Seventh Generation

251. Matilda Bedwell was born on 3 Sep 1824 in White County, Tennessee. She died on 5 Apr 1879 in Warren County, Iowa.

• 1870 Census for Greenfield Township, Warren County, Iowa, taken in Aug 1870, shows Jefferson Ragsdale, 58, a farmer born in Kentucky who owns $1600 in real estate and $400 in personal assets, as head of household including: Matilda, 45, born in Tennessee; Nancy, 18, born in Missouri; Polly, 16, born in Missouri; Eliza, 14, born in Missouri; John, 10, born in Missouri; Ann, 2, born in Iowa; and Rebecca Bedwell, 100, born in West Virginia. Jefferson, Matilda, and Rebecca are all shown as unable to read or write.

Matilda Bedwell and Jefferson Ragsdale were married on 10 Feb 1844 in Andrews County, Missouri.³³⁸ Jefferson Ragsdale³³⁸ was born about 1812 in Kentucky. Matilda Bedwell and Jefferson Ragsdale had the following children:

+828	i.	Nancy Ragsdale.
829	ii.	Polly Ragsdale339 was born about 1854 in Missouri.339
830	iii.	Eliza Ragsdale339 was born about 1856 in Missouri.339
831	iv.	John Ragsdale339 was born about 1860 in Missouri.339
832	v.	Ann Ragsdale339 was born about 1868 in Iowa.339