Seventh Generation

730. John Franklin Bedwell^56,318 was born on 21 Nov 1854 in Henderson County, Tennessee.^65,823 He died on 24 Apr 1943 in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas.⁸²⁴ He was buried in East Mount Cemetery, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas.⁶⁵

• 1900 Census for Hunt County, Texas, shows John Bedwell, born Nov 1854, a farmer born in Tennessee, as head of household containing: Sally, his wife of 18 years, born Dec 1863, who has had seven children, six still living; daughter Ora, born Aug 1884; son Cleveland, born Jan 1885; son Jessie, born Jun 1892; daughter Lillie, born Jan 1894; son Walter, born Nov 1896; son Elmer, born Jun 1897; and sister-in-law Dora Fletcher, a single woman born Jan 1875. Sally, Ora, Cleveland and Dora were born in Illinois; the rest of the kids were born in Texas. Something is wonky here; there are only six months between the birthdays of Ora and Cleveland, and only seven months between Walter and Elmer. Also, the census taker has listed Sally as 36 years old in 1900, but born in 1863.

• 1910 Census for Celeste, Hunt County, Texas shows John F. Bedwell, 54, a farmer who owns his own land, as head of household including: Sallie A., 45, his wife of 19 years who has had eight children, four still living; son Jesse L., 17; daughter Lillie M., 15; and son Elmer, 12. John was born in Tennessee, Sallie in Illinois, and the children all in Texas. John is in his second marriage, and Sallie is in her first.

• 1920 Census for Greenville, Hunt County, Texas shows John F. Bedwell, 64, a retired farmer, living with wife Sallie, 54, and daughter Lillie Mae, 25, single, a school teacher.

• 1930 Census for Greenville, Hunt County, Texas shows John F. Bedwell, 75, retired, and wife Sally A., 65, living alone. They own a home on Division St. worth $1500.

John Franklin Bedwell and Sally Ann Fletcher were married on 5 Jul 1883 in Marseilles, LaSalle County, Illinois.⁸²³ Sally Ann Fletcher⁶ was born on 22 Dec 1863 in Marseilles, LaSalle County, Illinois.⁸²³ She died on 8 Aug 1952.⁶ She was buried in East Mount Cemetery, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas.^6,65

Found on www.findagrave.com:
Greenville Morning Herald, Sat, 9 Aug 1952, 1: 8
Mrs. Sallie Bedwell Dies Here Friday (22 Dec 1864 - 8 Aug)
__Bedwell, Jess L., Mother Of
__Bedwell, John, Wife Of (5jul1883)
__Bedwell, Sallie Ann (Fletcher), Mrs.
__Bedwell, T.C., Dr., Mother Of
__East Mount Cemetery (City) (Ca 1853)
__Fletcher, R.F., Sister Of
__Fletcher, Sallie Ann
__Fletcher, Silas, Mr. & Mrs., Daughter Of
__James-Coker-Peters Funeral Home (1946)
__Kavanaugh Methodist Church (8 Nov 1896)
__Macnaughton, Lillian, Mrs., Mother Of
__Majors, W.O., Rev., Officiant
__Miller, T.Lee, Rev., Officiant
John Franklin Bedwell and Sally Ann Fletcher had the following children:

2254	i.	Ora Bedwell823 was born on 18 Aug 1883.65 She died on 3 Oct 1900 in Hunt County, Texas.65 She was buried in Money Cemetery, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas.65
+2255	ii.	Dr. Theodore Cleveland (Cleve) Bedwell Sr.
+2256	iii.	Jessie Lee Bedwell.
2257	iv.	Lillie Mae Bedwell823 was born in Jan 1894 in Texas.
2258	v.	Walter Bedwell823 was born in Nov 1896 in Texas. • He was not shown in his parents household in the 1910 census, when he would have been about 13, so he may have died young.
2259	vi.	William Elmer Bedwell823 was born in Jun 1897 in Texas.823 He died in a motorcycle accident on 15 Feb 1920 in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas.65 He was buried in East Mount Cemetery, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas.65 Posted on www.findagrave.com: [Source: Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Records, Greenville, Texas, by Hunt County Genealogical Society, Volume 1, page 48: W.E. Bedwell; white; born TX; been a soldier; Methodist; resided Dallas,TX; single; died 14 Feb 1920 Dallas,TX; hemorrhage of liver; aged 22 years, 7 months, 22 days] Greenville Morning Herald, Sun, 15 Feb 1920, 1: 2 Greenville Boy Killed At Dallas (Motorcycle-Car Accident) __Bedwell, William Elmer Greenville Messenger, Fri, 20 Feb 1920, : 7 William Elmer Bedwell Killed In Dallas (Motorcycle Accident) __Bedwell, William Elmer