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Donald Orval Bledsoe 1910–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1910

Birth Location: Ivydale, Clay, West Virginia

Death Date: 07 Feb 1981

Death Location: Fort Myers, Lee, Florida

Father: Joseph ⭐️

Mother: Mary Arbogast

Spouse(s): Tressie Koch

Children(s): Orville Bledsoe, Joseph Bledsoe, Hedy Bledsoe

In 1910, Donald Orval Bledsoe entered the world in Ivydale, Clay, West Virginia, born to Joseph Lee Bledsoe And Mary Christine Arbogast. Donald Orval Bledsoe married Tressie Mae Koch, and had children including Hedy Jean Bledsoe, Joseph Mark Bledsoe, Orville Kent Bledsoe, Son Bledsoe. Donald Orval Bledsoe passed away in 1981 in Fort Myers, Lee, Florida.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Donald Orval Bledsoe entered the world in Ivydale, Clay, West Virginia, born to Joseph Lee Bledsoe And Mary Christine Arbogast.
  • Donald Orval Bledsoe married Tressie Mae Koch, and had children including Hedy Jean Bledsoe, Joseph Mark Bledsoe, Orville Kent Bledsoe, Son Bledsoe.
  • Donald Orval Bledsoe passed away in 1981 in Fort Myers, Lee, Florida.

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Donald Bledsoe's Ancestors

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Donald Bledsoe
1910–1981
Birth Place: Ivydale, Clay, West Virginia
Parents
Joseph Lee Bledsoe ⭐️
1885–1963
Elkview, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Mary (Christine) Arbogast
1889–1924
Maysel, Clay, West Virginia
Grandparents
John (William Bledsoe) ⭐️
1842–1917
Fluvanna Co., VA
Rosa (Belle) Delaney
1866–1920
Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Nichodemus Arbogast
1853–1948
Henry, Clay, West Virginia, USA
Caroline (M.) Simmons
1863–1911
West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Champion ⭐️
1801–1850
Emily Lindsay
1802–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah ⭐️
1773–1867
Frances Champion
1775–1856
Robert Lindsay
1774–1842
Elizabeth Wren
1771–1840

Donald Bledsoe's Descendants

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Donald (Orval) Bledsoe (25 Jul 1910–07 Feb 1981) m. Tressie (Mae) Koch (19 Oct 1918–23 Oct 2003)
  1. 1. Orville (Kent) Bledsoe 1944–1967
  2. 2. Joseph (Mark) Bledsoe 1940–2005
  3. 3. Hedy (Jean) Bledsoe 1942–2010

Donald Bledsoe's Timeline

2 Records

1910
25 Jul 1910
Birth of Donald Orval Bledsoe in Ivydale, Clay, West Virginia
Ivydale, Clay, West Virginia
1981
07 Feb 1981
Age 71
Death of Donald Orval Bledsoe in Fort Myers, Lee, Florida
Fort Myers, Lee, Florida

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1910
    Event Place: Ivydale, Clay, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1981
    Event Place: Fort Myers, Lee, Florida

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