Brief Life History of Joseph Ward Bedford
When Joseph Ward Bedford was born on 25 July 1934, in Beverly, Randolph, West Virginia, United States, his father, Joseph Lyle Bedford, was 27 and his mother, Una Evelyn Miller, was 23. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Carol La Verne Shepherd. He lived in Fisher, Randolph, West Virginia, United States in 1950 and Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States in 2000. He died on 14 May 2010, in Louisville, Stark, Ohio, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, Medina, Ohio, United States.
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- Joseph W Bedford, "United States Census, 1950"
- Joseph Ward Bedford, "Find A Grave Index"
- Joseph Ward Bedford in entry for Robert Paul Miller and Debra Jean Bedford, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
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1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
1953
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law recognizing that Ohio was admitted into the Union, since it had previously slipped through the cracks. The official date of admittance was agreed upon as March 1, 1803, ratified as of May 19, 1953.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
Name Meaning
form of the biblical Hebrew name Yosef, meaning ‘(God) shall add (another son)’. This was borne by the favourite son of Jacob, whose brothers became jealous of him and sold him into slavery (Genesis 37). He was taken to Egypt, where he rose to become chief steward to Pharaoh, and was eventually reconciled to his brothers when they came to buy corn during a seven-year famine (Genesis 43–7). In the New Testament Joseph is the name of the husband of the Virgin Mary. It is also borne by a rich Jew, Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57; Mark 15:43; Luke 23:50; John 19:38), who took Jesus down from the Cross, wrapped him in a shroud, and buried him in a rock tomb. According to medieval legend, Joseph of Arimathea brought the Holy Grail to Britain. The name was uncommon in Britain in the Middle Ages but was revived in the mid 16th century and had become popular by the 1630s, remaining so ever since.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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