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Benjamin Watkins Leigh Bedford 1872–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 October 1872

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 1 October 1921

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Hugh Bedford

Mother: Marie Bedford

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In 1872, Benjamin Watkins Leigh Bedford entered the world in Tennessee, United States of America, born to Hugh Lawson Bedford And Marie Louisa Bedford. Benjamin Watkins Leigh Bedford passed away in 1921 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1872, Benjamin Watkins Leigh Bedford entered the world in Tennessee, United States of America, born to Hugh Lawson Bedford And Marie Louisa Bedford.
  • Benjamin Watkins Leigh Bedford passed away in 1921 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Benjamin Bedford's Ancestors

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Benjamin Bedford
1872–1921
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Hugh Lawson Bedford
1836–1915
Fayette County, Tennessee, USA
Marie (Louisa) Bedford
1845–1933
Grandparents
Benjamin (W.) Bedford
1794–1883
United States of America
Martha (Ann) Bedford
1804–1872
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Robert Whyte
1767–1844
Pherbe Glasgow
1765–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William White
1742–1837
Margaret McGowan
1780–1865
James Sr.
1735–1819
Pherbe Shepherd
1744–1800

Benjamin Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1872
4 October 1872
Birth of Benjamin Watkins Leigh Bedford in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America
1921
1 October 1921
Age 49
Death of Benjamin Watkins Leigh Bedford in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 October 1872
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 October 1921
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
    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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