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Benjamin Fernando Bledsoe 1873–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1873

Birth Location: Long Creek Township, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 10 May 1944

Death Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

Father: Thomas Bledsoe

Mother: Sarah Kincaid

Spouse(s): Clara Bledsoe

Children(s): Clifford Bledsoe, Claude Bledsoe, Lela Bledsoe, Donald Bledsoe, Margaret Bledson

Benjamin Fernando Bledsoe was born in 1873 in Long Creek Township, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of Thomas Manley Bledsoe And Sarah Ellen Kincaid. Benjamin Fernando Bledsoe married Clara Myrtle Arnold Bledsoe, and had children including Claude Charles Bledsoe, Clifford Oneil Bledsoe, Donald William Bledsoe, Lela Ellem Bledsoe, Margaret Bledson. Benjamin Fernando Bledsoe passed away in 1944 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Fernando Bledsoe was born in 1873 in Long Creek Township, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of Thomas Manley Bledsoe And Sarah Ellen Kincaid.
  • Benjamin Fernando Bledsoe married Clara Myrtle Arnold Bledsoe, and had children including Claude Charles Bledsoe, Clifford Oneil Bledsoe, Donald William Bledsoe, Lela Ellem Bledsoe, Margaret Bledson.
  • Benjamin Fernando Bledsoe passed away in 1944 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bledsoe
1822–1918
Birth Location: Knox, Tennessee, United States
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Sarah Kincaid
1840–1880
Birth Location: Ray County, Missouri, USA
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Spouses(s)

Clara Bledsoe
1879–1963
Birth Location: Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
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Children(s)

Clifford Bledsoe
1898–1990
Birth Location: Decatur, Iowa, USA
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Claude Bledsoe
1896–1970
Birth Location: Leon, Decatur, Iowa, USA
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Lela Bledsoe
1900–2006
Birth Location: Leon, Iowa
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Donald Bledsoe
1903–1980
Birth Location: Leon, Iowa, USA
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Margaret Bledson
1920–1995
Birth Location: Wyoming
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Benjamin Bledsoe's Ancestors

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Benjamin Bledsoe
1873–1944
Birth Place: Long Creek Township, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Manley Bledsoe
1822–1918
Knox, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Ellen) Kincaid
1840–1880
Ray County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Manley Bledsoe) Sr
1795–
Virginia, USA
Sarah (H) Edwards
1800–1859
Virginia USA
Thomas Kincaid
1816–1859
Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Louisa Sharp
1813–1879
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Bledsoe's Descendants

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Benjamin (Fernando) Bledsoe (1 Dec 1873–10 May 1944) m. Clara (Myrtle Arnold) Bledsoe (Feb 1879–21 OCT 1963)
  1. 1. Clifford (Oneil) Bledsoe 1898–1990
  2. 2. Claude (Charles) Bledsoe 1896–1970
  3. 3. Lela (Ellem) Bledsoe 1900–2006
  4. 4. Donald (William) Bledsoe 1903–1980
  5. 5. Margaret Bledson 1920–1995

Benjamin Bledsoe's Timeline

2 Records

1873
1 Dec 1873
Birth of Benjamin Fernando Bledsoe in Long Creek Township, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
Long Creek Township, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
1944
10 May 1944
Age 71
Death of Benjamin Fernando Bledsoe in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1873
    Event Place: Long Creek Township, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1944
    Event Place: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
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