Seventh Generation

279. Telitha Bedwell was born on 11 Nov 1825 in Sparta, White County, Tennessee. She died of tuberculosis on 17 May 1879 in Rubio, Clay Township, Washington County, Iowa. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Rubio, Clay Township, Washington County, Iowa.

From Don Coffin (doncoffin@@juno.com): Tellitha Bedwell was 14 years old when she came with her parents from Sparta, TN and relocated in Clay Township, IA. She was first married to a man named Mills. They owned and occupied the Eugene Morgan and Omer Long Farms. They had one female child who died while still a baby. Soon afterwards, Mr. Mills died, after which time, two thirds of their farm property reverted by law to Mills' brothers and sisters. Then Tellitha married George Washington Waters.

Birth: 11 NOV 1825 in Sparta, White Co., TN 2
Death: 17 MAY 1879 in Rubio, Clay Township, Washington Co., IA
Note: Tellitha died of tuberculosis, leaving a family of nine children, the youngest (Florence) being eight years old.
Burial: AFT 18 MAY 1879 Evergreen Cemetery, Rubio, Washington Twshp, IA

Residence: Homestead in Section 17 BET 1839 AND 1979 Rubio, Clay Township, Washington Co., IA

1860 Census for Clay Township, Washington County, Iowa shows G.W. Watters, 44, a farmer with $1900 in real estate and $230 in personal assets, as head of household including: Selthitha, 34; Martin L., 12; Amanda M., 11; Frances (?) E., 10; Simeon S., 6; Polly J., 4; and W.H., 1.

1870 Census for Clay Township, Washington County, Iowa shows George W. Waters, 55, a farmer born in Pennsylvania who owns $4750 in real estate and has $1200 in personal assets, as head of household including Tellitha, 45, born in Tennessee; Martin L., 22; Mandy M., 21; Sylvester, 17; Polly J., 14; William H., 11; Laura E., 9; Minnie, 7; and Lyman, 3. The children were all born in Iowa. Polly Bedwell, 64, born in Virginia, who owns $3180 in real estate and $300 in personal assets, lives by herself next door.

George Washington Waters was born about 1816 in Pennsylvania.³⁷⁵ He lived in Louisiana before 1842. He was in Teacher. Telitha Bedwell and George Washington Waters had the following children:

930
i.
Etta Waters.
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ii.
Jane Waters died before 1879.
932
iii.
Sylvester Waters³⁷⁶ was born about 1853.³⁷⁶
+933
iv.
Martin Luther Waters.
+934
v.
Amanda M. Waters.
+935
vi.
Frances Waters.
+936
vii.
William Henry Waters.
937
viii.
Minnie Waters^375,376 was born about 1863.³⁷⁶ She appeared in the census in 1880 in Clay Township, Washington County, Iowa. She lived in Living with brother Martin Luther Waters. in 1880.
938
ix.
Lyman Waters^375,376 was born between 1867 and 1868.³⁷⁶ He appeared in the census in 1880 in Clay Township, Washington County, Iowa. He lived in Living with brother Martin Luther Waters. in 1880.
939
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Florance M. Waters³⁷⁵ was born about 1872. She appeared in the census in 1880 in Clay Township, Washington County, Iowa. She lived in Living with brother Martin Luther Waters. in 1880.

Telitha Bedwell and ? Mills had the following children:

940
i.
? Mills.