Seventh Generation

566. William Bedwell was born about 1837 in Alabama.²²⁷ He died after Jun 1900.⁶⁷⁰ He was also known as Bill Bedwell.

• Possibly one (or both) of these William Bedwell marriage records:

Bedwell, William
Spouse: Francis C. Capity
Marriage Date: Apr 28, 1863
Location: Clarke, Alabama

Bedwell, Wm
Spouse: Nanney Dunnigan
Marriage Date: Jul 09, 1871
Location: Clarke, Alabama

• 1880 Census for Coffeeville, Clarke County, Alabama, shows William Bedwell, age 43, a farmer, as head of this household: wife Nancy, age 26; daughter Florence, age 5; daughter Annie E., age 3; and son C. Leroy, age 1. All were born in Alabama. Nancy is unable to read or write.

• 1900 Census for Coffeeville, Clarke County, Alabama, shows Bill Bedwell, born Jan 1848, a farmer, a widower, as head of household including: daughter Florence, born Apr 1874; daughter Annie L, born May 1879, a cook and waitress who is single and has had one child with one still living; on Leroy, born Apr 1881; daughter Lillie, born Apr 1882; son Clem, born Feb 1885; son Coby, born Apr 1887; and granddaughter Ethel L. Thompson, born May 1899.

• From New Prospect Cemetery, Chilton, Clarke County, Alabama, Contributed by Donna G. Marks, Jan 22, 2003 [[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>], found at http://www.interment.net/data/us/al/clarke/newprospect/index.htm:
Bedwell, Allen, b. Nov 5, 1912, d. Oct 3, 1988
Bedwell, Bay Coma, b. May 25, 1916, d. Jan 31, 2000
Bedwell, Clem, b. Nov 22, 1881, d. Mar 7, 1955
Bedwell, Cobe, b. Mar 15, 1884, d. Dec 25, 1958
Bedwell, Earl, b. Oct 1, 1925, d. Apr 15, 1975
Bedwell, Estelle, b. Aug 25, 1914, d. May 31, 1967, (w/o Coma)
Bedwell, Ida, b. Jun 25, 1919, d. Aug 19, 1993
Bedwell, Infant 1, no dates, Baby of Cobe and Maggie
Bedwell, Infant 2, no dates, Baby of Cobe and Maggie
Bedwell, Infant, b. Jun 6, 1944, Died Jun 6, 1944, s/o Coma and Estelle

Bedwell, Janie Lois, b. Feb 1, 1942, d. Dec 9, 1974
Bedwell, John M., b. Dec 13, 1912, d. Dec 24, 1992
Bedwell, Lee, b. 1878, d. 1942
Bedwell, Maebell, b. Jun 25, 1890, d. Nov 4, 1925, (w/o Clem)
Bedwell, Maggie Morgan, b. Dec 5, 1892, d. Nov 13, 1934, (w/o Cobe)
Bedwell, Minnie, b. Mar 12, 1881, d. Feb 23, 1926, (w/o Lee)
Bedwell, Richard Dorsey, b. Sep 12, 1922, d. Mar 2, 1996
Bedwell, Ruby E., b. Feb 10, 1917, d. Aug 11, 1982, (w/o John)
Bedwell, William, no dates, Co. C 7 AL Inf CSA

William Bedwell and Nancy Dungan were married on 9 Jul 1871 in Clarke County, Alabama. Nancy Dungan was born about 1854 in Alabama.²²⁷ She died before Jun 1900 in Alabama.⁶⁷⁰ William Bedwell and Nancy Dungan had the following children:

1827
i.
Florence Bedwell²²⁷ was born about 1875 in Clarke County, Alabama.²²⁷
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ii.
Annie L. Bedwell.
1829
iii.
C. Leroy Bedwell²²⁷ was born about 1879 in Clarke County, Alabama.²²⁷

• World War I draft registration card shows Lee Bedwell, born 4 Apr 1877, a self-employed farmer in Clarke County, Alabama. Nearest relative is Minnie Bedwell of Coffeeville, Alabama. He has brown eyes and dark hair.

• New Prospect Cemetery, Clarke County, Alabama, records, found at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/clarke/cemeteries/newprospect.txt

Minnie Bedwell (wife of Lee) DOB: March 12, 1881 EXP: Feb. 23, 1926
Lee Bedwell DOB: 1878 EXP: 1942

1830
iv.
Lillie Bedwell⁶⁷⁰ was born in Apr 1881.

• She might be in the 1910 Census for Coffeeville, Clarke County, Alabama as the Lillie Bedwell, age 29, a single woman whose occupation is listed as "dressmaker -- at home", living with son Charley R. Bedwell, age 7.
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v.
Clem Bedwell.
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vi.
Cobe Bedwell.