BIOGRAPHIES - BEDFORD, John Coleman, Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: John Coleman BEDFORD _________________________________________ Birth: January 20, 1843, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky Death: April 13, 1923 Carlisle, Kentucky Age: 80 Father: Archibald Mosely BEDFORD (1812-1860) Mother: Elizabeth Hawes BEDFORD (1819-1845) Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Louisa HUFFSTETTER Birth: Harrison County, Kentucky Father: James HUFFSTETTER Mother: Alvira SPARKS Marriage: August 18, 1865 Children: Frank, Mary, Mattie, Maggie, Elvira, James JOHN C. BEDFORD,1 farmer; P. 0. Paris; born in Clintonville Precinct, Jan. 20,1843, the third child and fourth son born to Archibald M. and Elizabeth (Hawes) Bedford. After the marriage of Archibald Bedford and wife, they located in Clintonville, where the family were born, whose names were Aylette, Ellen E., Thomas A., John C. and Archibald W. The eldest child died in infancy; Ellen married William Bedford, and resides in Boone County, Mo.; Thomas A. died in the Southern army, being a member of the 1st Kentucky Battalion of Mounted Infantry. In the spring of 1846 Archibald M. Bedford located on the Stoner, near his brother George, where he remained until his death, Sept. 17, 1860; after his death, John C. lived with his uncle George until he entered the army, joining John Morgan’s Standard, he and his brother Archie, and fought manfully and did well their duty until the close of the war. In 1865 J. C. moved to Sangamon County, Ills., and purchased a farm, residing here until 1865, when he returned to this county; in 1870 he purchased the farm he now owns, situated on the Flat Rock Pike; August 19, 1865, married Louisa Huffstetter, a native of Nicholas County, daughter of James and Alvira (Sparks) Huffstetter; both were natives of Virginia; J. C. has six children: Frank, Mary, Mattie, Maggie, Elvira and James; his brother, Archibald W., was born 1845, Jan. 14; Nov. 1, 1865, he married Henrietta Goff, born in Clark County, daughter of John and Martha (Prewitt) Goff; he has three children: John, Mattie and Caswell, twins; Archie resides in this county. Sources 1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 448. ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.