Eighth Generation

1315. John J. Bedwell⁴⁹² was born on 17 Jan 1842 in Tennessee.^491,492 He died on 31 Mar 1901 in Kentucky.⁴⁹²

• 1870 Census for Calloway County, Kentucky, taken Aug 1870, shows John Bedwell (incorrectly shown as Bidwell in census index), a farmer who cannot read or write, who owns $700 real estate and $350 assets, as head of household containing: Elisha, age 27; Horace (? hard to read...), age 5; Olen, age 3; Ora, age 2; and Margaret, age 5/12 (census note says she was born in Feb.).

• 1900 Census for Calloway County, Kentucky shows John J. Bedwell, born Jan 1842, a farmer who owns his land, as head of household with: Elisif A., born Jan 1843, his wife of 37 years who has had nine children with seven still living; and son Delmus, born Oct 1879, who attends school. All were born in Kentucky.

John J. Bedwell and Elisif Ann (Elissa) Furches were married on 15 Oct 1863 in Calloway County, Kentucky. Elisif Ann (Elissa) Furches⁴⁹² (daughter of David Moffat Furches and Margaret Doores) was born on 8 Jan 1843.⁴⁹² She died on 25 Nov 1901 in Calloway County, Kentucky.⁴⁹² She was buried in Sinking Springs Cemetery, Calloway County, Kentucky.⁴⁹² John J. Bedwell and Elisif Ann (Elissa) Furches had the following children:

3252	i.	Decatur H. Bedwell492 was born on 4 Oct 1864 in Calloway County, Kentucky.65,492 He died of injuries caused by a mule on 13 Jun 1874 in Calloway County, Kentucky.1125 He was buried in Sinking Springs Cemetery, Calloway County, Kentucky.492
+3253	ii.	Olen Bascumb Bedwell.
+3254	iii.	Orah Alice Bedwell.
+3255	iv.	Florence Etta Bedwell.
3256	v.	Era Inus Bedwell492 was born on 2 Jan 1872 in Calloway County, Kentucky.492 She died of drowning on 25 Apr 1874 in Calloway County, Kentucky.492,1125 She was buried in Sinking Springs Cemetery, Calloway County, Kentucky.65
+3257	vi.	William Boyd Bedwell.
+3258	vii.	Lillie Mae Bedwell.
+3259	viii.	Alta Senora Bedwell.
+3260	ix.	Delmus Bedwell.