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Welcome To Sullivan County, Indiana
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DR. THEOPHILUS S. BEDWELLDR. THEOPHILUS S. BEDWELL, Dugger, fourth son of nine children born to Elisha S. and Rebecca J. (Carrithers) Bedwell, natives of Sullivan County, Ind., was born April 8, 1858, and received a good common school education, also attending two graded schools for three years at Pleasantville and Sullivan. Previous to his majority he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. L.B. Staley of Pleasantville, graduating from the Medical Department of Butler University, Indianapolis. Commenced the practice of medicine at Pleasantville, Ind., in the spring of 1880, continuing until spring of 1881. Was united in marriage to Miss Annie E. Haddon, of Sullivan, daughter of James E. and Nancy (Short) Haddon, of Sullivan, April 3, 1881, and to this union has been born one child - Lula May. Soon after marriage he moved to Hazel Dell, Cumberland Co., Ill. Continued in practice there four months and a half, moved back to Pleasantville in the fall of 1881, engaging in the drug trade as successor to C.J. O’Haver. After something over a year the Doctor moved to Dugger, and engaged in the practice of medicine and drug business, and is in partnership with John Maple. Dr. Bedwell is a Democrat in politics, and an active supporter of all public improvements in his county and State.CASS TWP. PAGE 808 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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