Bedford Forest HOUSE^[1]

1865 - 1925  (60 years)

• Name	Bedford Forest HOUSE
  Birth	19 May 1865	Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1900, 1910 - 1920, 1925	Arkansas & Tennessee   [1, 2, 3]
  	The 1900 census notes that Bedford was working as a farmer in White County, Arkansas. The 1910 and 1920 censuses list him as working as an buyer and then as an agent in the timber industry in Tennessee. His death certificate notes that he was a "retail merchant".
  Death	25 Nov 1925	Jackson, Madison Co, TN   [1]
  	Bedford died at his Short Street, Jackson, Tennessee home at 10:00pm on 25 November 1925. He was 60 years old. Cause of death was noted as "cancer of liver".
  funeral	26 Nov 1925	Jackson, Madison Co, TN   [4]
  	His funeral service, conducted by Methodist minister Rev. W.D. Stone and Baptist minister Rev. Azbill, was held at the House residence on Thanksgiving afternoon.
  Burial	26 Nov 1925	Jackson, Madison Co, TN   [1]
  	Interment followed at Hollywood Cemetery in Jackson, Tennessee.
  Person ID	I50693	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	S. John HOUSE
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth KELSO
  Family ID	F2896	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Albinia Victoria NEWSOM,   b. 15 Nov 1871, Tennessee d. 6 Jul 1934, Jackson, Madison Co, TN (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	24 Feb 1889	Haywood Co, TN   [5]
  	The couple was married in Haywood County, Tennessee by Justice of the Peace R. W. Gibson on 24 February 1889.
  Notes	Bedford had a prior marriage. The 1900 census notes that Allie had given birth to 2 children, both of whom were lving.
  Children	1. Thomas Earl HOUSE,   b. 23 Nov 1889, Brownsville, Haywood Co, TN d. 13 Apr 1967, Tampa, Hillsborough Co, FL (Age 77 years)   2. Ruth Rosalie HOUSE,   b. 6 Nov 1891, Haywood Co, TN d. 4 Mar 1978, Madison Co, TN (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F2486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: June 1900, Garner, White Co, AR [S4840] Resided: April 1910, Jackson, Madison Co, TN Resided: January 1920, Jackson, Madison Co, TN [S4874]

  
  

• Sources

  [S3996] B.F. House, Tennessee death certificate no. 328 (1925). [S4840] 1900 US Census / House, Bedford F. [S4874] 1920 US Census / House, Bedford. [S3986] Mitchell, "John & Elizabeth Whitehorn descendants' information". Obituary transcription (publication unknown) by Mary Ann Mitchell. [S3997] B.F. House - Alley Newsom, Haywood Co, TN marriage license & minister’s return (1889). .