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Hugh Lawson Bedford 1836 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1836

Birth Location: Fayette County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 23 Dec 1915

Death Location: Bailey, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Father: Benjamin Bedford

Mother: Nancy Whyte

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In 1836, Hugh Lawson Bedford Sr. entered the world in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA, born to Benjamin Watkins Bedford and Nancy Ann Whyte. Hugh Lawson Bedford Sr. passed away in 1915 in Bailey, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1836, Hugh Lawson Bedford Sr. entered the world in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA, born to Benjamin Watkins Bedford and Nancy Ann Whyte.
  • Hugh Lawson Bedford Sr. passed away in 1915 in Bailey, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Hugh Bedford's Ancestors

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Hugh Bedford
1836 – 1915
Birth Place: Fayette County, 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

Hugh Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1836
11 Jun 1836
Birth of Hugh Lawson Bedford Sr. in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA
Fayette County, Tennessee, USA
1915
23 Dec 1915
Age 79
Death of Hugh Lawson Bedford Sr. in Bailey, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Bailey, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1836
    Event Place: Fayette County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1915
    Event Place: Bailey, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

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