Mrs. Etta Bedwell was born on the fourteenth day of January, 1860, at Greenbush, Warren county and completed the journey of life at her late home in Spring Hill on the 30th day of June, 1928, at the age of 68 years, 5 months, and 16 days. Thus the sites of the beginning and the ending of this one's life were but a few steps apart.

It was in the year 1904 that she made the good confession of her faith in God and the Christian church, and has since taken a great interest in the work of the church. Until her illness about one year ago she was always on hand to do whatever she could both in the church and among her friends and neighbors. Her chief interest in life was her home, and the husband and children unite in praising her memory for the tireless service she gave to them.

Those of the immediate family who remain to mourn her loss are her husband, G.W. Bedwell, to whom she was united in marriage on the 15th day of July, 1879; and three children: Harry of Valley Junction; Ned of Los Angeles, California; and Mrs. Nora Keller of Des Moines.

There are also remaining two brothers and two sisters. The brothers are C.C. Cherry, Norwalk, and Arthur Cherry, Corydon. The sisters are Mrs. Roxey Pilmer of Des Moines, and Mrs. Roda Ball, of Peoria, Illinois.

Funeral services were conducted at the Christian church in Spring Hill with interment at the Webb cemetery, the pastor of the church, A. A. Burr, officiating.

All of the children and the brothers and sisters, and a number of grandchildren were present for the service, and a large number of friends and neighbors assembled to pay a last tribute of respect for the dead.

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Greenbush – July 5 – Sympathy from this neighborhood goes out to George Bedwell and family in the death of their mother and companion. Mrs. Bedwell had lived in Spring Hill many years. Her funeral was held in the Christian church July 4th at 10 o'clock by her pastor, Rev. Burr, of Des Moines. Burial was made at Webb cemetery. Her son, Ned of California got here for the funeral.

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Peterson Richardson Funeral Home records - "Etta" was the dau of Peter and Charlotte (Nessilrod) Cherry, both born in VA. Pallbearers were Frank Kellar, Charles Pryor, Fred Kirchner, Harry Bedwell, Ned Bedwell and Ivyl Bedwell.

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My great grandmother Henrietta Cherry-Bedwell is the side of the family that has been traced beyond King John, I "Lackland" Plantagenet (1166-1216) brother of Richard the Loin Heart and his father King Henry II, Plantagenet.

Long list of family from ancient times.
Staring with King John I Plantagenet ("Lackland")beginning with the illegitimate son of King John and his cousin Adela de Warenne this is the tree from them to my great grandmother Henrietta down to myself:

Son Richard FitzRoy (Illegitimate son of King John I and his cousin Adela de Warene)
Richard (wife was Rohese de Dover)
There children:
Richard de Dover (wife Matilda Choluim)
Margaret de Dover
Isabel de Dover (husband Maurice de Berkeley)
Lorette de Dover (husband William de Marmion):
There Son: John de Marmion (wife Isabel Peck)
There Son: John de Marmion (wife Maud Furnival)
There Daughter: Avice de Mamion (husband John de Grey)
There Daughter: Maud (husband Thomas de Harcourt, Sr.
There Son: Thomas de Harcourt, Jr. (wife Joan Franceys or Francis
There son: Richard Harcourt (wife Edith St Clair)
There daughter: Alice Harcourt (husband William Bessiles)
There daughter: Elizabeth Harcourt (husband Richard Fettiplace)
There daughter Anne Fettiplace (husband Edward Purefoy, Sr.)
There daughter: Mary Purfoy (husband Thomas Thorne)
There daughter: Susan Thorne (husband Roger Dudley)
There Son: Thomas Dudley, Sr. (wife Dorothy Yorke)
There daughter Anne Dudley (husband Simon Bradstreet)
There daughter: Hannah Bradstreet (husband Andrew Wiggin, Sr.)
There daughter: Dorothy Wiggin (husband John Gilman, Sr.)
There daughter Martha Gilman (husband Nathaniel Webster)
There daughter: Deborah Webster (husband Theophilus Gilman, Sr.)
There son: Jonathan Cass (wife Mary Gilman)
There daughter Mary Ann Cass (husband Christopher Nesselrode, Sr.)
There daughter: Charlotte Nesselrode (husband Peter Francis Cherry)
There daughter Henriette "Ette" Cherry (husband George Washington Bedwell)
There son: George Harry Bedwell (Maude Mae Higens)
There daughter: Ione Thelma Bedwell (2 husband. Frank D (Palmer) Conway)
There daughter: ME – Sandra Lea Conway-Hoban