Ninth Generation

2503. Thomas Lester Bedwell⁸⁷⁸ was born on 19 Feb 1891 near Indianola, Iowa.^{452,570,878,1593} He died on 6 Jan 1973 in Earlham, Madison County, Iowa.^452,1593 He was buried in Winterset Cemetery, Madison County, Iowa.^65,1596

• World War I draft registration card shows Thomas Lester Bedwell, born 19 Feb 1891 near Indianola, Iowa, a ressident of 505 E. Green St., Winterset, Iowa. He is a day laborer employed by "M. Young & Co." of Winterset. He has a wife and three children, is of medium height with a slender build, and has blue eyes and brown hair.

• 1920 Census for Center Township, Madison County, Iowa, taken on January 6 1920, shows Thomas Bedwell, 28, an "elevator foreman", as head of household with: wife Helen, 23; son Gerald, 5; daughter Beulah, 4 & 4/12; and son Paul, 2 & 9/12. They are renters.

• 1930 Census for Winterset, Madison County, Iowa, taken in Apr 1930, shows Tom L. Bedwell, 39, a traveling salesman in the stock food industry, as head of household that includes: wife Helen L., 34; son Gerald E., 16; daughter Beulah, 14; son Paul E., 13; and son Blair O., 3. They own a home worth $2600.

Helen Lenore Benson^{1597,1598,1599} was born on 22 Jan 1896 in Iowa.¹⁵⁹⁷ She died on 11 Jul 1964.¹⁵⁹³ She was buried in Winterset Cemetery, Madison County, Iowa.¹⁵⁹³ Thomas Lester Bedwell and Helen Lenore Benson had the following children:

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Gerald E. Bedwell¹⁵⁹⁷ was born about 1914 in Iowa.¹⁵⁹⁷
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Beulah Bedwell¹⁵⁹⁷ was born about Sep 1915 in Iowa.¹⁵⁹⁷
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Paul E. Bedwell^452,1597 was born on 7 Apr 1917 in Iowa.^452,1597 He died on 24 Apr 1998 in Polk City, Polk County, Iowa.⁴⁵² He was buried in Winterset Cemetery, Madison County, Iowa.⁶⁵
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Virginia Mae Bedwell¹⁵⁹³ was born on 14 Mar 1920.¹⁵⁹³ She died on 10 Apr 1920.¹⁵⁹³ She was buried in Winterset Cemetery, Madison County, Iowa.^65,1600
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Blair O. Bedwell¹⁵⁹⁸ was born on 24 Nov 1926 in Iowa.^452,1598 He died on 11 Mar 1991.⁴⁵²

• This might be his son: BLAIR O BEDWELL; SSN: 481-68-7072; Last Residence: 50036 Boone, Boone, IA; Born: 15 Jun 1952; Died: 25 Nov 1995; State (Year) SSN issued: IA (1967).