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3624. Samuel
(Sam) Bedwell1214
was born on 23 Sep 1898 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.452,574 He died
in Mar 1980 in Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.452
• World War I draft registration card shows Samuel Bedwell, born 23 Sept
1898, a resident of Rt. 1, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee. He is employed
in farming by T.A. Pope of Pikeville. Nearest relative is Oliver Bedwell. He
is of medium height and weight with brown eyes and black hair. He signed the
card "Sam Bedwell".
• 1930 Census for Bledsoe County, Tennessee shows Samuel Bedwell, 31, a
farmer who rents his land, as head of household with: Nancy, 34, his wife of
nine years; son James, 7; and son Thomas, 5. Samuel (Sam) Bedwell and Nancy
Jane Nail were married about 1920. Nancy Jane
Nail1965 was born on
19 Apr 1895 in Tennessee.452
She died on 15 May 1968 in Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.452 Samuel (Sam) Bedwell and Nancy Jane Nail had the following
children:
+5891 | i. | James
Willard Bedwell. | +5892 | ii. | Thomas Ore Bedwell. | 5893 | iii. | Ethel Evelene
Bedwell1965 was born
on 18 May 1931 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.1965
She died on 17 Dec 1949 in Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.1965 She was buried on 25 Jan 1950 in Pikeville Cemetery,
Bledsoe County, Tennessee.1965
• An Associated Press story appeared in papers on Wednesday, December 21,
1949. This is from the Dixon Evening Telegraph of Dixon, Illinois, page
12:
River Dragged in 4-H Girl Search
Pikeville, Tenn., Dec. 21 -- (AP) Searchers planned to resume their dragging
of a river today in their efforts to solve the disappearance of Evelene Bedwell,
attractive 18-year-old 4-H club worker.
Nearly 100 men have combed nearby wooded areas since her disappearance from
her home near here early Saturday.
Evelene's father, Sam Bedwell, said she had "acted strangely"
the night before her disappearance.
• Her death certificate states that she drowned about Dec 17, 1949 but was
not found until Jan 24, 1950. Her death was ruled a suicide. | 5894 | iv. | John Bedwell.675 | 5895 | v. | Arnold Bedwell.675 |
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