hmtl5 Merton Irving Bedford b. 31 Jan 1888 Kansas d. 19 Oct 1963 Bellflower, Los Angeles County, California: McKeown Genealogy

Merton Irving Bedford

Male 1888 - 1963  (75 years)


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  • Name Merton Irving Bedford 
    Born 31 Jan 1888  Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Hope, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 19 Oct 1963  Bellflower, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Person ID I449  McKeown
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2023 

    Father George S. Bedford,   b. Mar 1862, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1920, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Magaret Andrews,   b. Jan 1862, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1930, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 14 Jan 1886  Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F153  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lora Copeland,   b. Abt 1887, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 24 Jul 1912  Greeley, Weld County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. George William Bedford,   b. 13 Mar 1919, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 2001  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F495  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Jan 1888 - Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Jul 1912 - Greeley, Weld County, Colorado Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Hope, Santa Barbara County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Oct 1963 - Bellflower, Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Merton I. Bedford
      Merton I. Bedford, 75, a native of Santa Barbara, died Oct. 19 in Bellflower where he had lived for many years. He died after being hospitalized for a heart attack.
      Surviving are his wife, Rose, of Bellflower; a son, George Bedford of Whittier; and two daughters, Mrs. Frances Jezak, of Bellflower, and Mrs. Berdell Bancroft, of Temple City.
      Services were held last week in Bellflower, a suburb of Los Angeles.
      Santa Barbara News-Press, Santa Barbara, California. Sunday, 27 October 1963.
      [5, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] 1900 US census.

    2. [S29] US Draft Registration, World War I.

    3. [S30] US draft registration, World War II.

    4. [S11] California Death Index, 1940-1997.

    5. [S3] Obituary.

    6. [S57] Newspaper article.