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2247. Oscar Enlo (Pony) Bedwell819 was born on 23 Dec 1892 in Henderson County, Tennessee.819,1526 He died on 29 Oct 1984 in Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee.452,1526 He was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee.1526

• World War I Draft Registration card shows Oscar Enlo Bedwell, 23 Dec 1894 in Lexington, Tennessee, whose occupation is farming. He is employed by W.T. McPeake, "near Warrens Bluff." He is married with a wife and two children, and is described as of medium height and weight with blue eyes and light hair. He signed the card with an X.

• 1920 Census for District 5, Henderson County, Tennessee, taken in January 1920, shows Oscar Bedwell, 25, an illiterate farmer who rents his land, as head of household containing: wife Pearl, 26, also illiterate; son Fred, 9; son Billie, 5; daughter Mary, 3; and son Graves (?), 2/12.

Oscar Enlo (Pony) Bedwell and Pearl Davis were married on 5 Mar 1910 in Henderson County, Tennessee.1523 Pearl Davis1523,1524 was born on 16 Jan 1892 in Tennessee.1524,1527 Oscar Enlo (Pony) Bedwell and Pearl Davis had the following children:

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Fred Bedwell1524 was born on 12 May 1911 in Henderson County, Tennessee.452,1524,1528 He died on 1 Oct 1973 in Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee.452 He was buried in Central Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee.1527

• 1930 Census for District 7, Henderson County, Tennessee, shows Fred Bedwell, age 18, a farm laborer, living in the household of Herbert and Ethel Petty, a farm family.

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William Grant (Bill) Bedwell.

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Mary Bedwell.

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Grover E. Bedwell1524 was born on 12 Nov 1919 in Henderson County, Tennessee.1524 He died on 19 Feb 1976 in Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee.452 He was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee.

• U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record (ancestry.com) shows:
Grover E Bedwell Birth Year: 1919 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Tennessee State: Tennessee County or City: Gibson Enlistment Date: 27 May 1943 Enlistment State: Georgia Enlistment City: Fort Oglethorpe Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Laborer Marital Status: Married Height: 75 Weight: 073

• New Hope Cemetery records (http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:zWlI1nNxZsgJ:www.henderson-lea.hc.k12tn.net/donahue/henderson/newhope.htm+Frank+Bedwell+%22Henderson+County%22+Tennessee&hl=en&ie=UTF-8) show:
Bedwell, Grover E., 11/12/1919-2/19/1976, military marker "PVt US army World War II" [name appears in Harris as "Grover Elco Bedwell," probably from a temporary marker