Bedinger, Samuel Davies
Title
Bedinger, Samuel Davies
Last Name
Bedinger
First and Middle Name
Samuel Davies
Nicknames or Other Names
"Betty"
Hometown
Phenix, VA
County and/or State
Charlotte County, Virginia
Birth Date
4/3/1893
Birthplace
AL
Death Date
1/14/1968
Cause of Death
Coronary insufficiency w/ cardiac arrest
Place of Death
Richmond, VA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Bedinger (1854-1938)
Martha 'Mattie' Frances Piatt (1852-1893) )
Martha 'Mattie' Frances Piatt (1852-1893) )
Siblings
Lucas Piatt Bedinger (1881-1909)
Ida Louise Bedinger (1883-1906)
Neal Anderson Bedinger (Half-brother) (1901-1975)
Joseph Edward Bedinger (Half-brother) (1903-1977)
Henrietta Lee Bedinger (Half-sister) (1906-2001)
Anne Rutherford Bedinger (Half-sister) (1909-1998)
Sarah Everett Bedinger (Half-sister) (1911-1993)
John Calvin Bedinger (Half-brother) (1914-1985)
Laura Preston Bedinger (Half-sister) (1919-1998)
Ida Louise Bedinger (1883-1906)
Neal Anderson Bedinger (Half-brother) (1901-1975)
Joseph Edward Bedinger (Half-brother) (1903-1977)
Henrietta Lee Bedinger (Half-sister) (1906-2001)
Anne Rutherford Bedinger (Half-sister) (1909-1998)
Sarah Everett Bedinger (Half-sister) (1911-1993)
John Calvin Bedinger (Half-brother) (1914-1985)
Laura Preston Bedinger (Half-sister) (1919-1998)
Spouse(s)
Anne Latane Ware (1893-1997)
Children
Anne Davies Bedinger (1920-2007)
Robert Wright Bedinger Sr. (1925-2011)
Robert Wright Bedinger Sr. (1925-2011)
VPI Graduating Class
1917
Undergraduate Major
Agriculture
Graduated
Y
Service Branch
Army
Unit
Infantry
Rank
Secound Lieutenant
Retired Rank
Colonel
Military Events
Fought in World War One and World War Two
Retired 10/31/1947
Retired 10/31/1947
Decorations or Citations
Commendation Ribbon
Postwar Life
Continued to serve
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
Y
Additional Notes
Ancestors descended from Alsace, Germany and came to the United States and settled in Pennsylvania.
Transferred from Hampden-Sidney
Transferred from Hampden-Sidney
Contributing Researchers
Gillian Barth
Bibliography
Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Ancestry.com. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Ancestry.com. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Bedinger, Samuel Davies,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 13, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/items/show/90.
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