Bedford Genealogy (in Lawrence County, IN)
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Bedford Birth Records
1907-1940 Indiana Birth Certificates Ancestry 
Birth order book : Sept. 1941-Mar. 1973 FamilySearch Library
Births, deaths, marriages, 1818-1900 FamilySearch Library
Indiana, Birth Records, 1907-present Indiana State Department of Health
Bedford Cemetery Records
Beech Grove Cemetery Find a Grave
Beech Grove Cemetery Billion Graves
Breckenridge Cemetery Find a Grave
Burial records of Green Hill Cemetery : prepared by Mrs. Orin W. Quackenbush WorldCat
Burial records of Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford, Indiana : v. 1, A through G incl. FamilySearch Library
Carlton Cemetery Find a Grave
Cresthaven Memory Gardens Cemetery Find a Grave
Dive Cemetery Find a Grave
Finger Cemetery Find a Grave
Glover Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Green Hill Cemetery Billion Graves
Green Hill Cemetery Find a Grave
Guthrie Creek Cemetery Find a Grave
Ikerd Cemetery Find a Grave
Judah Church of Christ Cemetery Find a Grave
Kinser Cemetery Find a Grave
Leatherwood Cemetery Find a Grave
Mount Pleasant Christian Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Old Shiloh Cemetery Find a Grave
Phipps Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Pleasant Run Cemetery Find a Grave
Sheeks Cemetery Find a Grave
Bedford Census Records
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Bedford Church Records
An early history of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church 1835-1935 FamilySearch Library
First United Methodist Church (Bedford, Ind.) records Archive Grid
Grace United Methodist Church (Bedford, Ind.) records Archive Grid
One hundred years of Methodism in Bedford, Indiana, and Lawrence County, 1826-1926 FamilySearch Library
Parish registers, 1865-1972 (Catholic Church. St. Vincent de Paul (Bedford, Indiana)) FamilySearch Library
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the First M. E. Church LDS Genealogy
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the First M. E. Church Internet Archive
Bedford City Directories
Bedford (Indiana) city directories FamilySearch Library
Bedford City Directory 1915 MyHeritage
Bedford City Directory 1952 MyHeritage
Bedford City Directory 1955 MyHeritage
Bedford City Directory 1958 MyHeritage
Bedford, IN 1912-1927 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Bedford, IN; 1942, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958 - 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Bedford, Indiana, City Directory, 1912 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bedford, Indiana, City Directory, 1915 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bedford, Indiana, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bedford, Indiana, City Directory, 1942 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bedford, Indiana, City Directory, 1946 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bedford, Indiana, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bedford, Indiana, City Directory, 1952 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bedford, Indiana, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bedford, Indiana, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bedford, Indiana, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bedford, Indiana, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bedford, Indiana, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Directory of Businesses in Bedford (1930) Indiana Genealogical Society
H. C. Chandler & Co.'s Business Directory - Bedford City 1868 US Gen Web
Bedford Death Records
1899-2011 Indiana Death Certificates Ancestry
1927 Obits, abstracted from the Bedford Daily-Times FamilySearch Library
Births, deaths, marriages, 1818-1900 FamilySearch Library
Funeral notices 1856-1901 FamilySearch Library
Funeral notices 1856-1901 WorldCat
Funeral notices, 1856-1901. WorldCat
Indiana, Death Records, 1900-present Indiana State Department of Health
The Bedford Star : Item[S] Abstracted from the Bedford Star, 1875 and 1876 Include All Death Notices, Obits., Marriages, and Goings and Comings of Lawrence County Folks FamilySearch Library
Bedford Histories and Genealogies
Biographical sketches, Lawrence County, Indiana FamilySearch Library
Bedford Immigration Records
Bedford Land Records
Deed records, 1819-1887 FamilySearch Library
Bedford Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, 1904 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, 1910 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, 1922 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, August 1892 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, May 1886 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, November 1898 Library of Congress
Bedford Marriage Records
1810-2001 Indiana Marriages Ancestry
Births, deaths, marriages, 1818-1900 FamilySearch Library
Indiana Marriage Index, 1800-1941 Ancestry
Indiana Marriages Through 1850 Indiana State Library
Indiana Marriages, 1802-1850 (includes Lawrence County 1818-1850) Ancestry
Indiana, Marriage Index, 1806-1861 Ancestry
Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992 MyHeritage
Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 MyHeritage
Lawrence County, Indiana marriages, 1818-1907 FamilySearch Library
The Bedford Star : Item[S] Abstracted from the Bedford Star, 1875 and 1876 Include All Death Notices, Obits., Marriages, and Goings and Comings of Lawrence County Folks FamilySearch Library
Bedford Newspapers and Obituaries
1927 Obits, abstracted from the Bedford Daily-Times FamilySearch Library
Bedford Appeal 1863-1864 Newspapers.com
Bedford Banner 1875-1884 Newspapers.com
Bedford Banner 1877-1879 Newspapers.com
Bedford Daily Democrat 1893-1923 Newspapers.com
Bedford Daily Independent 1871-1871 Newspapers.com
Bedford Daily Mail 1905-1924 Newspapers.com
Bedford Daily Mail, 1893-1923 Newspaper Archive
Bedford Daily Times 1925-1942 Newspapers.com
Bedford Daily Times-Mail 1942-1972 Newspapers.com
Bedford Democrat 1885-1908 Newspapers.com
Bedford Democrat, 1885-1921 Newspaper Archive
Bedford Gazette 06/15/1876 to 06/22/1876 Genealogy Bank
Bedford Independent 1856-1869 Newspapers.com
Bedford Independent, 1856-1871 Newspaper Archive
Bedford Lawrence Mail, 1884-1890 Newspaper Archive
Bedford Magnet 1879-1884 Newspapers.com
Bedford Mail 1890-1898 Newspapers.com
Bedford Mail, 1890-1905 Newspaper Archive
Bedford Mirror 1876-1876 Newspapers.com
Bedford News 1947-1947 Newspapers.com
Bedford Presage 1858-1859 Newspapers.com
Bedford Press 1863-1864 Newspapers.com
Bedford Star 1875-1884 Newspapers.com
Bedford Star, 1875-1884 Newspaper Archive
Bedford Sun 1846-1847 Newspapers.com
Bedford Sunday Star 1936-1937 Newspapers.com
Bedford Transcript 1836-1836 Newspapers.com
Bedford Weekly Mail 1898-1919 Newspapers.com
Bedford Weekly Mail, 1897-1919 Newspaper Archive
Bedford White River Standard, 1849-1855 Newspaper Archive
Bedford-Mitchell Banner 1876-1876 Newspapers.com
Daily Mail 1893-1905 Newspapers.com
Daily Times-Mail 1972-1977 Newspapers.com
Evening Democrat 1898-1898 Newspapers.com
Funeral notices 1856-1901 WorldCat
Lawrence Democrat 1838-1860 Newspapers.com
Lawrence Gazette 1875-1875 Newspapers.com
Lawrence Mail 1884-1890 Newspapers.com
Mitchell Times 2004-2008 Newspapers.com
Morning Republican 1899-1900 Newspapers.com
Saturday Evening Press 1875-1899 Newspapers.com
Stone City Student 1924-1924 Newspapers.com
Stone City Student 1924-1924 Newspapers.com
The Bedford Democrat : Bedford, Indiana, Excerpts from 1897-1899 FamilySearch Library
The Bedford Star : Item[S] Abstracted from the Bedford Star, 1875 and 1876 Include All Death Notices, Obits., Marriages, and Goings and Comings of Lawrence County Folks FamilySearch Library
Times-Mail 01/19/1996 to Current Genealogy Bank
Times-Mail 1977-2012 Newspapers.com
Western Spy 1836-1836 Newspapers.com
White River Standard 1849-1855 Newspapers.com
X Ray 1836-1898 Newspapers.com
Offline Newspapers for BedfordAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Bedford Appeal. (Bedford, Ind.) 1863-1860s Bedford Banner. (Bedford, Ind.) 1871-1876 Bedford Banner. (Bedford, Ind.) 1877-1885 Bedford Daily Democrat. (Bedford, Ind.) 1892-1890s Bedford Daily Independent. (Bedford, Ind.) 1871-1870s Bedford Daily Mail. (Bedford, Ind.) 1905-1942 Bedford Daily Times-Mail. (Bedford, Ind.) 1942-1972 Bedford Daily Times. (Bedford, Ind.) 1925-1942 Bedford Democrat. (Bedford, Ind.) 1885-1910s Bedford Gazette. (Bedford, Ind.) 1875-1876 Bedford Independent. (Bedford, Ind.) 1856-1863 Bedford Independent. (Bedford, Ind.) 1864-1876 Bedford Leader. (Bedford, Ind.) 1872-1870s Bedford Magnet. (Bedford, Ind.) 1879-1884 Bedford Mail. (Bedford, Ind.) 1890-1898 Bedford News. (Bedford, Ind.) 1947-1940s Bedford Presage. (Bedford, Ind.) 1858-1859 Bedford Press. (Bedford, Ind.) 1863-1864 Bedford Star. (Bedford, Ind.) 1875-1885 Bedford Sun. (Bedford, Ind.) 1845-1848 Bedford Transcript. (Bedford, Ind.) 1836-1830s Bedford Weekly Mail. (Bedford, Ind.) 1898-1919 Bedford-Mitchell Banner. (Bedford and Mitchell [Ind.]) 1876-1877 Daily Mail. (Bedford, Ind.) 1892-1905 Daily Times-Mail. (Bedford, Ind.) 1972-1977 Evening Democrat. (Bedford, Ind.) 1890s-1898 Lawrence Democrat. (Bedford, Ind.) 1856-1860s Lawrence Gazette. (Bedford, Ind.) 1874-1875 Lawrence Mail. (Bedford, Ind.) 1884-1890 Mitchell Times. (Bedford, In) 2000s-Current Morning Republican. (Bedford, Ind.) 1899-1900 Saturday Evening Press. (Bedford, Ind.) 1875-1870s Times-Mail. (Bedford, Ind.) 1977-Current Western Spy. (Bedford, Ind.) 1834-1836 White River Standard. (Bedford, Ind.) 1849-1855 X Ray. (Bedford, Ind.) 1896-1899 |
Bedford Probate Records
Bedford School Records
Fayetteville High School yearbook, 1974 Classmates
Fayetteville High School yearbook, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Fayetteville High School yearbook, 1974 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Needmore High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Bedford, IN), 1964 E Yearbook
Needmore High School yearbook, 1964 Classmates
Needmore High School yearbook, 1964 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Seniors of Bedford High School (1933) Indiana Genealogical Society
Shawswick High School - Hillcrest Yearbook (Bedford, IN), 1931, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1958 E Yearbook
Shawswick High School yearbook, 1931, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1965, 1974 Classmates
Students of Bedford High School (1926, 1931-1932, 1943) Indiana Genealogical Society
Teachers of Bedford High School (1931-1933, 1943) Indiana Genealogical Society
Williams High School yearbook, 1949 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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