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BEDWELL CEMETERY

ON BARREN FORK CREEK NEAR GLADDEN, DENT CO.

This was copied from "Ozark Heritage Dent County Missouri Area Cemeteries & Families" Vol III 1994 by Ken Fiebelman of Salem, MO.

Reprinted with the permission of Ken Fiebelman on behalf of the Dent County Historical Society

 


 

HUSBAND & WIFE:
BEDWELL, GEORGE W
.    Died in 1905.    'Co. K. 53rd Ind. Inf., Civil War'  
BEDWELL, MARY SAWYERS (SURYES/SWYRES)      Jun. 9, 1828 – Oct. 18, 1905     Children: Absolom W. 'Ab' (m. Mary Josephine Eaton, 1883, Salem Courthouse,
Dent Co.); Mary E. (m. John H. Sweeney); Perry Robert (bur. Cedar Grove Cemetery, m. Susan Sweeney, daughter of Henry & Sarah Jane Sweeney); Sarah Jane (m. Hugh Vance, buried at Short Cemetery); Alzora (m. William Henry Vance, buried at Short Cemetery); Amanda J. (m. John T. Land, 1875, Dent Co.); Thomas W. (m. Ditha Summers, 1882, Dent Co.—Ditha later m. A. W. Day Steelman, 1889, Jadwin); David (m. Zelly Hake, 1885, Dent Co.— daughter of Anna Hake Young; David died in St. Louis). Moved to Dent Co. ca 1869 from Sullivan Co. IN

 

BEDWELL, CHILD     Child of Absolom W. 'Ab' & Mary Josephine Eaton.

 

BEDWELL, CHILD     Child of Absolom W. 'Ab' & Mary Josephine Eaton.

 

BEDWELL, CHILD     Child of Absolom W. 'Ab' & Mary Josephine Eaton.

 

SAWYERS (SURYES/SWYRES)     Died Winter, 1869.    'Grandma'    Hers was the first grave here. She was the mother of Mary (Mrs. George Bedwell)

 

SWEENEY, MARY ELIZABETH 'LIZZIE'    Sep. 28, 1868 - Dec. 30, 1937.    Daughter of George W. Bedwell & Mary Sawyers/Swyres Bedwell;
John H. Sweeney Feb. 19, 1891 at Dent County at J. Carver's, by Rev. Taylor Mann. John was the son of Henry & Sarah Jane Sweeney. He is buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery. They had a large family. (See more at listing for Cedar Grove Cemetery)

 

TUCKER, Baby      Child of Charlie Tucker & Lula Vance Tucker. (They are buried at Stone Hill Cemetery). Great granddaughter of George & Mary Bedwell.

 

VANCE, CHILD    Child of William Vance & Alzora Bedwell Vance.

 

VANCE, CHILD    Child of William Vance & Alzora Bedwell Vance.

 

*There are 7 unknown graves (17 graves in all)

 


 

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