From A History of Sullivan County, Indiana, Thomas J. Wolfe, Editor, Vol II, The Lewis Publishing Company, New York, page 160:
"DAVID M. BEDWELL.--Distinguished not only for the honored pioneer ancestry from which he is sprung, but for his services as a volunteer soldier during the late Civil war, and as an excellent representative of the successful agriculturists of Cass township, David M. Bedwell is eminently deserving of special mention in this work. A native of Sullivan county, Indiana, he was born February 24, 1845, a son of Robert Bedwell, and a grandson of Thomas Bedwell, both of Indiana pioneers. Born, bred and married in Kentucky, Thomas Bedwell came from there to Indiana in early days, settling in Jefferson township, Sullivan county, where both he and his wife, whose maiden name was Polly Holston, spent their remaining years. "Obtaining a practical education in the old log schoolhouse, with its home-made furniture, David M. Bedwell began as a boy to assist his father on the farm, continuing thus employed until ready to establish a home of his own. Beginning then to farm for himself, he rented land and was busily employed in its cultivation until the early part of 1864. In February of that year he enlisted in Company C, Fifty-ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and went south with his regiment, being with his comrades in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. Being taken ill at Huntsville, Alabama, he was taken first to the hospital at Nashville, Tennessee, and after his discharge from that institution was granted a furlough of thirty days. Going then to Indianapolis to join his regiment, he was sent to New York city, thence by boat to Morehead City, North Carolina, and from there to Raleigh, North Carolina, where he joined his command. Marching then with the "boys" to Washington, he took part in the Grand Review, and was subsequently honorably discharged with his regiment. Returning home Mr. Bedwell resumed his agricultural labors, and on the death of his father succeeded to the ownership of the parental homestead, a part of which he had previously purchased. Here he has since carried on general farming with ability and success, and his added improvements have been of the best. "Mr. Bedwell married in October, 1863, Emma Shepherd, who was born in Sullivan county, Indiana, a daughter of Eli and Lucy Shepherd, pioneers of Hamilton township. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Bedwell, namely: Carl, Burt, Ollie Mae and Freddie [Rev. Fred Pearl Bedwell]. Carl married Alice [Birch], and they have three children, Willie, Gladys and Jesse,[ I have found that there were more than 4 children, additionaly they are Eravis BEDWELL, Pearl BEDWELL Vaughn, Goldie BEDWELL, Lux Bedwell, Delbert Bedwell, Cecil Bedwell and Kenneth Eugene Bedwell] . Burt married Sarah [Borders], and they are the parents of four children, Evert, Nora, Hazel and Theresa, [ again I find more children, they are; C. Cecil Bedwell b.1909, Mabel BEDWELL, Maxine BEDWELL, Marion R. Bedwell, and Wanda L. BEDWELL. [Ollie Mae BEDWELL became the wife of Joseph Marion Vaughn, and had seven children, Clarence Russell Vaughn, Sarah Alta VAUGHN Pellens, James David Vaughn, Robert Joseph Vaughn, Herman Joseph Vaughn, Ruth Maria VAUGHN Tree, and Harold Eugene Vaughn.] Politically Mr. Bedwell was a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican Party, and religiously both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church."
- Joey Asbury & [updated comments in brackets by Don Bedwell]
"DAVID M. BEDWELL.--Distinguished not only for the honored pioneer ancestry from which he is sprung, but for his services as a volunteer soldier during the late Civil war, and as an excellent representative of the successful agriculturists of Cass township, David M. Bedwell is eminently deserving of special mention in this work. A native of Sullivan county, Indiana, he was born February 24, 1845, a son of Robert Bedwell, and a grandson of Thomas Bedwell, both of Indiana pioneers. Born, bred and married in Kentucky, Thomas Bedwell came from there to Indiana in early days, settling in Jefferson township, Sullivan county, where both he and his wife, whose maiden name was Polly Holston, spent their remaining years. "Obtaining a practical education in the old log schoolhouse, with its home-made furniture, David M. Bedwell began as a boy to assist his father on the farm, continuing thus employed until ready to establish a home of his own. Beginning then to farm for himself, he rented land and was busily employed in its cultivation until the early part of 1864. In February of that year he enlisted in Company C, Fifty-ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and went south with his regiment, being with his comrades in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. Being taken ill at Huntsville, Alabama, he was taken first to the hospital at Nashville, Tennessee, and after his discharge from that institution was granted a furlough of thirty days. Going then to Indianapolis to join his regiment, he was sent to New York city, thence by boat to Morehead City, North Carolina, and from there to Raleigh, North Carolina, where he joined his command. Marching then with the "boys" to Washington, he took part in the Grand Review, and was subsequently honorably discharged with his regiment. Returning home Mr. Bedwell resumed his agricultural labors, and on the death of his father succeeded to the ownership of the parental homestead, a part of which he had previously purchased. Here he has since carried on general farming with ability and success, and his added improvements have been of the best. "Mr. Bedwell married in October, 1863, Emma Shepherd, who was born in Sullivan county, Indiana, a daughter of Eli and Lucy Shepherd, pioneers of Hamilton township. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Bedwell, namely: Carl, Burt, Ollie Mae and Freddie [Rev. Fred Pearl Bedwell]. Carl married Alice [Birch], and they have three children, Willie, Gladys and Jesse,[ I have found that there were more than 4 children, additionaly they are Eravis BEDWELL, Pearl BEDWELL Vaughn, Goldie BEDWELL, Lux Bedwell, Delbert Bedwell, Cecil Bedwell and Kenneth Eugene Bedwell] . Burt married Sarah [Borders], and they are the parents of four children, Evert, Nora, Hazel and Theresa, [ again I find more children, they are; C. Cecil Bedwell b.1909, Mabel BEDWELL, Maxine BEDWELL, Marion R. Bedwell, and Wanda L. BEDWELL. [Ollie Mae BEDWELL became the wife of Joseph Marion Vaughn, and had seven children, Clarence Russell Vaughn, Sarah Alta VAUGHN Pellens, James David Vaughn, Robert Joseph Vaughn, Herman Joseph Vaughn, Ruth Maria VAUGHN Tree, and Harold Eugene Vaughn.] Politically Mr. Bedwell was a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican Party, and religiously both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church."
- Joey Asbury & [updated comments in brackets by Don Bedwell]
From A History of Sullivan County, Indiana, Thomas J. Wolfe, Editor, Vol II, The Lewis Publishing Company, New York, page 160:
"DAVID M. BEDWELL.--Distinguished not only for the honored pioneer ancestry from which he is sprung, but for his services as a volunteer soldier during the late Civil war, and as an excellent representative of the successful agriculturists of Cass township, David M. Bedwell is eminently deserving of special mention in this work. A native of Sullivan county, Indiana, he was born February 24, 1845, a son of Robert Bedwell, and a grandson of Thomas Bedwell, both of Indiana pioneers. Born, bred and married in Kentucky, Thomas Bedwell came from there to Indiana in early days, settling in Jefferson township, Sullivan county, where both he and his wife, whose maiden name was Polly Holston, spent their remaining years. "Obtaining a practical education in the old log schoolhouse, with its home-made furniture, David M. Bedwell began as a boy to assist his father on the farm, continuing thus employed until ready to establish a home of his own. Beginning then to farm for himself, he rented land and was busily employed in its cultivation until the early part of 1864. In February of that year he enlisted in Company C, Fifty-ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and went south with his regiment, being with his comrades in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. Being taken ill at Huntsville, Alabama, he was taken first to the hospital at Nashville, Tennessee, and after his discharge from that institution was granted a furlough of thirty days. Going then to Indianapolis to join his regiment, he was sent to New York city, thence by boat to Morehead City, North Carolina, and from there to Raleigh, North Carolina, where he joined his command. Marching then with the "boys" to Washington, he took part in the Grand Review, and was subsequently honorably discharged with his regiment. Returning home Mr. Bedwell resumed his agricultural labors, and on the death of his father succeeded to the ownership of the parental homestead, a part of which he had previously purchased. Here he has since carried on general farming with ability and success, and his added improvements have been of the best. "Mr. Bedwell married in October, 1863, Emma Shepherd, who was born in Sullivan county, Indiana, a daughter of Eli and Lucy Shepherd, pioneers of Hamilton township. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Bedwell, namely: Carl, Burt, Ollie Mae and Freddie [Rev. Fred Pearl Bedwell]. Carl married Alice [Birch], and they have three children, Willie, Gladys and Jesse,[ I have found that there were more than 4 children, additionaly they are Eravis BEDWELL, Pearl BEDWELL Vaughn, Goldie BEDWELL, Lux Bedwell, Delbert Bedwell, Cecil Bedwell and Kenneth Eugene Bedwell] . Burt married Sarah [Borders], and they are the parents of four children, Evert, Nora, Hazel and Theresa, [ again I find more children, they are; C. Cecil Bedwell b.1909, Mabel BEDWELL, Maxine BEDWELL, Marion R. Bedwell, and Wanda L. BEDWELL. [Ollie Mae BEDWELL became the wife of Joseph Marion Vaughn, and had seven children, Clarence Russell Vaughn, Sarah Alta VAUGHN Pellens, James David Vaughn, Robert Joseph Vaughn, Herman Joseph Vaughn, Ruth Maria VAUGHN Tree, and Harold Eugene Vaughn.] Politically Mr. Bedwell was a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican Party, and religiously both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church."
- Joey Asbury & [updated comments in brackets by Don Bedwell]
"DAVID M. BEDWELL.--Distinguished not only for the honored pioneer ancestry from which he is sprung, but for his services as a volunteer soldier during the late Civil war, and as an excellent representative of the successful agriculturists of Cass township, David M. Bedwell is eminently deserving of special mention in this work. A native of Sullivan county, Indiana, he was born February 24, 1845, a son of Robert Bedwell, and a grandson of Thomas Bedwell, both of Indiana pioneers. Born, bred and married in Kentucky, Thomas Bedwell came from there to Indiana in early days, settling in Jefferson township, Sullivan county, where both he and his wife, whose maiden name was Polly Holston, spent their remaining years. "Obtaining a practical education in the old log schoolhouse, with its home-made furniture, David M. Bedwell began as a boy to assist his father on the farm, continuing thus employed until ready to establish a home of his own. Beginning then to farm for himself, he rented land and was busily employed in its cultivation until the early part of 1864. In February of that year he enlisted in Company C, Fifty-ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and went south with his regiment, being with his comrades in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. Being taken ill at Huntsville, Alabama, he was taken first to the hospital at Nashville, Tennessee, and after his discharge from that institution was granted a furlough of thirty days. Going then to Indianapolis to join his regiment, he was sent to New York city, thence by boat to Morehead City, North Carolina, and from there to Raleigh, North Carolina, where he joined his command. Marching then with the "boys" to Washington, he took part in the Grand Review, and was subsequently honorably discharged with his regiment. Returning home Mr. Bedwell resumed his agricultural labors, and on the death of his father succeeded to the ownership of the parental homestead, a part of which he had previously purchased. Here he has since carried on general farming with ability and success, and his added improvements have been of the best. "Mr. Bedwell married in October, 1863, Emma Shepherd, who was born in Sullivan county, Indiana, a daughter of Eli and Lucy Shepherd, pioneers of Hamilton township. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Bedwell, namely: Carl, Burt, Ollie Mae and Freddie [Rev. Fred Pearl Bedwell]. Carl married Alice [Birch], and they have three children, Willie, Gladys and Jesse,[ I have found that there were more than 4 children, additionaly they are Eravis BEDWELL, Pearl BEDWELL Vaughn, Goldie BEDWELL, Lux Bedwell, Delbert Bedwell, Cecil Bedwell and Kenneth Eugene Bedwell] . Burt married Sarah [Borders], and they are the parents of four children, Evert, Nora, Hazel and Theresa, [ again I find more children, they are; C. Cecil Bedwell b.1909, Mabel BEDWELL, Maxine BEDWELL, Marion R. Bedwell, and Wanda L. BEDWELL. [Ollie Mae BEDWELL became the wife of Joseph Marion Vaughn, and had seven children, Clarence Russell Vaughn, Sarah Alta VAUGHN Pellens, James David Vaughn, Robert Joseph Vaughn, Herman Joseph Vaughn, Ruth Maria VAUGHN Tree, and Harold Eugene Vaughn.] Politically Mr. Bedwell was a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican Party, and religiously both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church."
- Joey Asbury & [updated comments in brackets by Don Bedwell]
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