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Benjamin Watkins Bedford 1828 – 1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1828

Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 Sep 1866

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Father: Benjamin Bedford

Mother: Nancy Whyte

Spouse(s): Sarah McGehee

Children(s): Hugh Bedford, Whyte Bedford, Huella Bedford, Benjamin Bedford

The story of Benjamin Watkins Bedford Jr. began in 1828 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. Benjamin Watkins Bedford Jr. married Sarah Mildred McGehee, and had children including Hugh McGehee Bedford, Whyte Bedford, Huella Bedford, Benjamin Watkins Bedford. Benjamin Watkins Bedford Jr. passed away in 1866 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Watkins Bedford Jr. began in 1828 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Benjamin Watkins Bedford Jr. married Sarah Mildred McGehee, and had children including Hugh McGehee Bedford, Whyte Bedford, Huella Bedford, Benjamin Watkins Bedford.
  • Benjamin Watkins Bedford Jr. passed away in 1866 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Bedford
1794 – 1883
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Whyte
1804 – 1872
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah McGehee
1832 – 1867
Birth Location: Broad River, Ogelthorpe County, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Hugh Bedford
1853 – 1856
Birth Location: –
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Whyte Bedford
1854 – 1905
Birth Location: Panola, Mississippi, United States
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Huella Bedford
1858 – 1920
Birth Location: Panola County, Mississippi, United States
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Benjamin Bedford
1860 – 1908
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Benjamin Bedford's Ancestors

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Benjamin Bedford
1828 – 1866
Birth Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Benjamin Watkins Bedford
1794 – 1883
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Ann) Whyte
1804 – 1872
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (A) Bedford
1758 – 1804
Virginia
Anne (Elizabeth) Robertson
1755 – 1828
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Robert Whyte
1767 – 1844
Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Phereby Glasgow
1765 – 1855
Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bedford
1725 – 1785
Mary Coleman
1731 – 1769
John Robertson
1708 – 1765
Mary Poindexter
1735 – 1760
William White
1742 – 1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Bedford
1696 – 1758
Elizabeth Flippen
1700 – 1750
John Coleman
1694 – 1749
Mary Ligon
1694 – 1749
George Robertson
1662 – 1739
Mary Worsham
1683 – 1739
Phillip Poindexter
1708 – 1790
Elizabeth Douglas
1709 – 1791

Benjamin Bedford's Descendants

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Benjamin (Watkins) Bedford (4 Sep 1828 – 17 Sep 1866) m. Sarah (Mildred) McGehee (20 Apr 1832 – 3 Jan 1867)
  1. 1. Hugh (McGehee) Bedford (1853 – 1856)
  2. 2. Whyte Bedford (Sept. 18, 1854 – 9 Jul 1905)
  3. 3. Huella Bedford (25 Sep 1858 – 7 February 1920) m. Cannon (Clement) Glover (29 August 1857 – 3 Jul 1896)
    1. 1. Janie (Bedford) Glover (Aug 12 1888 – 19 Aug 1940) m. Lynford Lardner (26 Dec 1880 – 1 Jun 1941)
      1. 1. Janie (Glover) Lardner (30 Sep 1912 – 29 Jun 2006) m. Ernest (Earle) Wiley (28 Jan 1911 – 6 May 1986)
        1. 1. Ernest (Earle) Wiley (25 Feb 1939 – April 2014) m. Joan (M) Lukowsky (27 Apr 1940 – 29 Oct 2005) m. Bonnie Wiley (abt 1941 – )
        2. 2. Lynford (Lardner) Wiley (30 Jun 1941 – ) m. Sandra (Lee) Bowey (26 Apr 1943 – 27 Oct 2000) m. Susan (Ann) Keele (8 Aug 1942 – ) m. Linda (L) Hartman (21 May 1947 – ) m. Pamela (Ann) Maull (5 May 1939 – )
        3. 3. Spencer (Lillard) Wiley (28 Nov 1942 – 6 Dec 2016) m. Susan Yates (5 Aug 1942 – ) m. Henrietta (Lovejoy) Skinner (11 December 1937 – 1 June 2014)
      2. 2. Lynford Lardner (22 Feb 1915 – 16 Oct 1973) m. Lucille Nauth (20 Aug 1924 – 1983)
        1. 1. Melissa (Bedford) Lardner (04 Sep 1950 – Nov 1977)
        2. 2. Janie (Glover) Lardner (1953 – )
        3. 3. Leslie (Anne) Lardner (1954 – ) m. Edward (Austin) Benson (1952 – )
        4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Lardner (13 Jun 1955 – ) m. Jonathan (Frederick) Chait
  4. 4. Benjamin (Watkins) Bedford (18 Sep 1860 – 20 Nov 1908) m. Grace (Audrey) Gibson (16 Apr 1864 – 20 Jul 1943)
    1. 1. Huella (Gibson) Bedford (31 May 1885 – 4 Sep 1936) m. Beverly (Reid) Thurman (27 Jan 1887 – 4 Sept 1940)
      1. 1. Beverly (Reid) Thurman (08 Aug 1909 – 13 Nov 1962) m. Elizabeth (Dean) Farrar (05 Mar 1907 – 16 Mar 1974)
        1. 1. Robert (Alexander Farrar) Thurman (3 Aug 1941 – ) m. Nena Vanschlebrugg
      2. 2. Bedford Thurman (04 Oct 1914 – 8 Jan 1985)
      3. 3. Robert (Gibson) Thurman (05 Aug 1918 – 6 March 1947)
    2. 2. Benjamin (Watkins) Bedford (27 Dec 1888 – 25 Mar 1954) m. Rita (Josephine) Scollard (01 Aug 1891 – 9 Feb 1973)
      1. 1. Benjamin (Watkins) Bedford (18 Oct 1927 – 15 Nov 1998)
      2. 2. Rita (Frances) Bedford (25 Sep 1929 – 21 Oct 1992)
    3. 3. Cannon (Glover) Bedford (21 Feb 1894 – 1 May 1976)
    4. 4. Grace Bedford (APR 1900 – 16 JUL 1900)
    5. 5. Sara (Mildred McGehee) Bedford (21 OCT 1901 – 11 FEB 1994) m. William (Moore) Boyce (17 Sep 1902 – 18 Feb 1989)
      1. 1. William (Moore) Boyce (25 Feb 1928 – February 24, 2016)
      2. 2. Bedford (Williams) Boyce (18 May 1934 – 1 Jul 1995)

Benjamin Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1828
4 Sep 1828
Birth of Benjamin Watkins Bedford Jr. in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1866
17 Sep 1866
Age 38
Death of Benjamin Watkins Bedford Jr. in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1828
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1866
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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