Ninth Generation

2644. Earl Wesley Bedwell¹³¹ was born on 15 Nov 1897 in East St. Louis, St. Clare County, Illinois.^65,570,1670 He died of a heart attack on 9 May 1944 in Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan.^133,1670 He was buried in Northview Cemetery, Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan.⁶⁵ He was an a phone company worker, then an electrician for Ford Motor Co.¹³³

From Donald Bedwell: "Earl was a twin to Pearl Athina Bedwell Krause. He was an Electrician at Ford Motor Co. Married Louise Clara Marx, July 10,1920. His father was James Bedwell, his mother was Bessie Myrtle Atkins."

• World War I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, shows Earl Wesley Bedwell, born 15 Nov 1897, a resident of 385 Livernois, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. He is employed as a telephone installer by the Michigan State Telephone Co. Nearest relative is his father, James Bedwell, who resides at the same address. Earl Bedwell is of medium height with a slender build, with brown eyes and dark hair. Interestingly, he signed the card, "Earl Westley Bedwell".

• 1930 Census for Nankin Township, Wayne County, Michigan, taken Apr 2 1930, shows Earl W. Bedwell, 32, born in Illinois, who works as an electrician in the auto industry, as head of household with: wife Louise C., 30, born in Michigan; son Wesley E., 9, born in Ohio; and son Donald R., 4 & 10/12, born in Michigan.

Earl Wesley Bedwell and Louis Clara Marx were married on 10 Jul 1920 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.^65,1670 Louis Clara Marx¹³¹ (daughter of Otto G. Marx and Elizabeth Enszer) was born on 22 Jun 1899 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. She died on 7 Jul 1991 in Taylor, Wayne County, Michigan. Earl Wesley Bedwell and Louis Clara Marx had the following children:

+4862	i.	Wesley Earl Bedwell.
+4863	ii.	Donald Raymond Bedwell.
+4864	iii.	Rodney David Bedwell.