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John Stephen Bedford 1848–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1848

Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 15 Sep 1932

Death Location: Fresno, Fresno, California, USA

Father: Jonas Bedford

Mother: Sarah McClure

Spouse(s): Mary Holcomb

Children(s): Albert Bedford

John Stephen Bedford was born in 1848 in Cherokee County, Georgia, USA, the child of Jonas Monroe Bedford And Sarah Frances Mcclure. In 1850, John Stephen Bedford resided in Cherokee, Georgia, USA. John Stephen Bedford married Mary Falona Holcomb, and had children including Albert Sidney Bedford. John Stephen Bedford passed away in 1932 in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA.

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Biography

  • John Stephen Bedford was born in 1848 in Cherokee County, Georgia, USA, the child of Jonas Monroe Bedford And Sarah Frances Mcclure.
  • In 1850, John Stephen Bedford resided in Cherokee, Georgia, USA.
  • John Stephen Bedford married Mary Falona Holcomb, and had children including Albert Sidney Bedford.
  • John Stephen Bedford passed away in 1932 in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bedford's Ancestors

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John Bedford
1848–1932
Birth Place: Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Jonas Monroe Bedford
1817–1898
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Frances) McClure
1817–1880
Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (L) Bedford
1786–1849
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Anna (Ann) Poole
1789–1854
Wake, North Carolina, USA
William (McClure) IV
1785–1849
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (X) McMillen
1793–1883
Fingerville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles McClure
1751–1820
Catherine Houston
1754–1830
Capt McMillan
1765–1821
Mary McDowell
1761–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles War
1720–1758
Eleanor (McClure)
1720–1769
Robert McMillan
1722–
Jean Cummine
1726–
Robert McDowell
1735–1807
Mildred Scott
1739–1803

John Bedford's Descendants

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John (Stephen) Bedford (23 Aug 1848–15 Sep 1932) m. Mary (Falona) Holcomb (Abt. 30 Jun 1854–7 Feb 1922)
  1. 1. Albert (Sidney) Bedford 1879–1959 m. Hermina (Anna) Schreiber 1889–1959
    1. 1. Donna (Lee) Bedford 1927–2001 m. Raymond (Calvin Norris) Jr 1927–1980
    2. 2. John (Albert) Bedford 1924–2008

John Bedford's Timeline

4 Records

1848
23 Aug 1848
Birth of John Stephen Bedford in Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 2
John Stephen Bedford resided here in Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Cherokee, Georgia, USA
1932
12 Sep 1932
Age 84
Death of John Stephen Bedford in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
1932
15 Sep 1932
Age 84
Burial of John Stephen Bedford in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
Fresno, Fresno, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1848
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cherokee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1932
    Event Place: Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1932
    Event Place: Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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