Husband: Arthur Cowan Bland
Born: Oct- -1863 1,2 Died: Feb-17-1945 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1870 80, 1900 10 20 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: postmaster at Blandville 5 Occupation: merchant 6 Father: John Bland (1836 - 1910) Mother: Elizabeth M. Cowan (1842 - 1903) Notes
Wife: Julia Ellen Sutton Married: Jan- 3-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Jun- 5-1873 7,1 Died: Jun- 8-1963 4 Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1900, 10, 20 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Francis Marion Sutton (1841 - 1898) Mother: Hannah Vannort (1840 - 1929)
M Child 1: Bruce Oscar Bland
Also known as: Oscar B. Bland 1,8
Born: Aug-16-1895 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 9,1,10
Died: Oct-21-1968 10
Resided: in Grand Rapids, Kent Co, MI 11,12
Census: 1930 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH (see note 1)
Census: 1920 in Akron, Summit Co, OH
Resided: 1917 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 13
Census: 1900, 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1930 painter
Occupation: 1917, 1920 tread inspector at BF Goodrich Rubber 14,13
Military: World War I
F Child 2: Edna Bland Born: Jun-14-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,1,15 Died: Dec-23-1987 10 Resided: in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 16 Census: 1900, 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Charles B. Lewis b. Oct- 2-1889 Also known as: Charley B. Lewis Married: Jun-30-1917 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 15
F Child 3: Bessie Bland Born: Mar-31-1900 17,1 Died: Nov-27-1987 17 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Census: 1930, 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Beecher Hobert Brannon b. Dec-31-1898 d. Dec-12-1987 Married: Sep-11-1922 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 4: Walter G. Bland Born: Nov-26-1901 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 18,17 Died: Aug-19-1925 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,17 Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1910, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 5: George Edwin Bland Born: Feb-29-1904 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 19,20,10 Died: Oct-24-1996 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 21,10 Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: at Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 16,20 Occupation: owner, Blandville General Store 20 Wife: Gladys Ice b. Feb-19-1908 d. Apr-25-1993 Married: Dec-30-1929 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,23
F Child 6: Frankie Bland Born: Aug- 9-1906 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 24,9,17 Died: Oct- 6-1928 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 24,17 Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4,24 Cause of death: typhoid fever 24 Census: 1910, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: school teacher 24
M Child 7: William E. Bland Born: Nov-15-1908 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 20,2,25 Died: Jan-26-1994 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 20 Census: 1910, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: Salem College 20 Wife: Beatrice E. Villers b. Jul-17-1912 d. Nov- -1968 Married: Aug- 9-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Wife: Opal Louise Riley b. Sep-25-1911 d. Oct-29-2007 Married: 1969 26
F Child 8: Virginia "Toots" Bland 27 Born: Sep-11-1910 10,25 Died: Feb-25-2003 10 Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: 1996 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 27 Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Ray Gabbert b. Feb- 1-1906 d. Mar- -1982 Census name: Raymond Gabbert 25 Married: Jun-30-1934 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 9: Arthur W. "Art" Bland 27 Born: May- 5-1913 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 20,10,28 Died: Dec-30-2008 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 29,16 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 20 Resided: in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 20,27,28 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: U.S. Postal Service (42 yrs, retired 1977) 20,30 Education: Doddridge Co HS, Salem College (1935, BA, class VP) 20,31 Military: (enlisted 8/6/1943) S/Sgt, U.S. Army, World War II (Europe) 20,32 Wife: Dortha Helen "Dottie" Bailey b. Mar- 5-1916 d. Sep-21-1995 Married: Jun- 8-1935 in Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV 28,33,26
M Child 10: Gale Carson Bland
Born: Sep-30-1920 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 34
Died: Sep-14-1943 in Italy 34,35
Buried: in Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy 36
Census: 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Education: Doddridge Co HS (1938), WV University (1942, BS in agriculture) 37,35
Military: (enlisted 8/27/1942) Sgt, Co D, 337th Engineers, US Army, WW II (North Africa, Europe, KIA, Purple Heart) 34,35
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (4) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (5) Doddridge County Republican, 10/22/1914. (6) Birth record of son. (7) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 138. (8) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Michigan before 1951. (12) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (13) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (14) 1920 Census. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) Headstone. (18) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (19) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 80. (20) Obituary. (21) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (22) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as George E. Bland, 25, of Doddridge Co; and Gladys Ice, 21, b. Marion Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Dec 30 1929. (23) Obituary of wife. (24) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (25) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (26) Obituary of husband. (27) Obituary of brother. (28) Brooke County Marriage Records, Wellsburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11767245&Type=Marriage. (29) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital. (30) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (31) Dirigo, Salem College Yearbook, 1935. (32) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (33) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (34) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. (35) West Union Herald, 10/14/1943. (36) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html, Nettuno Cemetery, Italy, grave E 11 9. (37) West Union Record, 4/18/1935. Event Notes Note (1) One of many residents at the Hotel North Hampton, 3126 Prospect Street. Marital status married, occupation painter.