Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Ray Bland    
                Born: Jun- 8-1901          in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV  1,2,3,4
                Died: May- 4-1983           5,2
             Resided:                      in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  6
              Census: 1920, 1930           in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV  4
              Census: 1910                 in Simpson, Taylor Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      coal miner  4
              Father: William Sanford Bland   (1875 - 1968) 
              Mother: Mary Rebecca Marple   (1880 - 1968) 
                Wife: Goldie M. Ball   5  
             Married: Dec-21-1922          in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV  3
                Born: Jul- 6-1897           7
                Died: Sep-18-1989          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  7
              Census: 1930                 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV  4
              Census: 1900, 1910           in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: Right Arthur Ball   (1860 - 1933) 
              Mother: Mima Angelina Vincent   (1866 - 1938) 
Notes 7 
Notes 7 
           M Child 1: Ray Edward Bland      
                Born: Feb-18-1924          in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV  7
                Died: Oct- 4-2008          in Philadelphia, PA  8
             Resided:                      in Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV  7
             Resided:                      in Philadelphia, PA  6
             Resided: 1969, 1989           in Cape May, Cape May Co, NJ  7,9
              Census: 1930                 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV  4
          Occupation:                      welder, owner-operator of Bland Motors, West Cap May NJ  7
            Military:                      U.S. Army, World War II (100% disabled veteran)  7
                Wife: Hildegarde Palish  
                Wife: Nancie ___  
           M Child 2: Hobert D. Bland      
                Born: Aug-16-1926           2,4
                Died: Mar-14-1992           6
             Resided: 1989                 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV  9
              Census: 1930                 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV  
           M Child 3: Hubert Nile "Bootsie" Bland      
                Born: Aug-16-1926          in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV  7,4
                Died: Sep-29-2009          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  10
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Flemington (Baileytown), Taylor Co, WV  7
             Resided:                      in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  9,7
              Census: 1930                 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      Fourco Glass Co (retired, 32 yrs), Pole King Heating & Cooling  7
            Military:                      U.S. Navy, WW II and Korean War  7
                Wife: Living  
           M Child 4: Robert Lee Bland    9  
                Born: Jan-14-1929          in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV  11
                Died: Nov-  -1961           6
             Resided: 1949                 in Garfield, Bergen Co, NJ  11
              Census: 1930                 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV  
                Wife: Onnie Jeanetta Patterson  b. Jul-13-1932  
             Married: Nov-30-1949          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  11
           F Child 5: Roberta Gale "Birdie" Bland      
                Born: Jan-14-1929          in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV  7,12,4
                Died: Mar- 1-2017          in Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH  13
             Resided:                      in Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH  7
             Resided: 1989, 2009           in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV  9,14
             Resided: 1947, 1955, 1957     in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  12,15
             Husband: Danie David Messenger  b. Apr-14-1927  d. Sep-22-1958  
         Census name: Dana Messenger 
             Married: Oct-11-1947          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  12
             Husband: William Corbett Gillespie  b. Feb- 6-1938  d. Dec- 8-2012  
           M Child 6: Franklin D. Bland      
                Born: Oct- 4-1932           2
                Died: Aug-13-1994           2
             Resided:                      in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV  6
             Resided: 1989                 in Salem, WV  9
           M Child 7: Warren Clyde Bland      
       Also known as: Clyde Bland 9
                Born: Jun- 6-1940          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  11,2
                Died: Apr- 5-2010           2
             Resided:                      in Cocoa Beach, Brevard Co, FL  2,14
             Resided: 1989                 in Cape May, Cape May Co, NJ  9
                Wife: Living  

Sources:
(1) 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. 
(2) Social Security Death Index. 
(3) Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV. 
(4) 1930 Census, Taylor County, WV. 
(5) Obituary of wife. 
(6) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(7) Obituary. 
(8) Obituary - Hospital. 
(9) Obituary of mother. 
(10) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital. 
(11) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(12) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=62182&Type=Marriage. 
(13) Obituary - Nursing home. 
(14) Obituary of brother. 
(15) City Directory. 







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