Ninth Generation

3554. James Claude (Claudy) Bedwell¹²⁰³ was born on 10 Jan 1890 in Spartan, North Carolina.^{452,570,1203,1958} He died on 23 Feb 1977 in Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia.^452,675 He was buried in Odd Fellow Cemetery, Ivanhoe, Wythe County, Virginia.⁶⁷⁵

• 1910 Census for Bedford County, Virginia shows James Bedwell, 20, single, a laborer in a saw mill, living in a boarding house.

• World War I draft registration card shows James Claude Bedwell, born 10 Jan 1888 in Independence, Virginia. He is a carpenter employed by John Blair of Ivanhoe, Virginia. He is married with a wife and an infant child. He is of medium height and build with gray eyes and black hair.

• 1920 Census for Spring Precinct, Carroll County, Virginia, taken 9 Feb 1920, shows Claudy Bedwell, 32, a laborer at a carbide plant, and his family: wife Etta, 28; and son Homer, 2 & 9/12.

• 1930 Census for Sulphur Springs, Carroll County, Virginia shows James C. Bedwell, 40, a laborer at a rock quarry, as head of household with: Heneryetta, 36, his wife of 20 years; and son Homer E., 13. All were born in Virginia.

• World War II draft registration card shows James Claude Bedwell, born 10 Jan 1890 in Sparta, North Carolina. He is a resident of Ivanoe, Virginia. He signed the card as, "J. Claude Bedwell".

• His birthdate was listed as Jan 1890 in the 1900 Census, but his Social Security record shows 15 Jan 1891. Best guess is that his actual birthdate was 15 Jan 1890.

James Claude (Claudy) Bedwell and Henrietta [--?--] were married about 1910.¹²⁰⁴ Henrietta [--?--]¹²⁰⁴ was born about 1891 in Virginia.¹²⁰⁴ James Claude (Claudy) Bedwell and Henrietta [--?--] had the following children:

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Homer E. Bedwell¹²⁰⁴ was born on 26 May 1917 in Virginia.^452,1204 He died on 10 Jan 1996 in Ivanhoe, Wythe County, Virginia.⁴⁵²