Eighth Generation

1412. Pinkney Lafayette (P.L.) Bedwell was born on 22 Nov 1862 in Grayson County, Virginia.¹¹⁶⁵ He died on 10 Apr 1943 in Grayson County, Virginia.¹¹⁶⁵ He was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Independence, Virginia.¹¹⁶⁶ He was a farmer.

• 1900 Census for Elk Creek District, Grayson County, Virginia, shows Pickney Bedwell, a farmer born Nov 1862, as head of household: Mary, his wife of 20 years, born 1860, who has had seven children, all still living; son Marvil T., born Apr 1884; son John M., born Feb 1886; son Matison R., born May 1888; son James, born Jan 1890; son Hurly, born Nov 1893; daughter Lillie J., born Mar 1896; and daughter Myrtle B., born Sept 1898.

• 1910 Census for Elk Creek District, Grayson County, Virginia, shows Pinkney Bedewell, 49, a farmer who owns his farm, as head of household consisting of: Mary A., 52, his wife of 30 years who has had 10 children, 7 still living; son Marvin T., 25; son John K., 23; son James K., 21; son Hurley, 15; daughter Lillie, 13; and daughter Merttle, 11.

• 1920 Census for Elk Creek District, Grayson County, Virginia shows Pink Bedwell, age 68 (might be 58), a farmer who owns his land, and wife Mary, 60.

• 1930 Census for Elk Creek District, Grayson County, Virginia shows Pinkney L. Bedwell, 68, a farmer who owns his land, as head of household with: Mary E., 71, his wife of 58 years; and daughter Myrtle V., 30, listed as married but no husband in household.

Pinkney Lafayette (P.L.) Bedwell and Mary Elizabeth Sturdivant were married about 1880 in Virginia. Mary Elizabeth Sturdivant was born on 18 Nov 1859 in North Carolina.¹¹⁶⁵ She died on 10 May 1932 in Grayson County, Virginia.¹¹⁶⁵ She was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Independence, Virginia.¹¹⁶⁵ Pinkney Lafayette (P.L.) Bedwell and Mary Elizabeth Sturdivant had the following children:

+3411	i.	Marville T. (Marvin) Bedwell.
3412	ii.	John Milton Bedwell1167 was born on 2 Jun 1886 in Elk Creek Township, Grayson County, Virginia.1167
+3413	iii.	Matison Rush Bedwell.
+3414	iv.	James Kenley Bedwell.
3415	v.	Hurley Bedwell was born in Nov 1893 in Grayson County, Virginia.535 He died on 2 Sep 1960 in Grayson County, Virginia.564 • 1930 Census for Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana shows Hurley Bedwell, 34, born in Virginia of parents born in Virginia and North Carolina, a farmer who owns his land, as head of household with: Jo O., 31, his wife of 11 years; son Lowell, 9; and son Loren, 2. The others were all born in Indiana.
3416	vi.	Lillie J. Bedwell was born in Mar 1896.
3417	vii.	Myrtle B. Bedwell was born in Sep 1898.1168