Individual Details

Benjamin Harrison "Harry, Red" Bedwell

(14 Feb 1888 - 26 Mar 1976)

OCCUPATION: W. W. I Draft Registration Card shows him as a coal miner for the Jackson Hill Coal and Coke Co., R. R. 3 Sullivan, IN. He was of medium height, medium build, gray eyes, and red hair.

RESIDENCE: 1976: 221 Chase St., Sullivan, IN

BURIAL: Center Ridge Cem., Sullivan, Sullivan, IN

Events

Birth14 Feb 1888Sullivan County, IN
Marriage3 Mar 1909Sullivan County, IN - Mabel Claire Baty
Residence1909Jackson Hill, Sullivan, IN
Occupation1909Miner
Census3 May 1910Jackson Twp., Sullivan, IN
Occupation3 May 1910coal miner - Jackson Twp., Sullivan, IN
Residence5 Jun 1917Jackson Twp., Sullivan, IN
Occupation5 Jun 1917coal miner - Jackson Twp., Sullivan, IN
Census2 Jan 1920Cass Twp., Sullivan, IN
Occupation2 Jan 1920laborer in a coal mine - Cass Twp., Sullivan, IN
Occupation17 Apr 1930coal miner - Hymera, Sullivan, IN
Census17 Apr 1930Hymera, Sullivan, IN
Residence1936Hymera, Sullivan, IN
Occupation1936Miner
Residence1937Hymera, Sullivan, IN
Occupation1937Miner
Residence1941Hymera, Sullivan, IN
Occupation1941Miner
ResidenceDec 1959Shelburn, Sullivan, IN
Residence1963Hymera, Sullivan, IN
ResidenceMar 1976Sullivan, Sullivan, IN
Death26 Mar 1976Sullivan, Sullivan, IN
Religion1976Church of God
BurialSullivan, Sullivan, IN

Families

SpouseMabel Claire Baty (1893 - 1973)
ChildArthur Leon "Lonnie" Bedwell (1910 - 1985)
ChildFrances Marie Bedwell (1913 - 1992)
ChildLloyd W. Bedwell (1916 - 1937)
ChildMabel LaVerne Bedwell (1918 - 1996)
ChildRussell Omer Bedwell (1921 - )
ChildFlora Mae Bedwell (1927 - 1999)
FatherJohn Wesley "Wes" Bedwell (1851 - 1942)
MotherRuth Ann Searls (1853 - 1905)
SiblingWilliam N. Bedwell (1878 - 1902)
SiblingDavid M. Bedwell (1878 - 1952)
SiblingEdward L. "Doc" Bedwell (1882 - 1959)
SiblingElizabeth "Lizzie" Bedwell (1884 - 1963)
SiblingBessie Bedwell (1886 - 1923)
SiblingMaggie Lena Bedwell (1891 - 1977)
SiblingJohn W. Bedwell (1893 - 1953)
SiblingEmma Ann Bedwell ( - 1977)

Endnotes

1. , no., Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration.

2. Sullivan County, IN Health Department, Death Record of Lloyd Bedwell.

3. Sullivan County, IN Clerk of Courts, Marriage License Application of Benjamin Bedwell/Mabel Baty.

4. , 1910 U. S. Census,,; www.ancestry.com..

5. , 1910 U. S. Census,,; www.ancestry.com..

6. World War I Draft Registration Cards.

7. World War I Draft Registration Cards.

8. , 1920 U. S. Census,,; MyFamily.com http://www.ancestry.com..

9. , 1920 U. S. Census,,; MyFamily.com http://www.ancestry.com..

10. , 1930 U. S. Census,,; MyFamily.com http://www.ancestry.com..

11. , 1930 U. S. Census,,; MyFamily.com http://www.ancestry.com..

12. Todd Shirley, Family group sheets from Todd A. Shirley.

13. Sullivan Daily Times, Obituary of Benjamin Bedwell (Obituaries from the Sullivan Daily Times, 1976), p. 7.

14. Todd Shirley, Family group sheets from Todd A. Shirley.