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Richard Gillespie Bledsoe 1817–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 June 1817

Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 7 January 1903

Death Location: Logan, Kentucky, United States

Father: Henry Bledsoe

Mother: Nancy Gillespie

Spouse(s): Nancy Baily

Children(s): William 02, Nancy 02, Richard 02, Lydia 02, Harriett 02, Henry 02, Isaac 02, Mary Bledsoe

The story of Richard Gillespie Bledsoe began in 1817 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States. Richard Gillespie Bledsoe married Nancy Jane Elizabeth Baily, and had children including Harriett Matilda Bledsoe 02, Henry Payton Bledsoe 02, Isaac Newton Bledsoe 02, Lydia Melvina Bledsoe 02, Mary Francis Bledsoe, Nancy Jane Bledsoe 02, Richard G Bledsoe 02, William J Bledsoe 02. Richard Gillespie Bledsoe passed away in 1903 in Logan, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Gillespie Bledsoe began in 1817 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States.
  • Richard Gillespie Bledsoe married Nancy Jane Elizabeth Baily, and had children including Harriett Matilda Bledsoe 02, Henry Payton Bledsoe 02, Isaac Newton Bledsoe 02, Lydia Melvina Bledsoe 02, Mary Francis Bledsoe, Nancy Jane Bledsoe 02, Richard G Bledsoe 02, William J Bledsoe 02.
  • Richard Gillespie Bledsoe passed away in 1903 in Logan, Kentucky, United States.

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Richard Bledsoe's Ancestors

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Richard Bledsoe
1817–1903
Birth Place: Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Henry Ramsey Bledsoe
1784–1838
Washington, Virginia, United States
Nancy Gillespie
1781–1850
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Col (Anthony) Bledsoe
1733–1788
Culpeper, Virginia
Mary Ramsey
1734–1808
Augusta, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Bledsoe
1679–1753
Sarah Cave
1700–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Bledsoe
1635–1705
Anne Jennings
1652–1695
John Cave
1650–1721
Elizabeth Andrews
1642–1728

Richard Bledsoe's Descendants

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Richard (Gillespie) Bledsoe (2 June 1817–7 January 1903) m. Nancy (Jane Elizabeth) Baily (28 Mar 1819–23 Jan 1896)
  1. 1. William (J. Bledsoe -) 02 1859–
  2. 2. Nancy (Jane Bledsoe -) 02 1861–1897
  3. 3. Richard (G. Bledsoe -) 02 1853–1880
  4. 4. Lydia (Melvina Bledsoe -) 02 1847–1918
  5. 5. Harriett (Matilda Bledsoe -) 02 1848–
  6. 6. Henry (Payton Bledsoe -) 02 1841–1907
  7. 7. Isaac (Newton Bledsoe -) 02 1844–1854
  8. 8. Mary (Francis) Bledsoe 1856–1952 m. Francis (Marion) Brasher 1851–1916
    1. 1. Susan (Eva) Brasher 1875–1960 m. Theodore (Pendleton) Tatum 1857–1901
      1. 1. Richard (Edwin) Tatum 1896–1979 m. Virginia (Sayer) Salter 1901–1998
        1. 1. William (Richard) Tatum 1928–2002 m. Jo'An (Gidney) Yearwood 1931–2006
    2. 2. Charles Brasher 1878–
    3. 3. William Brasher 1880–

Richard Bledsoe's Timeline

2 Records

1817
2 June 1817
Birth of Richard Gillespie Bledsoe in Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Sumner, Tennessee, United States
1903
7 January 1903
Age 86
Death of Richard Gillespie Bledsoe in Logan, Kentucky, United States
Logan, Kentucky, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 June 1817
    Event Place: Sumner, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1903
    Event Place: Logan, Kentucky, United States

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