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Martha Ann Bedford 1804–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 March 1804

Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 21 May 1872

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

Father: Robert Whyte

Mother: Pherbe Glasgow

Spouse(s): Benjamin Bedford

Children(s): Hugh Bedford, William Bedford, Whyte Bedford, Julian Bedford

Martha Ann Bedford was born in 1804 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Robert Whyte And Pherbe Glasgow. Martha Ann Bedford married Benjamin W Bedford, and had children including Hugh Lawson Bedford, Julian Thompson Bedford, Whyte Bedford, William W Bedford. Martha Ann Bedford passed away in 1872 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Martha Ann Bedford was born in 1804 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Robert Whyte And Pherbe Glasgow.
  • Martha Ann Bedford married Benjamin W Bedford, and had children including Hugh Lawson Bedford, Julian Thompson Bedford, Whyte Bedford, William W Bedford.
  • Martha Ann Bedford passed away in 1872 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Bedford's Ancestors

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Martha Bedford
1804–1872
Birth Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Robert Whyte
1767–1844
Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Pherbe Glasgow
1765–1855
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
William White
1742–1837
Sorbie Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Margaret McGowan
1780–1865
Scotland
James (Glasgow) Sr.
1735–1819
Pherbe Shepherd
1744–1800
CravenJohnstonDobbs County, North Carolina Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles White
1706–1779
Grace Dunbar
1716–1780
Rev. Glasgow
1709–1753
Martha Jones
1722–1793
(TWIN) Shepherd
1733–1801
Jemima Johnson
1749–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Whyte
–1743
John Glasgow
1671–1727
MARY *
1680–1734
Thomas Jones
1693–1757
Mary Wilson
1683–1744
Thomas Sr.
1694–1771
Betsy Sellars
1708–1749
Lewis Johnson
1721–
Elizabeth Moore
1729–1767

Martha Bedford's Descendants

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Martha (Ann) Bedford (4 March 1804–21 May 1872) m. Benjamin (W.) Bedford (8 June 1794–24 October 1883)
  1. 1. Hugh (Lawson) Bedford 1836–1915 m. Marie (Louisa) Bedford 1845–1933
    1. 1. Hugh (Lawson) Bedford 1883–1931
    2. 2. Benjamin (Watkins Leigh) Bedford 1872–1921
  2. 2. William (W.) Bedford 1823–1824
  3. 3. Whyte Bedford 1824–1848
  4. 4. Julian (Thompson) Bedford 1825–1879

Martha Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1804
4 March 1804
Birth of Martha Ann Bedford in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
1872
21 May 1872
Age 68
Death of Martha Ann Bedford in Bailey, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
Bailey, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 March 1804
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1872
    Event Place: Bailey, 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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