Seventh Generation

301. James Morton Bedwell^71,110 was born on 18 Sep 1832 in Sullivan County, Indiana.³⁹⁸ He died on 14 Jan 1901 in Sullivan County, Indiana.³⁹⁸ He was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Dugger, Sullivan County, Indiana.³⁹⁸

• From Indiana Marriages database on ancestry.com:
Spouse 1: James M. Bedwell Spouse 2: Susan E. McClung
Marriage Date: 08 Apr 1858 Name: Asahel O'Haver

• 1860 Census for Sullivan County, Indiana shows James M. Bedwell, 28, a farmer who owns $700 in real estate and $400 in assets, as head of household with: Susan, 20; Permelia, 70; and Mary, 1. Permelia was born in North Carolina, the others in Indiana.

• 1870 Census for Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, taken Sept 7 1870, shows James M. Bedwell, 47, a farmer with $4000 in real estate and $400 in assets, as head of household consisting of: Susann, 29; Amy, 11; Asberry D., 9; Wilber R., 7; Calvin S., 5; Dora, 2; Flemming, 1; and Permelia, 75, "retired life".

• 1880 Census for Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, shows (taken from census index on ancestry.com because film was done too light) James M. Bedwell, 48, a farmer, as head of household including: wife Susan, 40; son Duglass Bedwell, 19; son Wilbur Bedwell, 17; son Calvin Bedwell, 16; son Hough Bedwell, 12; son Flemming Bedwell, 10; daughter Manda Bedwell, 9; son Frank Bedwell, 5; son Samuel Bedwell, 3; and daughter Pearl Bedwell, 1.

• 1900 Census for Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, shows James M. Bedwell, born Sep 1832, a farmer who owns his land, as head of household including: Susan, born Nov 1840, his wife of 42 years who has had ten children with nine still living; and son Samuel, born Jan 1877.

James Morton Bedwell and Susan Elizabeth McClung were married on 8 Apr 1858 in Sullivan County, Indiana.⁴⁰⁷ Susan Elizabeth McClung (daughter of Robert McClung and Amy O'Haver) was born on 5 Nov 1840 in Sullivan County, Indiana.³⁹⁴ She died on 2 Sep 1903 in Sullivan County, Indiana.³⁹⁴ She was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Dugger, Sullivan County, Indiana.³⁹⁴ James Morton Bedwell and Susan Elizabeth McClung had the following children:

+1019	i.	Mary Amy Bedwell.
1020	ii.	Asberry Douglas Bedwell394,402 was born in May 1861 in Sullivan County, Indiana.396,402 He died in 1934. He was also known as Douglas Bedwell.396 • Never married. • 1900 Census for Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana shows Duglas Bedwell, born May 1861, living with brother Franklin Bedwell, born Nov 1874. They are both single farmers who own their own land.
+1021	iii.	William R. (Wilbur) Bedwell.
+1022	iv.	Calvin Sylvester (Ves) Bedwell.
+1023	v.	Henry Dora (Dode) Bedwell.
+1024	vi.	Noah Flemming (Dock) Bedwell.
+1025	vii.	Amanda Bedwell.
+1026	viii.	Franklin Bedwell.
+1027	ix.	Samuel Bedwell.
+1028	x.	Pearl Bedwell.