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Eighth Generation
2058. Rachel
Bedwell252 was born
about 1844 in Iowa.728
•Some information on children and places of residence from this book: Spofford,
Jeremiah, A genealogical record : including two generations in female lines
of families spelling their name Spofford, Spafford, Spafard, and Spaford, descendants
of John Spofford and Elizabeth Scott, who emigrated in 1638 from Yorkshire, England,
and settled at Rowley, Essex County, Mass. Boston: Printed by Alfred Mudge
& Son, 1888, 525 pgs.
• 1870 Census for Columbus City Township, Louisa County, Iowa, shows William
Spafford, age 28, a farmer born in Indiana who owns $2500 real estate and $2150
assets, as head of household with: Rachel, age 25, born in Iowa; son William
W., age 9; son Elmer, age 1; grandfather Orleans, age 73, born in Vermont; and
grandmother Jane, age 72, born in N.C.
• 1880 Census for Columbus City Township, Louisa County, Iowa, shows Wm.
H. H. Spafford, age 38, a farmer, as head of household including: wife Rachael,
age 35; son Wellington, age 19; and son Elmer, age 11.
Rachel Bedwell and William H. H. Spafford were married on 14 Jul 1860 in Louisa
County, Iowa.336 William
H. H. Spafford336 (son
of Orlean Spafford and Jane Patton) was born in Sep 1841. He lived
in Winona, Minnesota. Rachel Bedwell and William H. H. Spafford had
the following children:
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