Eighth Generation

2255. Dr. Theodore Cleveland (Cleve) Bedwell Sr⁸²³ was born on 29 Jan 1885 in Marseilles, LaSalle County, Illinois. He died on 22 Nov 1967 in Hunt County, Texas.¹³²⁵

• World War I draft registration card shows Theodore Cleveland Bedwell, born 29 Jan 1885, a self-employed physician in Sulfur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas. Nearest relative is Mrs. Mary R. Bedwell of Sulfur Springs. He is of medium height and build with brown eyes and black hair.

• 1920 Census for Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, shows Theodore C. Bedwell, 34, an Osteopathic Physician, living with wife, Mary, 33, also an Osteopathic Physician. They have two children: Theodore, 10, and Mary, 5. Theodore's mother-in-law, Letta Gary, 53, a widow, is also living in the household, as is his brother Jess and his wife.

• 1930 Census for Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, shows T. Cleveland Bedwell, 44, an Osteopathic Physician, living alone. However, his marital status is shown as married. He owns a home on Main St. worth $5000. He lists his birthplace as Illinois, his father's as Tennessee, and his mother's as Illinois.


From http://www.usgennet.org/usa/tx/topic/cemeteries/Etx/Hopkins/cemetery/mille rgrove.htm:
Miller Grove Cemetery
Hopkins Co. Tx
by June E. Tuck and Deborah Tuck Young.
Cemetery indexed in the 1970's. Watch for corrections and updates.

Bedwell, T. C., Dr. - b. 29 Jan. 1886, d. ____
Bedwell, Verda Cook - b. 5 Sept. 1897, d. 26 Jan. 1956, o/s/e Dr. T. C. Bedwell

Dr. Theodore Cleveland (Cleve) Bedwell Sr and Dr. Mary Rebecca Gary were married in 1907. Dr. Mary Rebecca Gary (daughter of Andrew Absolom Gary and Lilla Etta Moore) was born on 10 Jun 1886 in Caddo Mills, Hunt County, Texas. She died on 17 Mar 1941 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.¹⁵³¹ She was buried in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁶⁵

• 1930 Census for Dallas, Texas, show Dr. Mary Bedwell, 43, an osteopathic physician, as head of household containing: son Theodore C., 21; daughter Mary, 15; and Lila Gary, 73, her mother. They rent a home on Jefferson St. for $34/mo. Mary is shown as married, but her husband, Theodore C. Bedwell, Sr., M.D., is found living alone in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Dr. Theodore Cleveland (Cleve) Bedwell Sr and Dr. Mary Rebecca Gary had the following children:

+4520	i.	Maj. Gen. Theodore Cleveland Bedwell Jr., M.D..
+4521	ii.	Mary Gary Bedwell.