Alfred Bedford, son of Charles and Elizabeth (Knowles) Bedford, and a member of one of the representative families of Pleasant Valley Township, was born in Yorkshire, England, December 10, 1851. He was married August 17, 1876, to Miss Charlotte J. Willey, daughter of Josiah Willey, of Pleasant Valley Township, formerly of Grant County, Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Bedford have four children—Josiah Charles, William Alfred, Thomas Melvin and John A. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

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