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William "Billy" Leon Bland 1937–2022 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 October 1937

Birth Location: Missouri

Death Date: 3 December 2022

Death Location: Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Luther Bland

Mother: Thelma Sheffield

Spouse(s): Sharon Bland

Children(s):

In 1937, William "Billy" Leon Bland entered the world in Missouri, born to Luther Dee Bland And Thelma Louise Sheffield. In 1940, William "Billy" Leon Bland resided in Ashill Township, Ash Hill, Butler, Missouri, USA. In 1950, William "Billy" Leon Bland resided in Ash Hill, Butler, Missouri, USA. William "Billy" Leon Bland married Sharon Mae Bland, and had children including Gayle Marie Bales, Lori Kay Casarez, William L Bland. William "Billy" Leon Bland passed away in 2022 in Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1937, William "Billy" Leon Bland entered the world in Missouri, born to Luther Dee Bland And Thelma Louise Sheffield.
  • In 1940, William "Billy" Leon Bland resided in Ashill Township, Ash Hill, Butler, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1950, William "Billy" Leon Bland resided in Ash Hill, Butler, Missouri, USA.
  • William "Billy" Leon Bland married Sharon Mae Bland, and had children including Gayle Marie Bales, Lori Kay Casarez, William L Bland.
  • William "Billy" Leon Bland passed away in 2022 in Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bland's Ancestors

Self
William Bland
1937–2022
Birth Place: Missouri
Parents
Luther Dee Bland
1912–1999
Fisk, Butler, Missouri, United States
Thelma (Louise) Sheffield
1914–2000
Ash Hill, Butler, Missouri
Grandparents
Samuel (Jay) Bland
1877–1955
Fisk, Butler, Missouri, USA
Luetta Depeyster
1887–1964
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Rev. (John Thomas) Sheffield
1875–1939
San Augustine County, Texas, USA
Dicy (Mahala Jane) Francis
1876–1965
Stoddard County, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1845–1907
Sarah Davis
1853–1941
Lewis Sheffield
1848–1922
Sarah Hatter
1847–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Sr.
1794–1881
Mary Lawrence
1825–1879

William Bland's Timeline

11 Records

1937
10 October 1937
Birth of William "Billy" Leon Bland in Missouri
Missouri
1940
1940
Age 3
William "Billy" Leon Bland resided here in Ashill Township, Ash Hill, Butler, Missouri, USA
Ashill Township, Ash Hill, Butler, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 13
William "Billy" Leon Bland resided here in Ash Hill, Butler, Missouri, USA
Ash Hill, Butler, Missouri, USA
1953
1953
Age 16
William "Billy" Leon Bland resided here in Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Pontiac, Michigan, USA
1954
1954
Age 17
William "Billy" Leon Bland resided here in Pontiac, Michigan
Pontiac, Michigan
1985
1985-2020
Age 48
William "Billy" Leon Bland resided here in Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Pontiac, Michigan, USA
1992
1992
Age 55
William "Billy" Leon Bland resided here in Pontiac, MI
Pontiac, MI
2002
2002
Age 65
William "Billy" Leon Bland resided here in Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Pontiac, Michigan, USA
2007
2007
Age 70
William "Billy" Leon Bland resided here in Holly, Michigan, USA
Holly, Michigan, USA
2008
2008-2014
Age 71
William "Billy" Leon Bland resided here in Holly, Michigan, USA
Holly, Michigan, USA
2022
3 December 2022
Age 85
Death of William "Billy" Leon Bland
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 October 1937
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Pontiac High School; Year: 1954
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Pontiac Central High School; Year: 1953
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Pontiac Senior High School; Year: 1954
    [4] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Pontiac Senior High School; Year: 1953
    [5] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [6] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [7] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ash Hill, Butler, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02090; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 12-3A
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Ash Hill, Butler, Missouri; Roll: 2568; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 12-5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ashill Township, Ash Hill, Butler, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ash Hill, Butler, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02090; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 12-3A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Ash Hill, Butler, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Ash Hill, Butler, Missouri; Roll: 2568; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 12-5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Pontiac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Pontiac Central High School; Year: 1953
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Pontiac Senior High School; Year: 1953

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Pontiac, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Pontiac High School; Year: 1954
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Pontiac Senior High School; Year: 1954

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1985-2020
    Event Place: Pontiac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Pontiac, MI
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2002
    Event Place: Pontiac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Pontiac; State: Michigan; Year(s): 2002

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2007
    Event Place: Holly, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2008-2014
    Event Place: Holly, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pontiac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 December 2022
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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