Christian Bedinger

8. CHRISTIAN3 BEDINGER (PETER2, HANS ADAM1 BUDINGER) was born in Berkley, Virginia. He married SOPHIA TAYLOR March 13, 1798 in Berkley, Virginia.

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A small child during revolution followed his much older brother to the west settling in Ohio

Sadly if you go to Amazon.com you will find that the Bedinger family is named as one of the most split families during the civil war

Died in Sangamon Illinois in 1851

biography

From the source: Power, John Carroll, History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois : "centennial record" Springfield, Ill.: E.A. Wilson & Co., 1876, 800 pgs.

CHRISTIAN BEDINGER, was born Dec. 24, 1774, in Beckley county, VA. Sophia Taylor was born Sept. 24, 1776, in Maryland and they were married about 1798 in Maryland or Virginia, and made their home in Berkley county for a short time then moved to Harrison county, near Cadiz, Ohio, where nine children were born. The parents and three children came to Sangamon County, Illinois arriving in the fall of 1836 in Island Grove.

Mrs. Sophia Bedinger died in 1840 and Christian Bedinger died Oct. 1851, both in Sangamon county.

Of all their children ~~~

1. PHILIP, born Nov. 8, 1799, in OH. married in Cadiz, to Sarah HARTMAN, raised a large family and resides near Nova, Ashland county, O.
2. JOSEPH, born June 18, 1801 in Ohio, married there to Deborah METCALFE. There Mrs. B. died. Their daughter, Sophia, came to Sangamon county with her grandparents and married James N. ECKLER. JENNIE resides with her uncle, Wm. Bedinger. Joseph Bedinger has not been heard from for many years.
3. ISAAC, born June 18, 1807, married in Ohio to Sarah BROWN, came to Sangamon county, and died near Berlin, 1851, leaving a widow and four children.
4. GEORGE, born born Feb. 11, 1810, came to Sangamon county with his parents, remained four or five years, went to Missouri, married there to Eliza CARVER. Both parents died, leaving four children near Lockridge, Jefferson county, Iowa.
5. WILLIAM, born June 11, 1812, near Cadiz, Ohio, came to Sangamon county in the spring of 1837, married Nov. 1, 1839, to Martha CARVER, and had three children in Sangamon county. ELIZA A, born March 3, 1843, married in 1860 to George WOLFE, and reside near German Prairie Station. SARAH E, born Feb. 25, 1846, married in 1860 to John C. ROBINSON. They have one child, MARTHA A, and reside half a mile south of Camp Butler. ALBERT, born Arpil 25, 1849, resides with his father. Mrs. Martha Bedinger died Nov. 1852, and Mr. B. was married to Mrs. Sarah B. GREENSLATE, whose maiden name was Oliver. They reside half a mile south of Camp Butler.
6. HENRY, born June 5, 1814 in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Sophia CARVER, had one child and Henry died. She married JOB DICKENSON.
7. MARY, born Jan. 6, 1818, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Joseph BUMGARDNER. They had six children, four who died young. Addison and Matilda F. reside with their parents five miles east of Springfield.

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