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Ray BLAND

Ray BLAND

Male 1901 - 1983  (81 years)

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  • Name Ray BLAND 
    Born 8 Jun 1901  Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Simpson, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920, 1930  Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation coal miner  [4] 
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 4 May 1983  [2, 6] 
    Person ID I18321  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2011 

    Father William Sanford BLAND,   b. 3 Jun 1875,   d. 7 Aug 1968, Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Mary Rebecca MARPLE,   b. Jul 1880,   d. Bef Aug 1968  (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Family ID F32310  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Goldie M. BALL,   b. 6 Jul 1897,   d. 18 Sep 1989, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1922  Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Taylor Co, West Virginia (town of Flemington), enumerated on Apr 3 1930:
      Ray Bland, 28, coal miner; wife Goldie, 32; son Ray E, 6; son Hobert, 3 yr 6 mo; son Hubert, 3 yr 6 mo; son Robert, 1 yr 2 mo; dau Roberta, 1 yr 2 mo. [6]
    Children 
    +1. Ray Edward BLAND,   b. 18 Feb 1924, Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 2008, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Hobert D. BLAND,   b. 16 Aug 1926,   d. 14 Mar 1992  (Age 65 years)
    +3. Hubert Nile "Bootsie" BLAND,   b. 16 Aug 1926, Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 2009, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     4. Robert Lee BLAND,   b. 14 Jan 1929, Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1961  (Age 32 years)
     5. Roberta Gale "Birdie" BLAND,   b. 14 Jan 1929, Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 2017, Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     6. Franklin D. BLAND,   b. 4 Oct 1932,   d. 13 Aug 1994  (Age 61 years)
     7. Warren Clyde BLAND,   b. 6 Jun 1940, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 2010  (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F6676  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2545] Taylor County Birth Records, Grafton, WV, BR p. 185 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1920129&Type=Birth.
      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.

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S2299] Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV.

    4. [S2153] 1930 Census, Taylor County, WV.

    5. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    6. [S692] Obituary of wife.