Ninth Generation

4205. Grant H. Bedwell²⁵⁴ was born on 6 May 1890 in Upland, Grant County, Indiana.^254,452 He died in May 1970 in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.²¹³² He was buried in Grant Memorial Park, Marion, Grant County, Indiana.⁶⁵

• WWI Draft Registration card shows Grant H. Bidwell, born May 6 1890, employed as a Telephone Lineman by the Citizens Telephone Co. in Upland, Indiana; married, tall, medium build, red hair, blue eyes.

• 1920 Census for Marion, Grant County, Indiana, taken in Jan 1920, shows Grant H. Bedwell, 28, a lineman with the electrical railway, as head of household containing: wife Eva L., 24; and son Phillip G., 6/12. They rent a home on Maple St.

• 1930 Census for Marion, Grant County, Indiana, taken in Apr 1930, shows Grant Bedwell, 39, an electrician for the Traction Co., as head of household consisting of: Eva, 35, his wife of 13 years; son Phillip, 10; and daughter Barbara, 5. They rent a home for $17/mo.

Grant H. Bedwell and Eva L. Keene were married on 31 Oct 1914 in Grant County, Indiana.²¹³³ Eva L. Keene^1447,1448 (daughter of Riley Keene and Maude Tatman) was born on 7 Mar 1895 in Indiana.⁴⁵² She died in Jun 1993 in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.²¹³⁴ She was buried in Grant Memorial Park, Marion, Grant County, Indiana.⁶⁵ Grant H. Bedwell and Eva L. Keene had the following children:

6197	i.	Phillip G. Bedwell1447,1448 was born about Jun 1919 in Indiana.1447 He died on 1 Oct 1943.65 He was buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.65 • U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 database (on ancestry.com) shows: Philip G Bedwell; Birth Year: 1919; Race: White, citizen (White); Nativity State or Country: Indiana; State: Indiana; County or City: Grant; Enlistment Date: 7 Apr 1942; Enlistment State: Indiana; Enlistment City: Fort Benjamin Harrison; Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA; 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: Army of the United States; Source: Civil Life; Education: 4 years of high school; Civil Occupation: Pharmacist; Marital Status: Single, without dependents; Height: 70; Weight: 155. • Name: Philip G Bedwell Death Date: 1 Oct 1943 Rank: SSGT AIR FORCES Branch: US Army Last known address: 2900 Sheridan Road St. Louis , MO 63125 Interment Date: 13 Mar 1950 Cemetary: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Buried At: Section 82 Site 7b Cemetary URL: http://www.cem.va.gov/nchp/jeffersonbarracks.htm • Memorial note on his parents' grave marker says that Phillip G. Bedwell "Lost life in line of duty over Graz, Austria".
6198	ii.	Barbara Bedwell.