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James Bland 1847 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1847

Birth Location: Trigg, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 11 Mar 1914

Death Location: Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Joshua Bland

Mother: Mary Scott

Spouse(s): Martha Choate

Children(s): Warner Bland, Virginia Bland, Jessie Bland, Leamon Bland, Prince Bland, Prentice Bland, Bessie Bland

In 1847, James Bland entered the world in Trigg, Kentucky, USA, born to Joshua Bland and Mary Ann Scott. In 1850, James Bland resided in District 15, Wilson, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, James Bland resided in District 2, Mason, Kentucky, USA. James Bland married Martha "Mattie" Elizabeth Choate, and had children including Warner Bradshaw Bland, Virginia "Mamie" Bland, Jessie James Bland, Leamon Washington Bland, Prince Bland, Prentice "Prenty" Albert Bland, Bessie Ann Bland. James Bland passed away in 1914 in Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1847, James Bland entered the world in Trigg, Kentucky, USA, born to Joshua Bland and Mary Ann Scott.
  • In 1850, James Bland resided in District 15, Wilson, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, James Bland resided in District 2, Mason, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Bland married Martha "Mattie" Elizabeth Choate, and had children including Warner Bradshaw Bland, Virginia "Mamie" Bland, Jessie James Bland, Leamon Washington Bland, Prince Bland, Prentice "Prenty" Albert Bland, Bessie Ann Bland.
  • James Bland passed away in 1914 in Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Bland
1826 – 1883
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Mary Scott
1826 – 1903
Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Martha Choate
1858 – 1926
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MC

Children(s)

Warner Bland
1884 – 1959
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
WB
Virginia Bland
1887 – 1954
Birth Location: Blue Spring, Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America
VB
Jessie Bland
1890 – 1959
Birth Location: Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
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Leamon Bland
1896 – 1946
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Prince Bland
1896 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
PB
Prentice Bland
1897 – 1915
Birth Location: Kentucky
PB
Bessie Bland
1899 – 1986
Birth Location: Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America
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James Bland's Ancestors

Self
James Bland
1847 – 1914
Birth Place: Trigg, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joshua Bland
1826 – 1883
Tennessee
Mary (Ann) Scott
1826 – 1903
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Charles Bland
1804 – 1882
Virginia
Nancy (Agnes) Cates
1802 – 1880
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
David (S) Scott
Elizabeth Cates
1796 – 1856
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Bland
1756 – 1835
Sally Newman
1773 – 1807
Joshua Cates
1775 – 1838
Nancy Ferebee
1775 – 1857
James Scott
1756 – 1834
Mary STALLARD
1761 – 1834
Joshua Cates
1775 – 1838
Nancy Wilson
1775 – 1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Bland
1733 – 1787
Ann Wormley
1740 – 1788
Ann Franklin
1749 – 1838
Barnard Cates
1738 – 1826
Sarah Kenyon
1743 – 1801
Samuel Rev)
1728 – 1782
Hannah Pitt
1728 – 1770
Barnard Cates
1738 – 1826
Jane Sykes
1765 – 1827
James Willson
1750 – 1801

James Bland's Descendants

1.
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James Bland (17 Nov 1847 – 11 Mar 1914) m. Martha ("Mattie" Elizabeth) Choate (7 Aug 1858 – 4 Nov 1926)
  1. 1. Warner (Bradshaw) Bland (18 Apr 1884 – 4 Mar 1959) m. Turah (A) Bland (abt 1883 – 1 Mar 1947)
    1. 1. Liva Bland (26 Jul 1903 – 19 Nov 1986) m. Prentice (Thomas) Ahart (5 October 1904 – 15 September 1985)
      1. 1. Eva (Cornelia) Ahart (25 Nov 1926 – 28 Jun 1992)
      2. 2. James (E.) Ahart (1 June 1931 – 28 February 2017)
      3. 3. Kathleen Ahart (13 Mar 1934 – 11 Feb 1991)
      4. 4. Ambie (Esko) Fuqua
        1. 1. Shirley (Dean) Forguson (Sep 2003 – )
    2. 2. Lovel Bland (abt 1908 – )
    3. 3. Euva (Jewell) Miller (23 April 1910 – 27 January 2001)
    4. 4. Hoy (Elmon) Bland (14 Apr 1915 – 11 March 1977) m. Mae (Rene) Bland (10 Apr 1921 – 29 November 2014) m. T Bland
      1. 1. Louis (Givens) Bland (8 Nov 1938 – 2 March 1939)
      2. 2. Dorrell (Elmon) Bland (27 Apr 1940 – 11 Jan 1975)
      3. 3. Roy (Leon) Bland (11 Apr 1944 – 8 Dec 2021) m. Carolyn (Elaine) Ford
        1. 1. Christopher (Bradley) Bland (May 1967 – )
        2. 2. Denise Bland (Jan 1974 – )
        3. 3. Beth Taylor
        4. 4. Doug Taylor
    5. 5. Hoi (E) Bland (abt 1916 – )
    6. 6. Eupe (E) Bland (abt 1925 – )
  2. 2. Virginia ("Mamie") Bland (16 Jan 1887 – 18 Apr 1954) m. John (Thomas) Taylor (1884 – )
    1. 1. Oscar (Boyd) Taylor (1908 – )
    2. 2. Obie (James) Taylor (abt 1919 – 12 Feb 1945)
    3. 3. Nola (Lee) Taylor (abt 1912 – )
    4. 4. Roscoe (T) Taylor (abt 1913 – )
    5. 5. Cecil (C) Taylor (abt 1915 – )
    6. 6. Lydia Taylor
      1. 1. Gaylon (Ray) Meador (12May1946 – 15Oct2015)
  3. 3. Jessie (James) Bland (15 Feb 1890 – 28 Jan 1959) m. Beulah ("Agnes") Shelten (24 Nov 1895 – 27 Mar 1929) m. Beulah (Agnes) Shelton (24 Nov 1895 – 27 Mar 1929) m. Beulah (Agnes) Shelton (24 November 1895 – 22 March 1929)
    1. 1. Frances Bland (abt 1916 – )
    2. 2. Chester (Lee) Bland (23 Mar 1918 – 9 March 2005)
    3. 3. Earler (Elizabeth) Bland (28 June 1920 – 16 September 1994)
    4. 4. Opal (Cornelia) Bland (24 Jun 1924 – 12 Sep 2010)
    5. 5. Opal Dice (24 Jun 1924 – 12 Sept 2010)
      1. 1. Helen (M) Barrett (abt 1944 – 2010)
    6. 6. Opal Dice (24 Jun 1924 – 12 Sept 2010)
      1. 1. Helen (M) Barrett (abt 1944 – 2010)
    7. 7. B (J) Bland (25 Oct 1926 – 28 Apr 2001)
    8. 8. Franklin (J) Bland (abt 1916 – )
    9. 9. Opal Dice (24 Jun 1924 – 12 Sept 2010)
      1. 1. Helen (M) Barrett (abt 1944 – )
    10. 10. Opal Dice (24 Jun 1924 – 12 Sept 2010)
      1. 1. Helen (M) Barrett (abt 1944 – 2010)
    11. 11. Opal Dice (24 Jun 1924 – 12 Sept 2010)
    12. 12. Elizabeth (E) Bland (abt 1921 – )
    13. 13. Chester (L) Bland (abt 1917 – )
    14. 14. Bula (A) Bland (abt 1929 – )
  4. 4. Leamon (Washington) Bland (abt 1896 – 2 Nov 1946) m. Ollie (Mae) Smith (2 Nov 1896 – 4 Apr 1976)
    1. 1. Dorothy (M) Bland (27 Apr 1920 – 26 Oct 2007)
    2. 2. Mildred (M) Bland (13 Dec 1921 – 24 Oct 2008) m. Richard (Lawton) Morrison (6 June 1903 – 7 June 1943) m. Roy Hopson
      1. 1. Richard (Lawton) Morrison (22 Feb 1944 – 27 May 2004)
      2. 2. Roy (Ewin) Hopson (abt 1942 – )
    3. 3. Leamon (Smith) Bland (15 Mar 1925 – 27 Jul 1944)
    4. 4. James (Richard) Bland (1 Sep 1927 – 28 Jan 1996)
    5. 5. Nora ("LIZ" Elizabeth) Bland (6 Jul 1931 – 28 Dec 2014) m. Darrell (Bruce) Grubb (27 Dec 1931 – 2 Jan 1992) m. Louis (W) Abney (5 Dec 1924 – 23 Dec 2001) m. Clarence (Greham "JACK") Crecelius (14 Sep 1914 – 15 Dec 1993)
      1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Grubb (1952 – ) m. Michael (Lendon) Turpen (2 Sep 1948 – 11 Sep 2013) m. Ted ("Scott") Houston (26 Apr 1949 – 20 Aug 2003) m. Gary (Wayne) Cosby (abt 1948 – )
      2. 2. Ja' (A (BORN Darrell Bruce Grubb, Jr)) Winston (6 Jul 1954 – 21 Jan 2005) m. Tamara ("Tammy" Marlene) Turpen (29 Aug 1954 – )
        1. 1. Summer Turpen (21 Nov 1977 – ) m. Robert ("Bobby" Michael) Lockyear (8 Aug 1962 – ) m. Mark (Preston) VanWinkle (7 Dec 1984 – )
    6. 6. Bettie (Jo) Bland (17 Aug 1933 – 17 Aug 1933)
  5. 5. Prince Bland (Dec 1896 – )
  6. 6. Prentice ("Prenty" Albert) Bland (1897 – 14 Sep 1915)
  7. 7. Bessie (Ann) Bland (27 Dec 1899 – 9 Feb 1986)

James Bland's Timeline

7 Records

1847
17 Nov 1847
Birth of James Bland in Trigg, Kentucky, USA
Trigg, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 3
James Bland resided here in District 15, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
District 15, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 13
James Bland resided here in District 2, Mason, Kentucky, USA
District 2, Mason, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 23
James Bland resided here in District 1, Lyon, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Lyon, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 53
James Bland resided here in Magisterial District 2, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 2, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 63
James Bland resided here in Magisterial District 6, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 6, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
1914
11 Mar 1914
Age 67
Death of James Bland in Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1847
    Event Place: Trigg, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 15, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 2, Mason, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 1, Lyon, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Magisterial District 2, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Magisterial District 6, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1914
    Event Place: Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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