BIOGRAPHIES - BEDFORD, Archibald 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: Archibald Coleman “Asa” BEDFORD _________________________________________ Birth: 1800, Bourbon County, Kentucky Death: 1869 Age: 69 Burial: Paris Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky Father: Archibald BEDFORD (1769-1827) Mother: Lettie CLAY (1782-1827) Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Susan BYRNS Death: February 22, 1840 Burial: Missouri Father: James BYRNS Marriage: June 26, 1830, Fayette County, Kentucky Children: Henry C. (1833-1872); James William (1836-1916); James (1838-) _________________________________________ 2: Lucinda HEDGES Birth: 1819 Marriage: November 3, 1843, Bourbon County, Kentucky Children: Mary Catherine (1847-1899) _________________________________________ 3: Ellen Birth: 1822, Kentucky Marriage:before 1860 ASA COLMAN BEDFORD,1 deceased, was born in Bourbon County, son of Archie Bedford, whose wife was a Miss Clay. Asa Colman was thrice married; first to .Susan Burns, second time to Lucinda Hedges; his third wife was Mrs. Hawkins. The only child by his second wife was Mary Kate, now the wife of Felix Lowry of this Precinct. She was born in Middletown Precinct in 1847, her mother died young; she was reared by her stepmother. July 14, 1870, she married Mr. Lowry, son of Dr. George G. and Nancy (Bruce) Lowry, of Fleming County, formerly of Virginia. After the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Lowry, they resided about two years in Fleming, afterwards removed to this county, where they have about 200 acres of land, removing on the same in December, 1875. They have two children, Lucy and Kate. Sources 1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 450. ------------------------------ 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.