Eighth Generation

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