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Welcome To Sullivan County, Indiana
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MILTON C. BEDWELLMILTON C. BEDWELL, a well-to-do farmer of Haddon Township, was born near Pleasantville, in Sullivan County, Ind., March 18, 1833, the fifth in a family of seven children born to Elisha and Susan (Hinkle) Bedwell, who were natives respectively of Kentucky and North Carolina. The father was born February 18, 1799, and the mother September 25, 1802. After the death of the former, Mrs. Bedwell married, in 1845, Richard Davidson, who was born in Jessamine County, Ky., April 30, 1794. This couple still live and reside with the subject of this sketch. Milton C. Bedwell was reared and educated in the vicinity of Carlisle, and when nineteen years of age started in life for himself as a day laborer. In March, 1845, he settled on his present place, where he has since resided, engaged in farming and stock-raising. He now owns a good farm of 145 acres, besides having given eighty acres to his children, Mr. Bedwell is a Democrat in politics, a member of the Odd Fellows' fraternity, and an enterprising farmer and esteemed citizen. March 26, 1854, he married Miss Sarah A., daughter of James and Sarah (Curry) Brodie, who were natives of Kentucky, and by her is the father of two children-- Laura J. and De Witt. Mrs. Bedwell is a native of Sullivan County, born in the year 1830.HADDON TWP. PAGE 747 FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC. ILLUSTRATED. 1884, CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. |
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