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Jonas Monroe Bedford 1817–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1817

Birth Location: Burke County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 Aug 1898

Death Location: Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA

Father: James Bedford

Mother: Anna Poole

Spouse(s): Sarah McClure, Ann Owen

Children(s): John Bedford, Sarah Bedford, Susan Steele, Martha Murphree, Mary Bedford, William Bedford, Amanda Bedford, James Bedford, Jessie Bedford, George Bedford, Lawson Bedford, Ira Holman, Nevada Bedford, Myrtle Peck, Jospeh Bedford, Jonas Bedford, H. Bedford, Emma Bedford

Jonas Monroe Bedford was born in 1817 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA, the child of James L Bedford And Anna Ann Poole. In 1850, Jonas Monroe Bedford resided in Cherokee County, Georgia, USA. In 1880, Jonas Monroe Bedford resided in Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas, USA. Jonas Monroe Bedford married Ann Sappington Owen, Sarah Frances Mcclure, and had children including Amanda Carter Bedford, Emma Bedford, George Emory Bedford, H F Bedford, Ira Hawkins Bedford Holman, James Monroe Bedford, Jessie Veisz Bedford, John Stephen Bedford, Jonas Gibson Bedford, Jospeh Mulkey Bedford, Lawson Albert Bedford, Martha Jane Bedford Murphree, Mary Catherine Mollie Bedford, Myrtle Estelle Bedford Peck, Nevada Bedford, Sarah Ann Bedford, Susan Elizabeth Bedford Steele, William Charles Bedford. Jonas Monroe Bedford passed away in 1898 in Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Jonas Monroe Bedford was born in 1817 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA, the child of James L Bedford And Anna Ann Poole.
  • In 1850, Jonas Monroe Bedford resided in Cherokee County, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1880, Jonas Monroe Bedford resided in Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas, USA.
  • Jonas Monroe Bedford married Ann Sappington Owen, Sarah Frances Mcclure, and had children including Amanda Carter Bedford, Emma Bedford, George Emory Bedford, H F Bedford, Ira Hawkins Bedford Holman, James Monroe Bedford, Jessie Veisz Bedford, John Stephen Bedford, Jonas Gibson Bedford, Jospeh Mulkey Bedford, Lawson Albert Bedford, Martha Jane Bedford Murphree, Mary Catherine Mollie Bedford, Myrtle Estelle Bedford Peck, Nevada Bedford, Sarah Ann Bedford, Susan Elizabeth Bedford Steele, William Charles Bedford.
  • Jonas Monroe Bedford passed away in 1898 in Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jonas Bedford's Ancestors

Self
Jonas Bedford
1817–1898
Birth Place: Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James L Bedford
1786–1849
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Anna (Ann) Poole
1789–1854
Wake, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jonas Bedford's Descendants

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Jonas (Monroe) Bedford (23 Mar 1817–27 Aug 1898) m. Sarah (Frances) McClure (1 Jan 1817–1 Jul 1880) m. Ann (Sappington) Owen (1836–9 Dec 1899)
  1. 1. John (Stephen) Bedford 1848–1932 m. Mary (Falona) Holcomb 1854–1922
    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
  2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Bedford 1839–1902 m. Charles (Richard) Johnson –1912
    1. 1. Thomas (Monroe) Johnson 1861–1936
    2. 2. Richard (Coke) Johnson 1883–1959
    3. 3. Jonas (Jone Lester) Johnson 1869–1934
    4. 4. David (Ewell) Johnson 1868–1881
    5. 5. John (Bedford) Johnson 1866–1934
    6. 6. Mary (Viola Bedford Johnson) Truly 1864–1929
    7. 7. Martha (Frances Velpeau Vel) Johnson 1859–1953
    8. 8. Olive (Otelia) Johnson 1857–1895
    9. 9. Charles (William Billy) Johnson 1878–1959
    10. 10. Marvin Johnson 1880–1881
    11. 11. Lona (Maud) Johnson 1876–1924
    12. 12. Betty Johnson 1874–1874
    13. 13. Ford (B) Johnson 1872–1881
  3. 3. Susan (Elizabeth Bedford) Steele 1841–1936
  4. 4. Martha (Jane Bedford) Murphree 1843–1924
  5. 5. Mary (Catherine Mollie) Bedford 1846–1933
    1. 1. Allie (Mae) Walker-Battles 1876–1966
      1. 1. Lois (Uvesta) Battles 1904–1972
        1. 1. Thomas (Adam) Jones 1945–2019
  6. 6. William (Charles) Bedford 1857–1937
  7. 7. Amanda (Carter) Bedford 1851–1872
  8. 8. James (Monroe) Bedford 1853–1859
  9. 9. Jessie (Veisz) Bedford 1866–1930 m. Joseph (Loge Logan) Johnson 1853–1910
    1. 1. Evan (Herbert) Johnson 1890–1944
    2. 2. Miner (Emmett) Johnson 1884–1946 m. Rosa (Lee) White 1885–1954
      1. 1. Allen White 1914–
    3. 3. Lottie Johnson 1892–1972 m. Otto Walters 1888–1958
      1. 1. Bedford Walters 1910–1998
      2. 2. William (Owen) Walters 1926–1996
      3. 3. Otto (W. Walters) Jr. 1920–1994
      4. 4. Margaret (Estelle) Walters 1920–2003
    4. 4. Cay Johnson 1891–
  10. 10. George (Emory) Bedford 1868–1927
  11. 11. Lawson (Albert) Bedford 1868–1926
  12. 12. Ira (Hawkins Bedford) Holman 1870–1948
  13. 13. Nevada Bedford 1871–1914
  14. 14. Myrtle (Estelle Bedford) Peck 1874–1953
  15. 15. Jospeh (Mulkey) Bedford 1876–1946
  16. 16. Jonas (Gibson) Bedford 1860–1862
  17. 17. H. (F.) Bedford 1871–
  18. 18. Emma Bedford 1869–

Jonas Bedford's Timeline

5 Records

1817
23 Mar 1817
Birth of Jonas Monroe Bedford in Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 33
Jonas Monroe Bedford resided here in Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 63
Jonas Monroe Bedford resided here in Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas, USA
Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas, USA
1898
24 Aug 1898
Age 81
Death of Jonas Monroe Bedford in Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA
Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA
1898
27 Aug 1898
Age 81
Burial of Jonas Monroe Bedford in Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA
Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1817
    Event Place: Burke County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas; Roll: 1300; Page: 283d; Enumeration District: 173
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 13692.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJ2
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas; Roll: 1300; Page: 283d; Enumeration District: 173

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1898
    Event Place: Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1898
    Event Place: Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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