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A feud similar to Hatfield’s & McCoy’s of Kentucky and West Virginia? Not quite. A separate family feud? Yes, Shasta County’s own statewide famous feud is highlighted in this YouTube video from Exploring Shasta County History, learn about the Bedford & Wright family feud which statewide media coverage of the time period compared it to the nationally famous Hatfield’s and McCoy’s family feud which was the foundation for the television game show Family Feud. I also dive into the history of the building at 2016 North Street in Anderson, a historic building which was owned and operated by the Bedford family and was also part of a shooting during the feud here in Shasta County. Find out more on this episode of Exploring Shasta County History… ©2021, 2022 & 2023
1860 U.S. Census
John Franklin Bedford marriage to Ella V. Wright, June 2, 1857, Fulton, Georgia.
1866 California Voters Registration
New Firm - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 16, 1867
Notice - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 16, 1867
1868 California Voters Registration
1870 U.S. Census
Born - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 14, 1870
New Store at Anderson - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 4, 1873
Family Row Nearly Ends in Murder - The San Francisco Call newspaper of San Francisco, March 14, 1900
Was Attacked by Uncle - The Napa Weekly Journal newspaper of Napa, May 26, 1911
New Store at Anderson - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 4, 1873
New Store! - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 4, 1873
New Store! - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 15, 1873
In Brief - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 12, 1873
Sample - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 19, 1873
Bedford & Wright - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 30, 1873
Agricultural Implements - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 25, 1873
Born - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 18, 1873
Anderson - The Pacific Rural Press newspaper of San Francisco, May 10, 1879
Attempted Suicide - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, July 16, 1879
1880 U.S. Census
Anderson - The Pacific Rural Press newspaper of San Francisco, March 4, 1882
The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 3, 1883
Anderson “Echoes” - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 12, 1885
Real Estate - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Anderson, June 23, 1888
Anderson - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 15, 1888
The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 8, 1890
The Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 23, 1892
Anderson Flour Mill Burned -The Chico Weekly Enterprise newspaper of Chico, March 15, 1895
Married At A Ripe Age - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 3, 1899
Climax of the Quarrel - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 10, 1899
It May Be Sensational - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 20, 1899
Elusive Doctor Davison - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 20, 1899
Says He Married Her For Her Money - The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper of San Francisco, December 21, 1899
1900 U.S. Census
Sent Back To Shasta County - The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper of San Francisco, February 1, 1900
Family Row Nearly Ends in Murder - The San Francisco Call newspaper of San Francisco, March 14, 1900
Much Bad Blood and Bird Shot - San Jose Herald newspaper of San Jose, March 14, 1900
Mrs. J.F. Bedford Is Seriously Sick - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 2, 1901
Mrs. Virginia Bedford Dead - The Chico Weekly Enterprise newspaper of Chico, April 5, 1901
Death Of Mrs. Mary Lawshe - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 9, 1904
From Neighboring Towns and Adjacent Counties - The Chico Record newspaper of Chico, May 11, 1904
Anderson Has Disastrous Blaze - Chico Record newspaper of Chico, August 8, 1905
Red Bluff - The Chico Record newspaper of Chico, September 30, 1905
Packing House to Be Built - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, June 21, 1906
A Fruit Packing House To Be Built - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 22, 1906
Good Season for Fruit - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, September 3, 1907
Pioneer Merchant Is Dead - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, November 29, 1910
Died - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, November 29, 1910
Pioneer Merchant Dies At the Age of Seventy-Six - The San Francisco Call newspaper of San Francisco, November 29, 1910
Want Will Probated - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, December 3, 1910
James F. Bedford Beaten And Stabbed By Jeremiah Wright - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 24, 1911
James Bedford Beaten And Stabbed In Street -The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 24, 1911
Shasta Man Stabs His Old Partner - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, May 24, 1911
Stabbed By a Former Partner - Colusa Daily Sun newspaper of Colusa, May 24, 1911
Bedford-Wright Feud Like Those of Kentucky Hills - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, May 25, 1911
Victim of Assault Is in No Danger - Colusa Daily Sun newspaper of Colusa, May 25, 1911
Shasta Merchant Stabbed on Street - The Chico Record newspaper of Chico, May 25, 1911
James F. Bedford Doing Splendidly - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 25, 1911
Many Prisoners In Shasta - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, May 26, 1911
Old Feud Ends with Assault - The Marysville Daily Appeal newspaper of Marysville, May 26, 1911
To Take Bedford To The Lane Hospital - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 29, 1911
Bedford Will Not Prosecute Wright - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 11, 1911
Bitter Feud Ends in Shasta County - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, June 11, 1911
Cracksmen Fail to Secure Loot - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, December 23, 1911
Will Subdivide Tract - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, January 1, 1913
Jeremiah Pearson Wright, Pioneer of Anderson, Dies At Oakland, Aged 71 Years. - The Anderson Valley News newspaper of Anderson, May 25, 1916
Card Of Thanks - The Anderson Valley News newspaper of Anderson, May 25, 1916
James F. Bedford Sues F.B. Collum $725 On Promisary Note - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 18, 1927
James F. Bedford, Pioneer Merchant, Passes At Home - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 21, 1936
J.F. Bedford's Largest In Town History - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 22, 1936
Bedford Estate Is Bequeathed To Wife and Mrs. Donnelly - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 30, 1936
Dunlap Buys Bedford Store - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 1, 1944
Dunlaps Store In Anderson Is Remodeled - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, October 7, 1944
The Town Of Anderson Grew From Teamsters Campground Site written by Rosena A. Giles - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 4, 1951
James Franklin Bedford (1859-1936) Find A Grave Memorial (Note: an error on this Find A Grave claims that James Franklin Bedford died in 1935. That is incorrect.)
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