Seventh Generation

559. Mary M. (Molly) Bedwell²³³ was born on 29 Nov 1849. She died on 26 May 1904 in Dry Grove, Hinds County, Mississippi. She was buried in Dry Grove, Hinds County, Mississippi.

• 1870 Census for Township 3 (Raymond post office), Hinds County, Mississippi shows T.J. Futch, 57, a farmer with $2200 real estate and $10,000 assets, as head of household with: Mary M., 22; and Julia, 1. T.J. was born in Georgia, Mary and Julia in Mississippi.

• 1880 Census for 4th District, Hinds County, Mississippi shows F.J. Futch, 65, a farmer born in Georgia, as head of household with: wife Mollie, 30; daughter Julia, 11; daughter Mary, 5; son Jeff, 4/12 (side note says born in Dec); Travis Ruff, 25, a farm laborer; and Mariah Young, 50, black, a cook.

• 1900 Census for Hinds County, Mississippi shows Molly Stevens, born June 1850, living with her husband, Lysurges Stephens, age 61, and Molly's children: Julia B. Futch, born Sept 1872, a teacher; Jeff T. Futch, born Feb 1880, a student; Jim B. Futch, born Mar 1882, a student; and John Futch, born Jan 1883, a student. Molly has had six children, five of whom are still living.

Mary M. (Molly) Bedwell and L.A. Stevens were married on 17 Dec 1893 in Hinds County, Mississippi.⁶⁶⁷

Mary M. (Molly) Bedwell and Thomas Jefferson Futch Sr were married on 11 Sep 1867 in Hinds County, Mississippi.⁶⁶⁸ Thomas Jefferson Futch Sr (son of Thomas Futch and Elizabeth Cook) was born on 11 Apr 1809 in Clarke County, Mississippi. He died on 29 May 1892 in Dry Grove, Hinds County, Mississippi. He was buried in Dry Grove, Hinds County, Mississippi. Mary M. (Molly) Bedwell and Thomas Jefferson Futch Sr had the following children:

1815	i.	Julia B. Futch was born in Sep 1868 in Hinds County, Mississippi.232,669 She appeared in the census in 1900 in Hinds County, Mississippi. In 1900 she was a teacher. Note: Her birthdate is shown as Sept 1872 in the 1900 census, but she appeared with her parents in the 1870 census at age 1 and in the 1880 census at age 11, so I'm listing her birthdate as Sept 1868.
1816	ii.	Mary Futch was born about 1875 in Hinds County, Mississippi.231
1817	iii.	Thomas Jefferson Futch Jr was born in Dec 1879 in Dry Grove, Hinds County, Mississippi.231,232 He died on 13 Sep 1906 in Dry Grove, Hinds County, Mississippi. He was buried in Dry Grove, Hinds County, Mississippi. The 1880 census shows that he was born in Dec 1879, but the 1900 census lists him as born in Feb 1880.
1818	iv.	James Bedwell Futch was born in Mar 1882 in Hinds County, Mississippi. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Hinds County, Mississippi.
1819	v.	John Futch was born in Jun 1883 in Hinds County, Mississippi. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Hinds County, Mississippi.