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193. James Bedwell
was born about 1795 in Rowan County, North Carolina.54 He died on 19 Jan 1850 in Louisa County, Iowa.250,251
• 1846 Iowa Territorial Census shows Samuel Bedwell, a resident of Louisa
County.
• 1850 Census for Fredonia, Louisa County, Iowa, taken Sept 1850, shows
Rachel Bedwell, 53, born in South Carolina, who owns real estate valued at $1350.
She is living with son Daniel, 22, a farmer; Jane, 21; and Levina, 9.
• Taffy Rath contributes this transcription: Effective 1820: (1995 Lousia
Co. Iowa Court House), Deed Records, Lands, No. 116: United States to James Bedwell
Patent filed June 29, 1908 at 3:00 pm: The United States of America, Certificate
whereas James Bedwell, of Louisa Co, Iowa No 6603 Territory has deposited in
the General Land Office of the United States a certificate of the Register of
the Land office at Burlington. The Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820
entitled an Act making further provisions for the sale of the Public Lands for
the West half of the north west factional quarter of section four, in township
Seventy-five (75) of Range four west, in the District of Lands subject to sale
at Burlington East quarter of Section Five in Township seventy-five (75) north,
of Range four West, in the District of Lands subject to sale at Burlington, Iowa
Territory containing eighty (80) acres according to the General Land Office .
James Bedwell and Rachel Stanley were married on 6 Jul 1815 in Wayne County,
Indiana.54,252 Rachel Stanley54 (daughter of John Stanley and Catherine ?) was born
on 7 Mar 1796 in Guilford County, North Carolina.54,252 She died
about 1862 in Concord Township, Louisa County, Iowa.54,252 She was
buried in Concordia Cemetery, Louisa County, Iowa.251
• Taffy Rath contributes this transcription: Affidavit of James Blake
filed August 4, 1928 at 1:pm Miscellaneous Record, No. 163, page 196 State of
Iowa Louisa Co. says: I James Blake, being first duly sworn, on my oath say that
I was acquainted with Rachel Bedwell in her lifetime, and know that she died
on or about the __day of __1862, at Concord Twp. Louisa Co. IA. Subscribed and
sworn to before me by James Blake this 24 date of Oct. 1898. C.A. Car; enter
Notary Public in and for Louisa Co., Iowa.
James Bedwell and Rachel Stanley had the following children:
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