Seventh Generation

300. Thomas Moore Bedwell^71,110 was born about 1830 in Sullivan County, Indiana.¹⁴³ He died on 9 Aug 1876 in Sullivan County, Indiana. He was buried in Moody Cemetery, Sullivan County, Indiana.³⁹⁴

• "Thomas Moore Bedwell and four of his children were reported to have died within a short period of time with dysentery" -- Ericson, p. 17

• 1860 Census for Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana shows Moore Bedwell, 30, a farmer with $150 assets, as head of household with: Sarah, 27; Jane, 7; John D., 5; Henry, 3; and David, 3 (Henry and David have the note: "Twins").

• 1870 Census for Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana shows Moore Bedwell, 50, a day laborer with $500 assets, and his family: Sarah, 40; Daniel, 19, a day laborer; Althia J., 18; David, 12; Henry, 12; Voris, 8, male; and Elizabeth, 4.

• 1880 Census for Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana shows Sarah Bedwell, 45, a widow who cannot read or write, and her family: son David, 21; daughter-in-law Katie, 17; son Henry, 21; and daughter Elizabeth, 15.

Thomas Moore Bedwell and Sarah Alsman were married about 1850.³⁹⁴ Sarah Alsman was born about 1833 in Indiana.¹⁴³ Thomas Moore Bedwell and Sarah Alsman had the following children:

1013	i.	Althia Jane Bedwell143,402 was born about 1853 in Sullivan County, Indiana.402 • This is probably her marriage record, from Indiana Marriages database on ancestry.com: Spouse 1: Elijah H. Bedwell Spouse 2: Altha J. Bedwell Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1880 Name: Jos. Patton • from http://genforum.genealogy.com/bedwell/messages/26.html Joyce Keim, February 17, 1999: "I am looking for the parents of Elijah Bedwell who was born 4/20/1841 and married Althea (Altha Jane) Bedwell (maiden name same) on 4/29/1880. I can trace Althea back to first Bedwell immigrant but know nothing else about Elijah. They had 3 sons Allen Jefferson, Arthur Edward and Albert LeCurtis."
+1014	ii.	John Daniel Bedwell.
+1015	iii.	David Albert Bedwell.
+1016	iv.	Henry Allen Bedwell.
1017	v.	Voris Bedwell was born about 1862 in Sullivan County, Indiana.
+1018	vi.	Elizabeth Bedwell.