Husband: William Sanford Bland 1
Born: Jun- 3-1875 2,3
Died: Aug- 7-1968 in Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 2
Buried: in Simpson (Union Baptist) Cemetery, Simpson, Taylor Co, WV 2
Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV
Census: 1910 in Simpson, Taylor Co, WV
Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: coal miner 2,3,4
Father: Richard C. Bland (1848 - 1926)
Mother: Perdilla Ann "Delia" Lowther (1846 - 1917)
Wife: Mary Rebecca Marple
Also known as: Rebecca Marple 5
Married: Jun- 9-1900 in Taylor Co, WV 6
Born: Jul- -1880 3
Died: bef Aug 1968 7
Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV
Census: 1910 in Simpson, Taylor Co, WV
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Notes
M Child 1: Ray Bland Born: Jun- 8-1901 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV 8,9,5,10 Died: May- 4-1983 11,9 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1920, 1930 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV 10 Census: 1910 in Simpson, Taylor Co, WV Occupation: coal miner 10 Wife: Goldie M. Ball b. Jul- 6-1897 d. Sep-18-1989 Married: Dec-21-1922 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV 5
M Child 2: Stephen Gilbert Bland Also known as: Steven Gilbert Bland 13 Born: Apr- 7-1903 in Harrison Co, WV 14,15 Died: Jul-13-1951 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14 Buried: in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 14,16 Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1927 in Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 15 Occupation: glass worker 14 Wife: Mary Catherine Hunter b. Jul- 8-1906 d. Oct- 5-1984 Also known as: Katherine Mary Hunter 15 Married: Mar-19-1927 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15
Sources: (1) Obituary of mother. (2) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (3) 1900 Census, Taylor County, WV. (4) 1920 Census, Taylor County, WV. (5) Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV. (6) Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV, Identified as William S. Bland, 25, b. Wetzel Co, res. Taylor Co; and Rebecca Marple, 20, b. & res. in Taylor Co. Married Jun 9 1900 at the residence of minister M. L. Smith. Informants for marriage license: Wm. S. Bland & S. G. Marple. MR p. 283 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11211929&Type=Marriage. (7) Death record of husband. (8) Taylor County Birth Records, Grafton, WV, Identified as Ray Bland, white male, born Jun 8 1901 in Flemington, son of W. (middle initial illegible) Bland (occupation miner) & Mary R. Bland. Informant: W. S. Bland, father. BR p. 185 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1920129&Type=Birth. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) 1930 Census, Taylor County, WV. (11) Obituary of wife. (12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (13) Marriage record of daughter. (14) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (16) Findagrave.com.