Seventh Generation

321. Thomas Jackson Bedwell was born on 26 May 1816 in Sullivan County, Indiana.

• 1860 Census for Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana shows Jackson Bedwell, 44, a farmer with $500 assets, as head of household with: Susan, 40; James E., 17, a farmer; Elizabeth, 14; Robert, 11; Steven, 8; Francis M., 5, male; and Delilah, 3. All were born in Indiana. This family is on the same census page as Jackson's brothers Burto, Elim, Alonzo, and John.

• 1870 Census for Cass Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, taken 4 Aug 1870, shows Jackson Bedwell (shown as Bidwell in ancestry.com index), 54, a farmer with $200 assets, as head of household containing: Martha A., 26; Delila, 15; Perry, 8; Celesta, 3; and Angilla (?) Goodman, 1.

Thomas Jackson Bedwell and Susan (Polly) Holston were married on 23 Jun 1841 in Sullivan County, Indiana. Susan (Polly) Holston was born about 1820 in Indiana.¹⁴³ She died on 20 Feb 1867. Thomas Jackson Bedwell and Susan (Polly) Holston had the following children:

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James Enoch Bedwell.
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George W. Bedwell was born on 16 Feb 1845 in Sullivan County, Indiana.
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Naomi Elizabeth Bedwell.
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William Robert Bedwell.
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Stephens Alexander Bedwell.
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Francis M. Bedwell¹⁴³ was born on 5 Dec 1853 in Sullivan County, Indiana. He died on 17 Mar 1867.
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Delilah C. Bedwell.
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Wallace E. (Vaintree) Bedwell was born about 1860 in Sullivan County, Indiana.
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Thomas Perry Bedwell was born on 30 Jun 1862 in Sullivan County, Indiana.

• 1880 Census for Arcola Township, Douglas County, Illinois, shows Perry Bedwell, 19, a farm laborer, listed as a "hired hand" in the household of Levi Jester and family.

• 1900 Census for Humboldt Township, Coles County, Illinois, shows Arthur E. Bedwell, born May 1875, a farmer who rents, as head of household with: Julia, born Aug 1877, his wife of four years who has had one child, still living; son Vernon F., born Mar 1896; and uncle Perry T., born June 1862, a farm laborer.

• 1920 Census for Bowdre Township, Douglas County, Illinois, shows Perry Bedwell, 57, a hired farm hand, living in the household of John W. Sigler and family.
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Celesta Bedwell⁴⁰² was born about 1867 in Sullivan County, Indiana.⁴⁰²

Thomas Jackson Bedwell and Martha A. Goodman were married on 27 Jul 1870 in Sullivan County, Indiana.⁴⁰⁷