Ninth Generation

4048. Emma Bedwell¹³⁸⁰ was born in Aug 1874 in Indiana.¹³⁷⁸

• 1900 Census for Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana shows Elizabeth Bedwell, born Feb 1845, a widow who has three children with two still living, as head of household including: daughter Emma Shrayer, born Aug 1874, who has had one child with one still living; son-in-law Benj. F. Shrayer, born May 1873, who works as an assistant cashier; and grandson Raymond Shrayer, born Sept 1899. Emma and Benjamin have been married for two years. All were born in Indiana.

• 1910 Census for Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana shows Benjamin Shroyer, age 37, a cashier (? - light film, hard to read), as head of household including Emma, age 34, his wife of 12 years who has had one child, still living; son Raymond, age 11; and two lodgers.

• 1920 Census for Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana shows Benjamin F. Shroyer, age 46, a bank cashier, as head of household with: wife Emma B., age 46; son Raymond R., age 20, a student; and two lodgers (a public school teacher and a stenographer).

• 1930 Census for Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana shows Benjamin F. Shroyer, age 55, a bank cashier who owns a home worth $10000, as head of household that includes his wife, Emma, age 50, and a roomer who works as a railroad agent. Raymond is no longer in the household and I can't find a census listing for him elsewhere.

Emma Bedwell and Benjamin F. Shroyer were married on 19 Oct 1898 in Delaware County, Indiana.²⁰⁸² Benjamin F. Shroyer¹³⁷⁸ (son of George W. Shroyer and Mary Benbow) was born in May 1873 in Indiana.¹³⁷⁸ Emma Bedwell and Benjamin F. Shroyer had the following children:

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Raymond Roods Shroyer.