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William Dexter Bland 1895–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1895

Birth Location: Oconee, Shelby, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 8 Apr 1969

Death Location: Depue, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Edward Bland

Mother: Sarah Brown

Spouse(s): Elsie Phillips

Children(s): David Bland, Margaret Bland, Harold Bland, Levi Bland, William Bland, John Bland, Genevieve Bland, Mary Bland, Glenn Bland, Dorothy Bland

In 1895, William Dexter Bland entered the world in Oconee, Shelby, Illinois, United States, born to Edward L Bland And Sarah Etta Brown. In 1900, William Dexter Bland resided in Kaskaskia, Fayette, Illinois, USA. In 1910, William Dexter Bland resided in Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois, USA. William Dexter Bland married Elsie Marie Jane Phillips, and had children including Arthur Bland, Bonita Rose Bland, David Lawrence Bland, Dorothy May Bland, Elsie Bland, Genevieve Carol Bland, Glenn George Bland, Harold Stanley Bland, Henry Bland, Henry S Bland, John W Bland, Levi William Bland, Margaret Viola Bland, Mary Alice Bland, William Paul Bland. William Dexter Bland passed away in 1969 in Depue, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1895, William Dexter Bland entered the world in Oconee, Shelby, Illinois, United States, born to Edward L Bland And Sarah Etta Brown.
  • In 1900, William Dexter Bland resided in Kaskaskia, Fayette, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, William Dexter Bland resided in Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois, USA.
  • William Dexter Bland married Elsie Marie Jane Phillips, and had children including Arthur Bland, Bonita Rose Bland, David Lawrence Bland, Dorothy May Bland, Elsie Bland, Genevieve Carol Bland, Glenn George Bland, Harold Stanley Bland, Henry Bland, Henry S Bland, John W Bland, Levi William Bland, Margaret Viola Bland, Mary Alice Bland, William Paul Bland.
  • William Dexter Bland passed away in 1969 in Depue, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Bland
1869–1952
Birth Location: Oconee, Shelby Co., IL
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Sarah Brown
1876–
Birth Location: Fayette County, Illinois, USA
SB

Spouses(s)

Elsie Phillips
1905–1985
Birth Location: Oconee, Shelby, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

David Bland
1927–1995
Birth Location: Depue, Bureau County, Illinois, USA
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Margaret Bland
1924–1992
Birth Location: Atkinson, Henry, Illinois, USA
MB
Harold Bland
1922–2006
Birth Location: Oconee, Shelby, Illinois, USA
HB
Levi Bland
1926–1926
Birth Location: Atkinson, Henry, Illinois, USA
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William Bland
1932–2009
Birth Location: De Pue, Bureau, Illinois, USA
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John Bland
1934–2009
Birth Location: DePue, Bureau Co., Illinois
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Genevieve Bland
1943–2004
Birth Location: Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois, USA
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Mary Bland
1947–1947
Birth Location: Spring Valley, Bureau, Illinois, USA
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Glenn Bland
1940–1993
Birth Location: Spring Valley, Bureau, Illinois, USA
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Dorothy Bland
1930–2007
Birth Location: Seatonville, Bureau, Illinois, USA
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William Bland's Ancestors

Self
William Bland
1895–1969
Birth Place: Oconee, Shelby, Illinois, United States
Parents
Edward L. Bland
1869–1952
Oconee, Shelby Co., IL
Sarah (Etta) Brown
1876–
Fayette County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Warren Bland
1846–1894
Green County, Indiana, USA
Susanna Ferguson
1851–
Ohio, United States
John (Harvey) Brown
1826–1908
Kentucky, United States
Polly (Ann) Bland
1832–1910
Greene County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Bland
1821–1881
Mary Lawrence
1823–1880
David Hutchinson
1815–
John Brown
1788–1835
Lydia Durbin
1790–1876
William Bland
1801–1876
Martha Cooksey
1817–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Osborne Bland
1774–1849
Patsy Donohoo
1784–1847
John Larrance
1802–1869
Mary Cox
1795–1863
Joshua Brown
1756–1826
Honor Durbin
1756–1848
Joseph Durbin
1765–1836
Elizabeth Logsdon
1772–1829
Osborne Bland
1774–1849
Patsy Donohoo
1784–1847
William Cooksey
1794–1870
Helen Walker
1794–1869

William Bland's Descendants

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William (Dexter) Bland (21 Sep 1895–8 Apr 1969) m. Elsie (Marie Jane) Phillips (01 Sep 1905–20 Jan 1985)
  1. 1. David (Lawrence) Bland 1927–1995
  2. 2. Margaret (Viola) Bland 1924–1992
  3. 3. Harold (Stanley) Bland 1922–2006 m. Lola (Ruth) Sweezey 1925–1990 m. Florence (May) Eddy 1925–1976
    1. 1. Deborah (May) Bland 1951–1951
  4. 4. Levi (William) Bland 1926–1926
  5. 5. William (Paul) Bland 1932–2009
  6. 6. John (W.) Bland 1934–2009
  7. 7. Genevieve (Carol) Bland 1943–2004
  8. 8. Mary (Alice) Bland 1947–1947
  9. 9. Glenn (George) Bland 1940–1993
  10. 10. Dorothy (May) Bland 1930–2007

William Bland's Timeline

9 Records

1895
21 Sep 1895
Birth of William Dexter Bland in Oconee, Shelby, Illinois, United States
Oconee, Shelby, Illinois, United States
1900
1900
Age 5
William Dexter Bland resided here in Kaskaskia, Fayette, Illinois, USA
Kaskaskia, Fayette, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 15
William Dexter Bland resided here in Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois, USA
Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 25
William Dexter Bland resided here in Pana Ward 2, Christian, Illinois, USA
Pana Ward 2, Christian, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 35
William Dexter Bland resided here in De Pue, Bureau, Illinois, USA
De Pue, Bureau, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 40
William Dexter Bland resided here in Rural, Bureau, Illinois
Rural, Bureau, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 45
William Dexter Bland resided here in Hall, Bureau, Illinois, USA
Hall, Bureau, Illinois, USA
1942
1942
Age 47
William Dexter Bland resided here in De Pue, Illinois, USA
De Pue, Illinois, USA
1969
8 Apr 1969
Age 74
Death of William Dexter Bland in Seatonville, Bureau, Illinois, USA
Seatonville, Bureau, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1895
    Event Place: Oconee, Shelby, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Kaskaskia, Fayette, Illinois; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1240300
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pana Ward 2, Christian, Illinois; Roll: T625_299; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 17
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: T624_326; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374339
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Christian; Roll: 1504087
    [6] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [7] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 344-05-1470; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [8] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hall, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00762; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 6-24
    [9] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), for The State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097
    [10] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: De Pue, Bureau, Illinois; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 2340143

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: De Pue, Bureau, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: De Pue, Bureau, Illinois; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 2340143

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1969
    Event Place: Seatonville, Bureau, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 344-05-1470; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Depue, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: De Pue, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), for The State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Bureau, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hall, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00762; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 6-24

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Hall, Bureau, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hall, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00762; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 6-24

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Christian, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Christian; Roll: 1504087

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: T624_326; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374339

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Kaskaskia, Fayette, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Kaskaskia, Fayette, Illinois; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1240300

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pana Ward 2, Christian, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pana Ward 2, Christian, Illinois; Roll: T625_299; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 17
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