Bedient, David Burr 1821-1909

BEDIENT, KNIGHT, GLAZIER

Posted By: Bart Hamlett (email)
Date: 3/12/2016 at 20:37:05

D.B. Benient passed on to the higher life June 14, 1909, from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jennie M. Knight, where he had received tender care, heart disease being the cause of his death.
D.B. Benient was born in Chautauqua County, N.Y., March 6th, 1821, and had reached the advanced age of 88 years, 3 months and 8 days. He leaves four children to mourn his death, Mrs. Jennie M. Knight of Strawberry Point, Iowa, Mrs. Bertha M. Glazier of Edgewood, Iowa, and Miss Mary L. Bedeint of Elkader, IOwa, and A.R. Bedient of Santa Monica, California.
Mr. Bedient was an old and respected resident of this vicinity for many years and his many friends will be sorry to learn of his sudden death. Funeral services were conducted from the residence by Rev. van Swearingen, Tuesday, June 15, 1909, at 2 p.m., buried in the Strawberry Point cemetery.
( as printed in the Edgewood Journal June 24, 1909 )
Birth: Mar. 6, 1821
Franklin
Delaware County
New York, USA
Death: Jun. 14, 1909
Iowa, USA

Son of Gillen Bedient and Lydia Smith.
He lived in Delaware County, New York until age 15, when he moved to Chatauqua County, New York.
In 1843 he moved to Walworth County, Wisconsin.
In 1852 he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In 1857 he moved to Dubuque County, Iowa.
In 1863 he settled in Clayton County, Iowa.
He m1. Mary Louise Pond; she died in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
He m2. Laura Strunk in 1851.
He m3. Louise McIntosh in 1874.

Family links:
Spouse:
Laura Strunk Bedient (1822 - 1871)

Children:
Henry Strunk Bedient (1857 - 1897)*
Bertha M Bedient Glazier (1859 - 1947)*
Jennie May Bedient Knight (1862 - 1954)*

(family info from find-a-grave.com)

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Added by S. Ferrall 1/30/2021:

D.B. Bedient passed to the higher life June 14, 1909 from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jennie M. Knight where he had received tender care, heart disease being the cause of his death.

D.B. Bedient was born in Chautauqua Co., N.Y., March 6th, 1821, and had reached the advanced age of 88 years, 3 months and 8 days.

He leaves four children to mourn his loss, Mrs. Jennie M. Knight of Strawberry Point, Iowa; Mrs. Bertha M. Glazier of Edgewood,Iowa and Miss Mary L. Bedient, of Elkader, Iowa, and A.R. Bedient of Santa Monica, Cal.

Mr. Bedient was an old and respected resident of this vicinity for many years and his many friends will be sorry to learn of his sudden death. Funeral services were conducted from the residence by Rev. van Swearinggen, Tuesday, June 15 at 2 p.m., buried in the Strawberry Point cemetery.

~Mail Press, Thursday, June 17, 1909

Note: His name appears on a list of CW soldier burials in the Strawberry Point cemetery, published in the Strawberry Point Press Journal, 4/4/1990. Although he appears on Civil War Draft Registration lists and FamilySearch.org has a G.A.R. membership record stating he served in Co. F. 12th U.S. Inf., no other record of service in the war was found by the obit contributor. Although not inpossible that he served in the 12th U.S. Infantry at some time, his son Albertus did serve & appears on the 'Soldiers & Sailors' website as a member of Co. F, 12th U.S. Infantry during the CW. Albertus also lived in the Sawvelle Soldier's Home in California and is buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery. David's 1882 Biography also states his son served in the regular army during the CW, but doesn't mention any military service for David.