Seventh Generation

619. Henry Houston Bedwell²³⁸ was born on 28 Dec 1897 in Marion County, Mississippi.^238,452,666 He died in Jul 1984 in Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi.⁴⁵²

• World War I draft registration card shows Henry Houston Bedwell, born 28 Dec 1898, a resident of Foxworth, Marion County, Mississippi. He is employed in farming by Elias Bedwell of Foxworth. Nearest relative is Easter Bedwell, also of Foxworth. He is short and slender with grey eyes and brown hair. The card is signed with an "X".

• 1910 Census for Hinds County, Mississippi, shows a Henry Bedwell, age 26, single, a dry goods salesman.

• 1930 Census for Police Jury Ward 7, Washington Parish, Louisiana shows Henry Bedwell, 31, a farmer who rents, as head of household with: Ethel, 20, his wife of 5 years; son Reuben, 4; and daughter Lucile, 1. Ethel was born in Florida, the others in Mississippi.

Henry Houston Bedwell and Ethel Hicks were married about 1924.⁶⁹⁷ Ethel Hicks⁶⁹⁸ was born about 1909 in Florida.⁶⁹⁷ Henry Houston Bedwell and Ethel Hicks had the following children:

1951	i.	Ruben N. Bedwell697 was born on 17 Mar 1926 in Mississippi.452,697 He died in May 1986 in Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi.452 • U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 (ancestry.com) shows: Ruben N Bedwell Birth Year: 1926 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Mississippi State: Mississippi County or City: Marion Enlistment Date: 19 Sep 1946 Enlistment State: Alabama Enlistment City: Fort McClellan Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment 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: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Petroleum Storage Technician or Welder, Electric Arc* or Welder, Combination (Welder, general. ) or Welder, Acetylene* An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 90 Weight: 100 • This is probably his Social Security record: Ruben Bedwell SSN: 428-34-8579 Last Residence: 39466 Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi, United States of America Born: 17 Mar 1926 Last Benefit: 39466 Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi, United States of America Died: May 1986 State (Year) SSN issued: Mississippi (Before 1951)
1952	ii.	Lucille Bedwell.