W. D. Bedwell was the son of James Bedwell and Lucy Grimes. He was a plantation owner and CSA veteran who may also have been a doctor. He had three sons.
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Some Notable Persons in First Street Cemetery by T. Bradford Willis:
William Dawson Bedwell, 1821-1867. A native of Alabama. Son of James and Lucy Grimes Bedwell. Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Johnson Bedwell, 1831-1884. The William Dawson Bedwell family was living in Clarke County, Mississippi in 1850, and moved to Waco in the early 1850s. W. D. Bedwell was a planter and a Confederate veteran. He served as a McLennan County commissioner from 1856-1858 and was a member of Waco Lodge No. 92, A. F. and A. M.
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Some Notable Persons in First Street Cemetery by T. Bradford Willis:
William Dawson Bedwell, 1821-1867. A native of Alabama. Son of James and Lucy Grimes Bedwell. Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Johnson Bedwell, 1831-1884. The William Dawson Bedwell family was living in Clarke County, Mississippi in 1850, and moved to Waco in the early 1850s. W. D. Bedwell was a planter and a Confederate veteran. He served as a McLennan County commissioner from 1856-1858 and was a member of Waco Lodge No. 92, A. F. and A. M.
W. D. Bedwell was the son of James Bedwell and Lucy Grimes. He was a plantation owner and CSA veteran who may also have been a doctor. He had three sons.
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Some Notable Persons in First Street Cemetery by T. Bradford Willis:
William Dawson Bedwell, 1821-1867. A native of Alabama. Son of James and Lucy Grimes Bedwell. Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Johnson Bedwell, 1831-1884. The William Dawson Bedwell family was living in Clarke County, Mississippi in 1850, and moved to Waco in the early 1850s. W. D. Bedwell was a planter and a Confederate veteran. He served as a McLennan County commissioner from 1856-1858 and was a member of Waco Lodge No. 92, A. F. and A. M.
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Some Notable Persons in First Street Cemetery by T. Bradford Willis:
William Dawson Bedwell, 1821-1867. A native of Alabama. Son of James and Lucy Grimes Bedwell. Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Johnson Bedwell, 1831-1884. The William Dawson Bedwell family was living in Clarke County, Mississippi in 1850, and moved to Waco in the early 1850s. W. D. Bedwell was a planter and a Confederate veteran. He served as a McLennan County commissioner from 1856-1858 and was a member of Waco Lodge No. 92, A. F. and A. M.
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