Lamar County Texas Cemetery Records

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Bedford, Thomas Lafayette 224444

Birth: 09/16/1849 Death: 09/28/1936 Marriage:

Cemetery: Union Grove (SOUTHWEST)

Record Source: Detroit News Herald, Texas Death Certificate

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Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (12/17/2025)

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THE DETROIT NEWS-HERALD, 8 Oct 1936 from microfilm in Clarksville Library: “Deport Times -- Thomas Lafayette Bedford, 85, died Monday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Walter Bell, after a lengthy period of ill health. He was a resident of this section many years, was born Sep. 16, 1851 in Franklin County, Mississipi. He had been a member of the Methodist Church since 18 and was married to Mary Stampley. To this union 11 children were born, eight of whom survive. A farmer until advanced age caused his retirement, Mr. Bedford had made his home for some time with Mr. & Mrs. Bell. Funeral and burial were Tuesday at Union Grove Cemetery between Paris and Blossom, Rev. C. S. Wilhite, Deport Methodist pastor, conducting the service.”

Information from Texas Death Certificate:
Name: Thomas Bedford
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 28 Sep 1936
Event Place: Lamar, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1851
Birthplace: Mississippi
Father’s Name:
Mother’s Name:
Certificate Number: 46244
GS Film number: 2116965
Digital Folder Number: 005145548
Image Number: 00684
Citing this Record: “Texas Deaths, 1890-1976,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3HV-5VC : 5 December 2014), Thomas Bedford, 28 Sep 1936; citing certificate number 46244, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,965.

Buried next to Ada M. Bedford.

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