James H. Bedle, a life-long resident of Keyport died at that place on Saturday, May 10th, aged 64 years. Death was caused by heart disease, superinduced(sp) by stomach trouble. Mr. Bedle was one of the pioneer oysterplanters of Keyport and he amassed a comfortable fortune in that business. He was also a shipbuilder by trade. He had served as a member of the board of education of Keyport and as director of the Keyport banking company. He is survived by a wife and two married sons, Anthony and James H. Bedle, Jr. Mrs. Bedle is in a sanitarium at New York, where she underwent an operation a few weeks ago for the removal of a cancer. She is improving in health but she was unable to attend her husband's funeral. Six brothers and two sisters also survive Mr. Bedle. They are Albert, William, Melville and Asbury F. Bedle of Keyport, Thomas Bedle of Englishtown, Septimius Bedle of Glenwood, Long Island; Mrs. J. P. Coleman and Miss Vienna Bedle of Chicago.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, May 22, 1901

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 - Ancestry.com

• Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 - Ancestry.com

• Interment.net - NJ ~ New Jersey Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

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