Eighth Generation

1429. Harvey Augustus Bedwell⁵³⁰ was born on 15 May 1878 in Grayson County, Virginia.⁴⁵² In 1920 he was a Commissioner of Tax Revenue. He appeared in the census in 1930 in Grayson County, Virginia. He died on 16 May 1966 in Independence, Grayson County, Virginia.^452,564 He was a farmer who owned his own farm.

• 1910 Census for Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia shows Harvey A. Bedwell, 32, a farmer who owns his own land, as head of household containing: Nellie P., 24, born in West Virginia, his wife of five years; son N. Hal, age less than 1; mother Clara F., 68, born in N.C., a widow who has had eight children with five still living; brother J. Sam, 34, single, a farm laborer; sister A. Met (hard to read; could be different), 25, single. Census taker is Sam Bedwell.

• 1920 Census for Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia shows Harvey Bedwell, 41, a farmer who owns his own farm, as head of household consisting of: wife Nellie, 35; son Neal, 10; daughter Clare, 8; and son L. Roe, 5. Brother Sam Bedwell is living next door.

• 1930 Census for Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia shows Harve A. Bedwell, 51, a farmer who owns his land on National Highway No. 26, as head of household with: Nellie P., 45, his wife of 24 years; son H. Neal, 21, a laborer at odd jobs; daughter A. Clare, 18, a deputy clerk at the county court; son L. Roe, 15; daughter Fairy R., 6; and sister E. Mae, 47, single, a seamstress.

Harvey Augustus Bedwell and Nellie Porter Neal were married on 21 Jun 1905 in Mercer County, West Virginia.⁵⁹⁷ Nellie Porter Neal^530,849 was born on 9 Jun 1884 in Mercer County, West Virginia.⁵³⁰ She died on 28 Jan 1957 in Grayson County, Virginia.⁵³⁰ Harvey Augustus Bedwell and Nellie Porter Neal had the following children:

3476	i.	Hadley Neal Bedwell530,849 was born on 7 Apr 1909 in Virginia.452,543 He appeared in the census in 1920 in Elk Creek Township, Grayson County, Virginia. He appeared in the census in 1930 in Grayson County, Virginia. In 1930 he was a laborer doing odd jobs. He died in Jan 1978 in Independence, Grayson County, Virginia.452 He was also known as Neal Bedwell.
3477	ii.	Aura Clare Bedwell.
3478	iii.	L. Roe Bedwell.
3479	iv.	Fairy Ruth Bedwell.