Person:John Bedell (2)

Copied from his Find-a-Grave memorial page: John Wesley Bedell passed away on a Tuesday night in the home of his daughter, Mrs. J R Wood, at 111 Broadway, Freeport, NY. This was a result of a third paralyzing stroke, the first a little over a year ago and a second a few months ago. Wes was an 82 year old retired farmer. He survived his wife, Hannah, by about four months, his son Charles Wesley Bedell and daughter Susan A Bedell. John was a faithful member of the Freeport Methodist Episcopal Church until his health failed. He is survived by two sons, Henry & Dr. Warren Bedell and two daughters, Mrs. J R Wood and Mrs. William E Golder. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Wood home with the Rev. W A Richard of the Freeport M.E. Church officiating and assisted by the Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey of the Presbyterian Church. Interment was Mar. 4, 1910 in the Greenfield Cemetery.

John's birth date is taken from his Find-a-Grave memorial page but the 1900 census record has a birth date of Jan 1826.

1850 Census Hempstead Twp., Queens Co., New York John W. Bedell 25 M Farmer NY Hannah Bedell 22 F NY

1860 Census Hempstead Twp., Queens Co., New York John W. Bedell 39 M Farmer 3,000 1,000 NY Hanah Bedell 37 F NY Liddia E. Bedell 8 F NY Warren A. Bedell 7 M NY Clarance A. Bedell 5 M NY (gender error)

1870 Census Hempstead, Queens Co., New York Bedell, John W. 44 M W Farmer 6000 1300 NY Bedell, Hannah 43 F W Keeping House NY Bedell, Lydia E. 18 F W at home NY Bedell, Warren A. 17 M W at home NY Bedell, Carrie A. 14 F W at school NY Bedell, Henry E. 8 M W at school NY Bedell, Susan A. 8 F W at school NY Bedell, Charles W. 6 M W -- NY

1880 Census Queens, Queens Co., New York Freeport Bedell, John W. W M 56 married Farmer NY NY NY Bedell, Anna W F 54 wife married Keeping House NY NY NY Bedell, Charles W. W M 16 son single

1900 Census Dist 0695, Hempstead, Nassau Co., New York Image 23 of 29 Greenwich Point Bedell, John W. Head W M Jan 1826 73 M 49yrs NY NY NY Farmer Bedell, Hannah Wife W F Nov 1827 72 M49yrs 6ch/5 lvg NY NY NY Wood, Joseph R. son-in-law W M June 1853 46 M 20yrs NY England England Engineer next page: Wood, Lydia E. Dau W F Nov 1853 46 M 20yrs 0ch/0 lvg NY NY NY

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave
   Memorial# 49980407.
2.   United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132)
   Hempstead, Queens Co., New York.
3.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
   Queens, Queens Co., New York.

   Village of Freeport