William Harry Bedell (1841 - 1913)

Born 9 Jan 1841 in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma H (Porter) Bedell — married 7 Sep 1865 (to 6 Nov 1913) in Galveston, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Nov 1913 at age 72 in Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States

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Biography

Captain William Bedell served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1862
Mustered out: 1865
Side: Confederate
Regiment(s): 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry

Captain William Bedell was a Prisoner of War during United States Civil War.

William Harry Bedell was born on 9 Jan 1841 in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States, son of Georgius Washington Edward Bedell (1807 - 1863) and Mary Kathana (Brown) Bedell (1818 - 1884). ^[1]

William married Emma H Porter (1848 - 1914) on 7 Sep 1865 in Galveston, Texas, United States. Their son was Robert Watson Bedell (1881 - 1956).

He enlisted as a First Sergeant in the 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, and became a Prisoner of War as a Lieutenant, in 1864,^[2], as one of the "Immortal 600"^[3]

On August 20, 1864, 600 Confederate officers who were prisoners of war at Fort Delaware, were sent to the Union Army garrison at Hilton Head, South Carolina. Their mission was to be positioned in a stockade in front of Union cannons during the siege of Charleston. This was in response to 600 Union officers being imprisoned in Charleston who were subjected to direct fire from government artillery. The siege lasted until a yellow fever outbreak forced Confederate Major General S. Jones to evacuate the prisoners from the city limits. The surviving Confederate officers were then moved from the open stockade at Morris Island to Fort Pulaski by the federal authority. ^[4]

William died on 6 Nov 1913 in Galveston aged 72. ^[5] He is buried in Hempstead Cemetery, Hempstead, Waller County, Texas. ^[6]. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3WS-BXR : 13 March 2018), William H Bedell, 06 Nov 1913; citing certificate number 23284, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,050,997.
2. ↑ Prisoner of War Record: U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865: National Archives at Washington DC; Washington, DC. USA; War Department Collection of Confederate Records; NARA film publicaton #:: M598; Record Group: War Department Collection of Confederate Records; Record Group Number: 109 Ancestry Record 1124 #1113334

   Name:	Wm H Bedell
   Rank:	2nd Lieutenant
   Arrival Date:	1864
   Imprisonment Date:	29 Feb 1864
   Imprisonment Place:	Minnville Tenn
   Side of War:	Confederate
   Regiment:	1 Ala Cavy

3. ↑ Bedell/Beadle, 2Lt. William H. Co. E, 1st Alabama Cavalry res. Tallahassee, Alabama; captured at McMinnville, Tennessee, on 23 Oct 1863; wounded in foot; not under fire. ttps://segtours.com/blog/archives/2290
4. ↑ Immortal Six Hundred Fort Pulaski, National Park Service
5. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZD3-SDR : 24 May 2014), Wm H Bedell, 06 Nov 1913; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 23284, Gal, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 March 2020), memorial page for Capt William Harry Bedell (9 Jan 1841–6 Nov 1913), Find A Grave Memorial no. 45314878, citing Hempstead Cemetery, Hempstead, Waller County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Pat (contributor 47170721).
7. ↑ Death: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. Ancestry Record 60525 #8387960

   Name:	Capt William Harry Bedell
   Gender:	Male
   Birth Date:	9 Jan 1841
   Birth Place:	Harris County, Georgia, United States of America
   Death Date:	6 Nov 1913
   Death Place:	Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
   Cemetery:	Hempstead Cemetery
   Burial or Cremation Place:	Hempstead, Waller County, Texas, United States of America
   Mother:	Kathanna Mary E Bedell
   Spouse:	Emma H. Bedell
   Children:	Robert Watson Bedell, John Young Bedell

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Census Reports

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5W-GTC : 29 February 2020), William Biddell in household of Georgius Biddell, Russell county, Russell, Alabama, United States; citing family 546, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6CS-Z35 : 6 March 2020), J W H Bedell in entry for G W E Bedell, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJJ-VRC : 15 July 2017), W H Bedell, Hempstead, Waller, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 158, sheet 376A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,331.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3GH-MYN : accessed 15 March 2020), William H Bedell, Galveston city (incl. S.S. Sam Marcos) Ward 4, Galveston, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 120, sheet 3B, family 57, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,637.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK1V-CK7 : accessed 15 March 2020), William H Bedell, Galveston Ward 4, Galveston, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 7B, family 196, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1554; FHL microfilm 1,375,567.

Also See

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSBK-CZL : 13 March 2018), Harry P Bedell in entry for Minnie Bedell Le Roux, 22 Jun 1964; citing certificate number 36885, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,488.
• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG56-6JF : 26 November 2014), Bedell in entry for John Young Bedell, 10 Aug 1942; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3M5-F8J : 13 March 2018), Harry Bedell in entry for Benjamin Ezekial Bedell, 23 Jul 1940; citing certificate number 32664, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,118,554.
• "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR1-ZWMB : 27 September 2019), Harry Bedell in entry for John Young Bedell, 1942.
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3M5-F82 : 13 March 2018), Harry Bedell in entry for Benjamin Ezekial Bedell, 23 Jul 1940; citing certificate number 32664, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,118,554.
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K373-28S : 13 March 2018), Harry Bedell in entry for Robert Watson Bedell, 04 Jan 1956; citing certificate number 1910, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,626.
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3M7-Q3R : 13 March 2018), Harry Bedell in entry for Ina Bedell Keel, 06 Oct 1938; citing certificate number 44345, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,823.