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299. Squire Jordan
Bedwell71,110 was born on 18 Feb 1830 in Sullivan County, Indiana.405 He died on 18 Aug 1920 in Pleasantville,
Sullivan County, Indiana.400
He was buried in Pleasantville Cemetery, Sullivan County, Indiana.
• 1860 Census for Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana shows Squire
Bedwell, 30, a farmer with $1200 in real estate and $350 assets, as head of household
with: Dorcus, 32; Melissa, 8; Lucinda, 7; Permelia, 5; Mary, 3; and Joshua, 1.
All were born in Indiana.
• 1870 Census for Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana shows Squire
J. Bedwell, 41, a farmer with $4000 real estate and $450 assets, as head of household
consisting of: Darcus, 42; Malissa J., 18; Lucinda C., 16; Permilia S., 14; Mary
T., 13; Joshua A., 11; Nancy A., 7; Martha E., 4; Sarah C., 3; and Calvin Wolf,
13 (unknown what his relationship is).
• 1880 Census for Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, shows S.J.
Bedwell, 52, a farmer and grocer, as head of household including: wife Dorcas,
54; son Joshua, 21; daughter Nan, 16, a dry goods clerk; daughter Matt, 14; daughter
Sarah, 12; and son James, 10.
• 1900 Census for Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, shows Squire
J. Bedwell, born Feb 1830, a dry goods merchant, as head of household containing:
Dorcas, born Apr 1828, his wife of 50 years who has had 10 children with 7 still
living; son James A., born Sep 1871, a dry goods merchant; and daughter-in-law
Alice, born Dec 1879, who has had one child with none still living. Squire
Jordan Bedwell and Dorcas Booker were married on 18 Nov 1850 in Sullivan County,
Indiana.405,406 Dorcas Booker146 (daughter of George Booker and Mary (Polly) Padgett)
was born in Apr 1828 in Indiana.143,396 She died on 6 Aug 1903 in Pleasantville,
Sullivan County, Indiana.400,405 She was buried in Pleasantville
Cemetery, Sullivan County, Indiana.405
Squire Jordan Bedwell and Dorcas Booker had the following children:
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