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Jonas Monroe Bedford 1817–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1817

Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 24 Aug 1898

Death Location: Eastland, Texas, USA

Father: James Bedford

Mother: Anna Poole

Spouse(s): Ann Owens, Sarah McClure

Children(s): George Bedford, Amanda Bedford, Lawson Bedford, Sarah Bedford, Susan Bedford, Vada Bedford, W. Bedford, William Bedford, John Bedford, James Bedford, Emma Bedford, Jessie Bedford, H Bedford, H. Bedford, Joe Bedford, Joseph Bedford, Jonas Bedford, Mary Bedford, Martha Bedford, Nevada Bedford, Myrtle Bedford, Ira Bedford

Jonas Monroe Bedford was born in 1817 in Burke, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Bedford And Anna Poole. In 1850, Jonas Monroe Bedford resided in Cherokee, Georgia, USA. In 1860, Jonas Monroe Bedford resided in Marshall, Alabama, USA. Jonas Monroe Bedford married Ann Sappington Owens, Sarah Francis Mcclure, and had children including Amanda Carter Bedford, Emma Bedford, George Emory Bit Bedford, H F Bedford, H Lucy Bedford, Ira Hawkins Bedford, James M Bedford, Jessie Veisz Bedford, Joe Mulkey Bedford, John S Bedford, Jonas Gibson Bedford, Joseph Mulkey Bedford, Lawson Albert Bedford, Martha Josephine Bedford, Mary Catherine Mollie Bedford, Myrtle Estelle Bedford, Nevada Bedford, Sarah Ann Sallie Bedford, Susan Elizabeth Bedford, Vada Bedford, W C Bedford, William Charles Bedford. Jonas Monroe Bedford passed away in 1898 in Eastland, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Jonas Monroe Bedford was born in 1817 in Burke, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Bedford And Anna Poole.
  • In 1850, Jonas Monroe Bedford resided in Cherokee, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1860, Jonas Monroe Bedford resided in Marshall, Alabama, USA.
  • Jonas Monroe Bedford married Ann Sappington Owens, Sarah Francis Mcclure, and had children including Amanda Carter Bedford, Emma Bedford, George Emory Bit Bedford, H F Bedford, H Lucy Bedford, Ira Hawkins Bedford, James M Bedford, Jessie Veisz Bedford, Joe Mulkey Bedford, John S Bedford, Jonas Gibson Bedford, Joseph Mulkey Bedford, Lawson Albert Bedford, Martha Josephine Bedford, Mary Catherine Mollie Bedford, Myrtle Estelle Bedford, Nevada Bedford, Sarah Ann Sallie Bedford, Susan Elizabeth Bedford, Vada Bedford, W C Bedford, William Charles Bedford.
  • Jonas Monroe Bedford passed away in 1898 in Eastland, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Bedford
1786–1849
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
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Anna Poole
1789–1851
Birth Location: Dalonega, Lumokin, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ann Owens
1836–1899
Birth Location: Henry, Georgia, USA
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Sarah McClure
1820–1863
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

George Bedford
1868–1927
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Amanda Bedford
1851–1872
Birth Location: Cherokee, Georgia, USA
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Lawson Bedford
1867–1901
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Sarah Bedford
1839–1902
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
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Susan Bedford
1841–1936
Birth Location: Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
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Vada Bedford
1873–
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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W. Bedford
1858–
Birth Location: Georgia
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William Bedford
1857–1937
Birth Location: Pickens, Georgia, USA
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John Bedford
1848–1940
Birth Location: Cherokee, Georgia, USA
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James Bedford
1853–1859
Birth Location: Cherokee, Georgia, USA
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Emma Bedford
1869–
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Jessie Bedford
1866–1888
Birth Location: Marshall, Alabama, USA
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H Bedford
1870–1871
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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H. Bedford
1871–
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Joe Bedford
1877–1928
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Joseph Bedford
1876–1946
Birth Location: Etowah, Alabama, USA
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Jonas Bedford
1860–1862
Birth Location: Marshall, Alabama, USA
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Mary Bedford
1846–1872
Birth Location: Ellijay, Pickens Col, Georgia, USA
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Martha Bedford
1843–1869
Birth Location: Cherokee, Georgia, USA
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Nevada Bedford
1871–1914
Birth Location: Etowah, Alabama, USA
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Myrtle Bedford
1874–1902
Birth Location: Etowah, Alabama, USA
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Ira Bedford
1870–1908
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
IB

Jonas Bedford's Ancestors

Self
Jonas Bedford
1817–1898
Birth Place: Burke, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Bedford
1786–1849
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Anna Poole
1789–1851
Dalonega, Lumokin, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Raymond Bedford
1758–1820
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Patsy) Hawkins
1762–1836
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonas Bedford
1735–1823
Mercy Raymond
1740–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Bedford
1696–1755
Rachel Briant
1708–1775

Jonas Bedford's Descendants

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Jonas (Monroe) Bedford (23 Mar 1817–24 Aug 1898) m. Ann (Sappington) Owens (09 Apr 1836–09 Dec 1899) m. Sarah (Francis) McClure (15 Sep 1820–06 May 1863)
  1. 1. George (Emory Bit) Bedford 1868–1927 m. Lela McCleskey 1870–1963
    1. 1. Mansell Basford 1910–
    2. 2. Ernest (Marselle) Bedford 1910–1992 m. Thelma (L) Harris 1905–
    3. 3. Georgia (Lucille) Bedford 1905–1970
    4. 4. Goodner Bedford 1895–1965 m. Marian (Edith) Pierce 1904–
    5. 5. Loma Bedford 1898–1967 m. John (Bernard) Stamey 1897–1949
  2. 2. Amanda (Carter) Bedford 1851–1872
  3. 3. Lawson (Albert) Bedford 1867–1901 m. Margaret (Ann) Davenport 1858–1901
    1. 1. Anna (Maud) Bedford 1912–
    2. 2. Thelma Bedford 1898–
    3. 3. Evelyn Bedford 1904–
    4. 4. Helen Bedford 1906–
  4. 4. Sarah (Ann Sallie) Bedford 1839–1902 m. Charles (Richard) Johnson 1835–1912
    1. 1. Dr (Jonas Jone Lester) Johnson 1869–1934
    2. 2. Charles (William Billy) Johnson 1878–1959
    3. 3. Betty Johnson 1874–1874
    4. 4. Thomas (Monroe) Johnson 1861–1936
    5. 5. Richard (Coke) Johnson 1882–1913
    6. 6. Lona (Maud) Johnson 1876–1924
    7. 7. John (Bedford) Johnson 1866–1934
    8. 8. Ford (B) Johnson 1872–1881
    9. 9. Ewell (B) Johnson 1867–1868
    10. 10. Olive (Otelia) Johnson 1857–1895
    11. 11. Mary (Viola Bedford AKA Mollie) Johnson 1864–1929
    12. 12. Marvin Johnson 1880–1881
    13. 13. Martha (Frances Velpeau Vel) Johnson 1859–1953
    14. 14. David (Ewell) Johnson 1868–1881
  5. 5. Susan (Elizabeth) Bedford 1841–1936 m. John (L) Steele 1829–1901
    1. 1. Jonah (B) Steele 1875–
    2. 2. Josephine (Josie M) Steele 1877–1975
    3. 3. John (David) Steele 1880–1964
    4. 4. James (W) Steele 1864–1932
    5. 5. Alice (A) Steele 1862–
    6. 6. Ella (D) Steele 1870–1954
    7. 7. Jack (A) Steele 1872–1908
    8. 8. Robert (L) Steele 1866–1920
    9. 9. Sarah (Elizabeth Sallie) Steele 1868–1956
  6. 6. Vada Bedford 1873–
  7. 7. W. (C.) Bedford 1858–
  8. 8. William (Charles) Bedford 1857–1937 m. Molly (E) Roquemore 1862–1912 m. Sadie Yarnell 1875–1947
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Betty Etta) Bedford 1900–1987 m. Garvin (Thomas) Herring 1893–1977 m. T.Herbert (Westal or) Vestal –1926
      1. 1. Billy (Keith Westal or) Vestal –1930
    2. 2. Herbert (Charles) Bedford 1895–1924
  9. 9. John (S) Bedford 1848–1940 m. Mary (F) Holcomb 1853–1913 m. Mary (F) Holcomb 1844–1879
    1. 1. Albert (Sydney) Bedford 1879–1959 m. Hermina (Anna) Schreiber 1889–1959 m. Minnie Unknown 1890–
      1. 1. John (A) Bedford 1925–
      2. 2. Donna (Lee) Bedford 1927–2001 m. Raymond (Calvin) Norris 1927–1980
    2. 2. Willie (L) Bedford 1876–1967
    3. 3. Jona (Holcomb) Bedford 1875–1950 m. Daisy S 1879–1939
      1. 1. Grace (O) Bedford 1903–
      2. 2. June Bedford 1913–
      3. 3. Juel (Blanche) Bedford 1912–2006 m. Thomas (Ervin) Seal 1907– m. Claude (Leigh) Clawson 1911–1976
        1. 1. Jack Clawson –2006
    4. 4. Hattie (O prob Harriet) Bedford 1885–1964
  10. 10. James (M) Bedford 1853–1859
  11. 11. Emma Bedford 1869–
  12. 12. Jessie (Veisz) Bedford 1866–1888 m. J (Loge) Johnson 1837–1887
  13. 13. H (Lucy) Bedford 1870–1871
  14. 14. H. (F.) Bedford 1871–
  15. 15. Joe (Mulkey) Bedford 1877–1928
  16. 16. Joseph (Mulkey) Bedford 1876–1946 m. Sarah Bedford 1885–
  17. 17. Jonas (Gibson) Bedford 1860–1862
  18. 18. Mary (Catherine Mollie) Bedford 1846–1872 m. John (Hyram) Walker 1840–1907 m. John (H) Walker 1820–1871
    1. 1. John (Tell) Walker 1875–1960
    2. 2. Jesle Walker 1878–
    3. 3. Allie Walker 1876–1966
    4. 4. Jane Walker 1870–
  19. 19. Martha (Josephine) Bedford 1843–1869 m. Daniel (Barzillia) Murphree 1844–1920 m. David (B) Murphy 1818–1868
    1. 1. Daniel (Bedford) Murphree 1879–1910
    2. 2. Homer Murphree 1885–
    3. 3. Mary (Cottie) Murphree 1874–1946
    4. 4. Ollie (A) Murphree 1877–
    5. 5. Charles (L) Murphree 1865–1952
  20. 20. Nevada Bedford 1871–1914
  21. 21. Myrtle (Estelle) Bedford 1874–1902 m. Robert (L) Peck 1850–1901
    1. 1. Ima (Lee) Peck 1898–
  22. 22. Ira (Hawkins) Bedford 1870–1908

Jonas Bedford's Timeline

6 Records

1817
23 Mar 1817
Birth of Jonas Monroe Bedford in Burke, North Carolina, USA
Burke, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 33
Jonas Monroe Bedford resided here in Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Cherokee, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 43
Jonas Monroe Bedford resided here in Marshall, Alabama, USA
Marshall, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 53
Jonas Monroe Bedford resided here in Subdivision 42, Etowah, Alabama
Subdivision 42, Etowah, Alabama
1880
1880
Age 63
Jonas Monroe Bedford resided here in Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas, United States
Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas, United States
1898
24 Aug 1898
Age 81
Death of Jonas Monroe Bedford in Eastland, Texas, USA
Eastland, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1817
    Event Place: Burke, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 15, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: M432_65; Page: 464; Image: 126.
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern Division, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: M653_16; Page: 843; Image: 371.
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1817; Birth city: Burke; Birth state: NC.
    [5] Family Data Collection - Births
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas; Roll: T9_1300; Family History Film: 1255300; Page: 283.4000; Enumeration District: 173; Image: .
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 13671.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJ2.
    [8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 13692.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJ2.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cherokee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 15, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: M432_65; Page: 464; Image: 126.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern Division, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: M653_16; Page: 843; Image: 371.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Subdivision 42, Etowah, Alabama
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas; Roll: T9_1300; Family History Film: 1255300; Page: 283.4000; Enumeration District: 173; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1898
    Event Place: Eastland, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1817; Birth city: Burke; Birth state: NC.
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