... Edwin G., born Aug. 27, 1814, who married first to Margaret Gerrard, then Lucy Degraftenreed ...
E. G. BEDFORD, farmer, P. O. Paris. Prominent among the beautiful country homes in Bourbon County, is "Woodland Villa" comprised of 675 acres of fine Blue Grass land, and the home and pride of its owner, Mr. E. G. Bedford, who was born August 24, 1814, in Bourbon County, and is the son of Littleberry and Mattie Clay Bedford, and grandson of Thomas Bedford, who was born and died in Charlotte County, Virginia; Littleberry Bedford being a native of the same county, but came to Bourbon County when it still contained a fair population of Indians. Mr. Bedford has been twice married, the alliance both times being with families equal in prominence and reputation. His first marriage was in 1836, to Miss Margaret T. Garrard, daughter of General James Garrard, and granddaughter of Governor Garrard. His second marriage was to Miss Lucy D. Reid, on the 13th of Sept. 1870. They have but one child living, born of their union on Dec. 10, 1873. For many years Mr. Bedford was counted among the most prominent and extensive breeders of fine shorthorns, but on Oct. 28, 1874, he sold at public sale most of his herd, which brought him almost unequaled prices. His best sale while in the business was a bull at $7,000. For twenty-five or thirty years he was on of the Directors of the Bourbon County Fair and Agricultural Association. He was formerly a Whig in politics, but now claims to be an Independent Democrat. Mrs. Bedford is a position she maintains, as the wife of one of Bourbon county's leading citizens.
