all listed on the same page.

Samuel Bedwell and Rosa D. Beck were married about 1900 in Indiana.⁹⁴⁶ Rosa D. Beck⁹⁴⁵ was born in 1884 in Indiana.^65,945 She died in 1955 in Indiana.⁶⁵ She was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Dugger, Sullivan County, Indiana.⁶⁵ Samuel Bedwell and Rosa D. Beck had the following children:

+2783	i.	Clovis A. Bedwell.
2784	ii.	Archel N. Bedwell945 was born about 1908 in Indiana.945 He died of injuries received when he was struck by an automobile in Jun 1935 in Indiana.65 He was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Dugger, Sullivan County, Indiana.65 • From the Hammond Times (Hammond, Indiana), 25 June 1935: LINTON, Ind., June 25 -- (I.N.S.) -- Archel Bedwell, 27, strip miner, died here of injuries received when struck by an automobile driven by Antone Cerar.