Eighth Generation

1443. Charles Wiley (Charley) Bedwell¹⁸¹ was born in May 1876 in Virginia.^181,540 He died on 9 Apr 1950.⁵³⁰

• 1900 Census for Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia, shows William Bedwell, born Nov 1838, a day laborer, as head of household containing: Sarah J., born Feb 1842, his wife of 38 years, who has had six children, four still living; son Charles W., born May 1876, married for three years; daughter in law Frances E., born Sept 1880, who has had one child, still living; and grandson William, born Feb 1899. All were born in Virginia except Frances, who was born in N.C.

• 1910 Census for Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia, shows Charlie Bedwell, 33, a farm laborer, as head of household containing: Bettie E., 28, born in N.C., his wife of 13 years, who has had five children, all still living; son Willie M., 11; son Arthur P., 8; daughter Stella L., 6; daughter Maggie, 3; and daughter Blanch, born about Jan or Feb 1910.

• World War I draft registration card shows Chas. W. Bedwell, born 14 May 1876, a resident of Smythe County, Virginia. He is a self-employed farmer whose nearest relative is Mrs. Elizabeth Bedwell. He is tall and slender with brown eyes and dark hair.

• 1920 Census for St. Clair, Smyth County, Virginia, shows Charley Bedwell, 43, a farm laborer who rents, as head of household consisting of: wife Elizabeth, 39; son William M., 21, a railway foreman; son Arthur P., 19; daughter Stella L., 15; daughter Margerett, 13; daughter Maud, 9; son Fred, 7; son Raymond, 4+; and son Homer, born about Nov 1919.

• 1930 Census for District 5, Sullivan County, Tennessee, shows C.W. Bedwell, 53, a farmer who rents, as head of household for: Francis, 49, wife of 33 years; son Fred, 17; son Raymond, 14; and son Homer, 10.

Charles Wiley (Charley) Bedwell and Frances Elizabeth McKaughan were married on 9 Feb 1897 in Virginia.^530,540,849 Frances Elizabeth McKaughan^540,1187 was born on 27 Sep 1880 in North Carolina.^530,540 She died on 12 Nov 1952.⁵³⁰ Charles Wiley (Charley) Bedwell and Frances Elizabeth McKaughan had the following children:

3494	i.	William McKinley Bedwell530,540,849 was born in Feb 1899 in Virginia.540 He died before 10 Aug 1992.
3495	ii.	Arthur Pearson Bedwell530,849 was born on 11 Jul 1900 in Virginia.452,570 He died in Aug 1980 in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee.452 • World War I draft registration card shows Arthur Pearson Bedwell, born 11 July 1900, a resident of Wythe County, Virginia. He is employed as a laborer by "The Mathieson Alkali Works". Nearest relative is Charles Wiley Bedwell of Wythe County. Arthur is tall with a medium build, has brown eyes and black hair.
3496	iii.	Stella Leona Bedwell530,849 was born on 22 Apr 1904 in Virginia.1188 She died before 10 Aug 1992.
3497	iv.	Mary Margaret Bedwell530,849 was born about 1906 in Virginia. She died before 10 Aug 1992.
3498	v.	Lola Maude (Blanch) Bedwell530,849 was born between Jan 1910 and Feb 1910 in Virginia. She died before 10 Aug 1992.
+3499	vi.	James Fred Bedwell.
3500	vii.	Wiley Raymond Bedwell530 was born about 1915 in Virginia. He died before 10 Aug 1992.
3501	viii.	Homer G. Bedwell530 was born on 16 Nov 1919 in Cedar Springs, Virginia.1189 He died on 13 Sep 2005 in Sedalia, Missouri.1189 • From The Sedalia (Missouri) Democrat, 14 Sept 2005: Homer G. Bedwell, 85, of Knob Noster, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005, at Rest Haven Convalescent and Retirement Home in Sedalia. He was born Nov. 6, 1919, in Cedar Springs, Va., a son of Charles W. and Elizabeth McKaughn Bedwell. Mr. Bedwell was an Air Force veteran, serving for 20 years. He was a member of St. Johns Lodge 1 in Portsmouth, N.H., for 42 years. Surviving are his companion, Mildred Jaeger, of Knob Noster; and a niece, Rita Vaught, of Virginia. The body was cremated. There will be no services. Arrangements were under the direction of Moore Funeral Home in La Monte.
3502	ix.	Lula Virginia Bedwell.530