Husband: William Jobes Bland
Born: Aug-10-1813 near Blacksville, Monongalia Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Feb-26-1891 at Meathouse Fork, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Richard G. Bland (1789 - 1876)
Mother: Mary Ann Jobes (1795 - 1857)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Drusilla Lowther
Census name: Druzilla Lowther
Married: Mar- 3-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 4
Born: ca 1827 5,6,7 (see note 2)
Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: William Jesse Lowther (1791 - 1840)
Mother: Mary Ann "Polly" Lowther (1792 - )
Notes
M Child 1: Silas Wesley Bland Also known as: Wesley Bland 8 Born: Nov- -1851 9 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Sarah Evangeline Wilson b. Jun-19-1857 d. Feb-27-1942 Married: Sep- 1-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
M Child 2: William Thompson Bland Also known as: Thompson Bland 10,11 Born: ca 1856 6 Died: bef Jun 1900 12 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Nancy Sheets b. May- -1850 d. Jan-22-1918 Married: Apr-16-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
M Child 3: Charles Benton Bland Born: May-11-1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13 Died: Dec-30-1932 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Buried: in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Wife: Jenetta M. "Nettie" Priest b. Jul-17-1863 d. Nov-29-1939 Also known as: Nettie Priest 14,15 Married: Sep- 2-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
M Child 4: Floyd Bland Born: ca 1859 6 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 5: Lloyd C. Bland Born: 1862 17,5,6 Died: Mar-29-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,17 Buried: in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Margaret Carmenta "Maggie" Romine b. Nov- 9-1869 d. Mar-16-1911 Married: Jul-10-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 19
M Child 6: Lot P. Bland Born: Dec-10-1867 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Died: Feb-25-1932 in Salem, WV 13 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Henrietta Amanda "Etta" Romine b. Nov-27-1871 d. Aug- 8-1945 Census name: Amanda E. Romine Married: Feb-15-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Michael R. Jobes, Descendants of William Jobes Sr, Revolutionary War Hero, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/b/Michael-R-J obes/FILE/0002page.html. (3) Findagrave.com. (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as William Bland, 39, res. Doddridge Co, son of (blank); and Drusilla Lowther, 24, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Mary Lowther. Married Mar 3 1852. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792029&Type=Marriage. (5) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (6) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (7) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (8) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (10) Birth record of son. (11) Marriage record of son. (12) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (14) Death record of daughter. (15) Obituary of daughter. (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Charles B. Bland, 27, of Doddridge Co; and Janetta M. Priest, 25, b. Lewis Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Sep 2 1888. (17) Headstone (year only) (18) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (19) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Lloyd C. Bland, 25, of Doddridge Co; and Maggie C. Romine, 18, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jul 10 1887. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given as Greene County, Pennsylvania in son's death record. Birth date reported as Aug 10 1812 in "Descendants of William Jobes Sr, Revolutionary War Hero." Note (2) Birth date reported by Don Norman as 1815, basis for which is not given. But her marriage record and two of the three census records found for her indicate a birth date of about 1827. She did not appear with her family in the 1850 Census, and no death record or burial information has been found for her..