Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Thompson Bland Also known as: Thompson Bland 1,2
Born: ca 1856 3 Died: bef Jun 1900 4 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: William Jobes Bland (1813 - 1891) Mother: Drusilla Lowther (1827 - )
Wife: Nancy Sheets Married: Apr-16-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Born: May- -1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 6,5 Died: Jan-22-1918 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 7 Census: 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1908 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 8 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Thomas Sheets (1823 - ) Mother: Mary Ann Wamsley (1823 - ) Other spouse 2 Notes
M Child 1: Ernest Earl Bland Born: Jan-14-1883 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 9,7,4,10,11,12 Died: Sep-16-1958 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 7,10 Buried: in Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 7,12 Resided: 1918 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9 Census: 1900, 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1918 rig builder for Hope Gas Co. 9 Occupation: 1910 house carpenter 13 Wife: Myrtle Blanch Westfall b. Feb- 6-1883 d. Apr-28-1960 Married: Apr-26-1911 in Harrison Co, WV 11
M Child 2: Thornton Elsworth Bland Born: Dec- 9-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,4 Died: Nov-11-1934 in Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV 12 Buried: in Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1920 carpenter 15 Wife: Beulah Huff b. Jun- 3-1894 d. Jun-19-1924 Married: 1911 in Logan Co, WV 11
M Child 3: Worthy James Bland Born: Jul- 6-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,4,17 Died: Aug-15-1959 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co, WV 16 Buried: in Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 16 Resided: in Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV 16 Census: 1940 in Ripley District, Jackson Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Lewis Co, WV 18 Resided: Feb- -1926 in Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV 19 Resided: Dec- -1926 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: attendant at State Hospital 16 Occupation: 1940 soil conservation worker 18 Military: World War I 16 Wife: Glena Vana "Glennie" Bender b. Jul- 3-1900 d. Jul-16-1926 Married: Feb-14-1926 in Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV 19 Wife: Myrtle Cotha "Tressie" Lough b. Sep- 5-1894 d. Nov-19-1964 Census name: Cotha M. Lough Married: Dec-26-1926 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17
M Child 4: Marshall H. Bland Born: Aug-30-1890 in Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 14,9 (see note 2) Died: Feb-23-1938 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 12 Buried: in George's Creek Cemetery, Malden, Kanawha Co, WV 12 Resided: 1917 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9 Census: 1900, 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1910, 1917 house painter 13,9 Military: Pvt, Co A, 135th MG Bn, World War I 20
Sources: (1) Birth record of son. (2) Marriage record of son. (3) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (5) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (6) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (7) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=17271&Type=Marriage. (9) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (10) Headstone (year only) (11) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Findagrave.com. (13) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (16) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2712721&Type=Death. (17) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=32754&Type=Marriage. (18) 1940 Census, Jackson County, WV. (19) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=55058&Type=Marriage. (20) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. Event Notes Note (1) In 1870, also enumerated as a domestic servant in the household of Thomas A. & Catharine Jones in West Union District. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1892, age 7. But birth record shows it as Aug 30 1890.Name Index