Eighth Generation

1798. James Monroe Bedwell⁸⁴ was born on 18 Mar 1875 in Dry Grove, Hinds County, Mississippi.^84,666 He appeared in the census in 1900 in Hinds County, Mississippi. In 1900 he was in Clerk, General Store.²³² He died in 1965.⁸⁴

• 1900 Census for Hinds County, Mississippi, shows J. M. Bedwell, born Mar 1875, a single man working as a clerk in a general store, living as head of household (with T. Maher, a lodger in the same house). Father A.D. Bedwell lives next door on one side, and brother W.W. Bedwell lives on the other side.

• World War I draft registration records shows James Monroe Bedwell, born 18 Mar 1875, a resident of Tehula, Holmes County, Mississippi. He is a clerk employed by R.L. Wallace of Tehula, Mississippi. Nearest relative is his wife, Emmie W. Bedwell. He is of medium height and weight.

• 1930 Census for Beat 5, Holmes County, Mississippi shows James D. Bedwell, 55, a proprietor of a general merchandise store, as head of household with Emmie W., 45, his wife of 24 years; son Wallace, 23, a salesman of general merchandise; son James D., 16; and daughter Davie (?) L., 9. All were born in Mississippi.

James Monroe Bedwell and Emmie Wallace were married on 1 Nov 1905. James Monroe Bedwell and Emmie Wallace had the following children:

3884	i.	Kathleen Bedwell died in infancy.
3885	ii.	James Wallace Bedwell.
3886	iii.	James D. Bedwell.
+3887	iv.	Davie Love Bedwell.