Charles Bedford^[1]

1870 - 1964  (94 years)

• Name	Charles Bedford
  Born	4 Sep 1870	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	McAllister's Saw Mill, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	works - McAllister Saw Mill
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Janitor
  Occupation	1911	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Heading Turner Sawmill
  Residence	1911	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Congregational
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-69447
  Died	24 Sep 1964	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I69447	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles Bedford, Sr.,   b. 29 Aug 1831, , England ,   d. 16 Sep 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Leah Bull,   b. 23 Jan 1836, , England ,   d. 14 Feb 1926, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F5166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Olive Elizabeth McAllister,   b. May 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1946  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F46269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A resident of Bloomingdale most of his life, Charles Bedford, 94, died Thursday at St. Mary's Hospital following a brief illness. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bedford, he was born in Kitchener, Sept. 4, 1870. He was employed for many years at the McAllister Saw Mill until retiring in 1954. He was a member of Bloomingdale United Church. His wife, the former Olive McAllister, died in 1946. He was the last surviving member of his family. A number of nieces and nephews are his only survivors. The body rested at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where Rev. Dr. Charles L. Lewis of Bloomingdale United Church conducted the service at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial was in Bloomingdale Cemetery. Elmira Signet 30 Sep 1964 pg 19

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Leah Bull - Bedford. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-2 Page 1. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 17. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 88. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Division 2 (Bloomingdale) Page 2. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 17. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link. Bedford/ Charles Bedford/ 1870-1964/ Olive McAllister/ His Wife/ 1880-1946

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Sep 1870 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Janitor - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Heading Turner Sawmill - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Congregational - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Sep 1964 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth