Willis Gladden Bedford

1907 - 1987  (79 years)

• Name	Willis Gladden Bedford  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	10 Aug 1907	Texas, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Winters, Runnels, Texas, USA   [3]
  	Draft Registration - WWII; Married
  Census	1950	Winters, Runnels, Texas, USA   [2]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Helen
  Death	Jun 1987	Texas, USA   [1]
  Burial	Fairview Cemetery, Winters, Runnels, Texas, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I29155	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Fred Doyle Bedford,   b. 31 Jan 1884, Parker County, Texas, USA d. Sep 1967, Runnels County, Texas, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Cordelia Louisa Thomasson,   b. 3 Mar 1886, Brookport, Massac, Illinois, USA d. 7 Feb 1969, Winters, Runnels, Texas, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Oct 1903	Parker County, Texas, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F12971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Helen Nicholson,   b. 14 Jun 1911, Peacock, Stonewall, Texas, USA d. 9 Dec 1950, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	14 Jun 1930	Winters, Runnels, Texas, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Mary Margaret Bedford,   b. 13 Feb 1939, Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA d. 11 Feb 2010, Kingsville, Kleberg, Texas, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F12972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Aug 1907 - Texas, USA Marriage - 14 Jun 1930 - Winters, Runnels, Texas, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII; Married - 1940 - Winters, Runnels, Texas, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Helen - 1950 - Winters, Runnels, Texas, USA Death - Jun 1987 - Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Winters, Runnels, Te. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Winters, Runnels, Te [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 102. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 102 [S199] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). [S8227] Newspapers.com: Marriage of Mary and Willis Bedford • Abilene Daily Reporter - Jun 1930, Abilene Daily Reporter; Publication Date: 12/ Jun/ 1930; Publication Place: Abilene, Texas. https://www.newspapers.com/image/760382996/?article=a8b87f10-756c-47f2-9d79-ae283313d8ed&focus=0.39295977,0.5286754,0.51348644,0.82721853&xid=3398