Eighth Generation

1115. Asher F. Bedwell¹⁴³ was born on 19 Jun 1848 in Sullivan County, Indiana. He died on 17 Nov 1921. He was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Dugger, Sullivan County, Indiana.

• 1900 Census for Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana, shows Asher Bedwell, born Aug 1846, a farmer who rents, as head of household with: Noma, his wife of 29 years, born May 1852, who has had 9 children, 7 of whom are still living; son Daniel, born Dec 1871, a farm hand; son Charlie, born Feb 1882, a farm hand; daughter Mary, born Apr 1884; and son William, born Oct 1886.

• 1910 Census for Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, shows Asher Bedwell, 60, a laborer, and Naoma, 57, his wife of 40 years who has had nine children, seven of whom are still living.

Asher F. Bedwell and Naoma Moirra Purcell were married on 1 Apr 1870 in Sullivan County, Indiana.⁴⁰⁷ Naoma Moirra Purcell (daughter of Simpson Purcell and Elizabeth Booker) was born on 12 May 1852 in Sullivan County, Indiana. She died on 16 Jul 1930 in Sullivan County, Indiana. She was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Dugger, Sullivan County, Indiana. Asher F. Bedwell and Naoma Moirra Purcell had the following children:

+2980	i.	Thomas M. Bedwell.
+2981	ii.	Phoebe Ann Bedwell.
2982	iii.	Ann Hatton Bedwell was born about 1876 in Sullivan County, Indiana.
+2983	iv.	Elizabeth Sarah Bedwell.
+2984	v.	Daniel (Cricket) Bedwell.
+2985	vi.	Charles Bedwell.
+2986	vii.	Salena Phoebe (Mary) Bedwell.
+2987	viii.	William Thomas Bedwell.
2988	ix.	Elizabeth Bedwell was born on 21 Jun 1887 in Sullivan County, Indiana. She died about 1954 in Sullivan County, Indiana.