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1335. Bob Westley
Bedwell509 was born
in Dec 1887 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.505
1900 Census for Downey Township, Los Angeles, California shows William
Smith, born 1844, a painter born in Pennsylvania, as head of household with:
Susan C., born Apr 1850 in Tennessee, his wife of zero years; and stepson Bob
W. Bedwell, born Dec 1887 in California.
World War I Draft Registration Card, dated 5 Jun 1917, shows Bob Westley
Bedwell, born Dec 16, 1887 in Downey, California. He is employed as a motorman
by Chicago Suface Line, Lawndale barn. He is shown as of medium height and heavy
build, with blue eyes and blond hair, and no medical problems. He is married
and supports a wife, two children, and his mother. They reside at 4015 W.18th
St., Chicago, Illinois.
1920 Census for Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois, taken in Jan 1920,
shows Robert B. Bedwell, 32, a widower born in California of parents born in
Tennessee, a switchman for the railroad, as head of household with: son Cameron,
13, born in California; daughter (?) Selma K., 4 & 2/12, born in Arizona;
son Donald F., 2 & 4/12, born in Illinois; and mother Susan Smith, 69, a
widow born in Tennessee. They are renters.
1930 Census for Moorefield Township, Harrison County, Ohio, shows Bob
W. Bedwell, 42, a farmer born in California who owns his land, as head of household
with: Gladys, 30, born in Ohio, his wife of nine years; daughter Selma, 14; and
son Donald, 12.
I can't find Cameron Bedwell in the census records for 1930. Bob Westley Bedwell
and Ada May Cameron were married. Ada May
Cameron1133 died between
5 Jun 1917 and 13 Jan 1920 in Illinois.510
She was born in Texas.510
Bob Westley Bedwell and Ada May Cameron had the following children:
3285 | i. | Cameron Bedwell. | 3286 | ii. | [--?--] Bedwell1133 was born on 8 Nov 1911 in
Yavapai County, Arizona.1134
He died before 1920. | 3287 | iii. | Selma K. Bedwell. | 3288 | iv. | Donald Francis
Bedwell510 was born
on 26 Aug 1917 in Illinois.186,510 He died on 23 Apr 1954.186 He was buried in Golden Gate
National Cemetery, San Bruno, California.186
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record shows:
Donald F Bedwell Birth Year: 1916 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country:
Illinois State: Ohio County or City: Tuscarawas Enlistment Date: 3 Feb 1941 Enlistment
State: California Enlistment City: Fort Mcdowell Angel Island Branch: Infantry
Branch Code: Infantry Grade: Private First Class Grade Code: Private First Class
Term of Enlistment: One year enlistment Component: Reserves - exclusive of Regular
Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under
the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve
Status) Source: Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer
Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Tracktor Driver* or Truck Driver,
Heavy or Chauffeur or Truck Driver, Light An asterisk (*) appearing after a job
title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found
in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test Marital Status:
Single, with dependents Height: 00 Weight: 301
Name: Donald Francis Bedwell Birth Date: 26 Aug 1917 Death Date: 23 Apr
1954 Rank: S/SGT Branch: US Air Force Last known address: 1300 Sneath Lane San
Bruno , CA 94066 Interment Date: 29 Apr 1954 Cemetary: Golden Gate National Cemetery
Buried At: Section U Site 1235 Cemetary URL: http://www.cem.va.gov/nchp/goldengate.htm
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