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2314. Robert Roy Bedwell1546 was born on 30 May 1878 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.570 In 1930 he was an engineer for the county. He died on 23 May 1960.

• 1910 Census for Apple Creek Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri shows Robert R. Bedwell, age 32, a foreman for a bridge gang, living in the household of his father-in-law, Ben Breckenridge. Also in the household are Robert's wife Effie, age 26, his wife of six years who has had three children, all still living; daughter Irene, age 4; son Lawrence, age 3; and son Roy, age 1.

• World War I draft registration card shows Robert Roy Bedwell, 30 May 1878, a self-employed farmer in Oak Ridge, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Nearest relative is Effie May Bedwell. He is of medium height and weight with brown eyes and black hair.

• 1920 Census for Apple Creek Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri shows R. R. Bedwell, age 40, a contractor for the county, as head of household that includes: wife Effie M., age 35; daughter Irene, age 14; son Lawrence, age 13; and son Roy, age 10.

• 1930 Census for Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri shows Robert R. Bedwell, age 51, an engineer for the county who owns a house worth $2000; wife Effie M., age 46; son Roy C., age 21, a laborer on highway construction; and granddaughter Dorris Bedwell, age 8.

Robert Roy Bedwell and Effie May Breckenridge were married about 1904 in Missouri.1541 Effie May Breckenridge was born about 1883 in Missouri.1541 Robert Roy Bedwell and Effie May Breckenridge had the following children:

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Irene Bedwell.

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ii.

Lawrence Burton Bedwell.

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iii.

Roy Clifford Bedwell.