Seventh Generation

607. Mary P. (Gal) Bedwell was born in Dec 1879 in Mississippi.²³⁹ She died on 2 Jan 1962.²³⁹ She was buried in Louis Crain Cemetery, Washington Parish, Louisiana.²³⁹

• 1930 Census for Police Jury Ward 7, Washington Parish, Louisiana shows Mary Bedwell, 49, a widow farmer who owns her land, as head of household with: son Latimore, 21, a farm worker; daughter Viola, 19; son Henry, 23, a farm worker; and daughter-in-law Dovie, 23.

Mary P. (Gal) Bedwell had the following children:

1894	i.	Viola Bedwell681 died on 28 Jun 1986. • Obituaries, Washington Parish, LA Taken from The Daily News, Bogalusa, LA January - July 1986 Submitted by Bonnie Dier, Prepared by Sandy Corkern http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/washingt/obits/obits1986.txt Mrs. Viola Bedwell Rogers June 28, 1986 BOGALUSA - Mrs. Viola Bedwell Rogers, 75, a resident of the Pine community, died at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 28th, at the East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie. A member of the Harmony Baptist Church, she was the widow of the late George Rogers. She is survived by a son, James B. Rogers of Pine; three daughters, Mrs. Homer (Ruthie Mae) Graves, Mrs. William (Nellie) Jenkins, and Mrs. Larry (Verdie Mae) Knight, all of Pine; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The body lay in state at the Crain Funeral Home in Franklinton until the time for funeral services, which were conducted Monday, June 30th, at 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Elder Willie J. Passman officiating. Interment was in the Harmony Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery at Pine. Pallbearers were Donald Wayne Bedwell, William Bedwell, Lance Rogers, Larry Knight, Roger Jenkins, and William Jenkins.
+1895	ii.	Latimore (Skidder) Bedwell.
+1896	iii.	William Henry Bedwell.