BIOGRAPHIES - BEDFORD, Alexander Hawes, 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: Alexander Hawes BEDFORD _________________________________________ Birth: March 18, 1838, Bourbon County, Kentucky Father: Benjamin Franklin BEDFORD (1799-1872) Mother: Elizabeth Giles (Eleanor?) BUCKNER (1799-1840) Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Ida R. TALBOTT Birth: circa 1842, Bourbon County, Kentucky Father: Samson Demoville TALBOTT (1809-) Mother: Sarah Ann STEMMONS Children: Dousie P. ALEXANDER HAWES BEDFORD,1 farmer and stock raiser; P. O. Paris; was born in this precinct March 1, 1838, and is the youngest member of the family, born to Benjamin F. Bedford, Sr., and Ellen G. Buckner, his wife. Benjamin F., Sr., was born May 1799, on the farm now owned by Mrs. Sallie Cunningham, on the Winchester Pike. He was a son of Benjamin, a native of Virginia, who came to Kentucky about the year 1787. Ellen G. Buckner was born Nov. 2, 1799. The old family Bible, now in the possession of A. H., tells the following tale: Elizabeth H., born Nov. 12, 1819; Benjamin T., March 19, 1821; John C., Nov. 17, 1822; Mary A., Sept. 22, 1824 ; Henry P., April 10, 1826; Stephen, Jan. 17, 1829; Sarah E., Nov. 5, 1830; Franklin, Aug. 29, 1833; Hillory, Aug. 15, 1835; Alexander Hawes, March 1, 1838. A. H. was brought up a farmer, in which business he has since been engaged. He has a farm of 285 acres, which is stocked with Cotswold sheep and short-horn cattle. Nov. 29, 1869, he married Ida R., daughter of Samson D. and Sarah (Stemmons) Talbott, both natives of Kentucky. He was born in this county in 1809, son of Demoval Talbott, of Virginia. Sarah D. was a daughter of Martin and Charlotte (Glasscock) Stemmons. Mr. Bedford removed from the homestead to the place he now owns, after his rnarriage. He has one child, Dousie P. He and wife are members of the Christian Church. Sources 1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 449. ------------------------------ 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.