Eighth Generation

1116. Thomas J. Bedwell¹⁴⁴ was born about 1844 in Indiana.

• He is probably the Thomas Bedwell that appears in the 1880 Census for Bowdre Township, Douglas County, Illinois. He is 36, a farmer born in Indiana of parents born in Indiana, and the head of a household that includes: wife Margaret A., 31; daughter Sulesta E., 12; son James M., 7; and son Alford, 2. Alford was born in Illinois, the others in Indiana.

• He is also shown in the 1900 Census living in Shiloh Township, Edgar County, Illinois. That Thomas Bedwell was born in Mar 1844 in Indiana of parents born in Kentucky. He is a farmer who owns his land, and lives with his family: Margaret, born Aug 1847 in Indiana, his wife of 33 years who has had two children, both still living; and son Alfred M., born Sept 1878 in Illinois, a farm laborer.

Thomas J. Bedwell and Margaret A. [--?--] were married about 1868 in Indiana.¹⁰⁵⁶ Margaret A. [--?--]¹⁰⁵⁷ was born about 1848 in Indiana.¹⁰⁵⁷ Thomas J. Bedwell and Margaret A. [--?--] had the following children:

2989	i.	Sulesta E. Bedwell1057 was born about 1867 in Indiana.1057
2990	ii.	James M. Bedwell1057 was born about 1872 in Indiana.1057
2991	iii.	Alford Morris Bedwell1057 was born about 1877 in Illinois.1057 • World War I Draft Registration card, dated Sep 1918, shows Alford Morris Bedwell, born 8 Apr 1878, a resident of Paris, Edgar County, Illinois. He is a self-employed farmer who is described as of medium height and build with grey eyes and dark hair. Nearest relative is Mary Susie Bedwell, also of Paris.