Seventh Generation

260. John C. Bedwell¹¹⁰ was born on 10 Mar 1822 in Lexington, Missouri. In 1870 he was a farmer.¹⁰⁹ He owned real estate worth $5000 in 1870.¹⁰⁹ In 1880 he was a teamster.³⁵⁶ He died on 8 Aug 1895 in Sonoma County, California.

• 1870 Census for Washington Township, Sonoma County, California shows Jno B. Bedwell, 45, a farmer born in Missouri who owns $5000 real estate and $575 assets, as head of household with: Martha J., 22; Barbara A., 4; Sidney J., 3; Barbara A., 81 ("at son's"); and Sarah Niles, 20 ("at uncle's").

• 1880 Census for Guadalupe, Santa Barbara County, California shows John C. Bedwell, 57, a teamster born in Missouri of parents born in Virginia, as head of household containing: wife Martha J., 32, born in Missouri; daughter Barbara A., 14; son Sidney J., 12; daughter Alice, 7; and an unnamed daughter born in Dec 1879. The children were all born in California.

John C. Bedwell and Martha Jane Strode were married on 27 Oct 1864 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California. Martha Jane Strode³⁵⁷ was born in Mar 1846 in Marseilles, LaSalle County, Illinois.⁶⁵ She died on 19 Oct 1893 in Sonoma County, California.⁶⁵ She was buried in 1893 in Hall Cemetery, Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California.⁶⁵ John C. Bedwell and Martha Jane Strode had the following children:

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Barbara A. Bedwell³⁵⁶ was born about 1866 in California.³⁵⁶
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Sidney Johnson Bedwell.
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Alice Bedwell³⁵⁶ was born about 1873 in California.³⁵⁶
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Unknown Bedwell³⁵⁶ was born in Jan 1880.

John C. Bedwell and Mary E. Mathews were married on 17 Aug 1870 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California.