Ninth Generation

4201. Clyde Cyrus Bedwell^740,1445 was born on 10 Jul 1891 in Grant County, Indiana.^570,1445 He died in Feb 1963 in Ohio.²¹²⁶

• WWI Draft Registration card shows Clyde Cyrus Bedwell, born July 10 1891, single, employed as a clerk at the J.D. Bell Hdw Co. in Upland; residing in Upland, Indiana; tall with a stout build, brown eyes and black hair. Signed June 5, 1917 (nice flowery signature).

• 1920 Census for Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, taken 7 Jan 1920, shows C.C. Bedwell, 28, a salesman at a hardware store, as head of household with: wife Eva, 28; and son Marion C., 2/12.

• 1930 Census for Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio shows Clyde C. Bedwell, 38, a railway mail clerk, as head of household including: wife Eva L., 38; son Marion C., 10; and Mary A., 8. All were born in Indiana.

Clyde Cyrus Bedwell and Eva [--?--] were married. Eva [--?--]²¹²⁷ was born on 17 Apr 1891 in Indiana.^2127,2128 She died in Aug 1974 in Hamilton County, Ohio.²¹²⁸ Clyde Cyrus Bedwell and Eva [--?--] had the following children:

6192	i.	Marion C. Bedwell2127 was born on 19 Oct 1919 in Delaware County, Indiana.2127,2129 He died on 5 Jul 1998 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.2129 • World War II Enlistment record shows: Marion C Bedwell Birth Year: 1919 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Indiana State: Ohio County or City: Hamilton Enlistment Date: 30 Dec 1941 Enlistment State: Kentucky Enlistment City: Fort Thomas Newport Branch: Air Corps Branch Code: Air Corps 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 - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of Source: Civil Life Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Tracktor Driver* or Truck Driver, Heavy or Chauffeur or Truck Driver, Light An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 74 Weight: 163
6193	ii.	Mary A. Bedwell.