Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 
1887, Franklin Co.

HILLERY BEDFORD was born in Franklin County, May 1, 1851, and is the
fifth son of H. M. and Ann D. (Chadwell) Bedford.  H. M. Bedford was
born in Bourbon County, December 11, 1803, and was a son of Archibald 
and Letitia (Clay) Bedford.  Archibald was born in Virginia, immigrated 
to Kentucky, and was one of the first settlers in Bourbon County.  The 
great-grandfather of Hillery Bedford, John Bedford, was born in 
Virginia, and his father, John, Sr., born in Europe, was the son of the 
Duke of Bedford.  He did something that displeased his father, and was 
disinherited.  Hillery's maternal grandfather, George Chadwell, was 
born in King George County, Va., and was a major in the war of 1812.  
The maternal great-grandfather, Wliliam [sic] Chadwell, was born in 
Virginia.  H. M. and Ann D. Bedford were married October 5, 1832, and 
had seven children, five living: R. D., who married Lizzie Wilson 
(Taylor); T. H., who married Annie Harper; W. C., who married Ida 
Allen; Annie R., who married Alex Mackim and Hillery, who married Miss 
Susie Harper, of Lincoln County, Ky., daughter of A. W. and Margaret 
(Owsley) Harper.  To the union of Hillery and wife were born five
children: Lawrence, Whitley, Mattie, Hillery, Jr., and William E.  H. M.
Bedford died July 22, 1884, a member of the Baptist Church, of which his
widow is also a member.  Hillery Bedford and wife are both Baptists. 
Mr. Bedford is owner of and cultivates 240 1/2 acres of land.

Bedford CLay Chadwell Wilson Taylor Harper Allen Mackim Harper Owsley
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Bourbon-KY Lincoln-KY King_George-VA 

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