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William E Bledsoe 1858–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1858

Birth Location: Crooked Creek, Carroll, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 3 Feb 1942

Death Location: Aurora, Lawrence County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Charles Bledsoe

Mother: Delitha\Tabitha Willoughby

Spouse(s): Sarah Beverage, Martha Miller, Sophia Beshears

Children(s): Daisy Bledsoe, Elsey Bledsoe, Fred Bledsoe, William Bledsoe, Sarah Bledsoe, Columbia Bledsoe

The story of William E Bledsoe began in 1858 in Crooked Creek, Carroll, Arkansas, USA. In 1860, William E Bledsoe resided in Crooked Creek, Crooked Creek, Carroll, Arkansas, U. In 1870, William E Bledsoe resided in Clay, Greene, Missouri, USA. William E Bledsoe married Martha Alice Miller, Sarah Ida Beverage, Sophia P Beshears, and had children including Columbia Elizabeth Bledsoe, Daisy Alice Bledsoe, Elsey E Bledsoe, Fred Elmer Bledsoe, Sarah Opal Bledsoe, William Edward Bledsoe. William E Bledsoe passed away in 1942 in Aurora, Lawrence County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William E Bledsoe began in 1858 in Crooked Creek, Carroll, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1860, William E Bledsoe resided in Crooked Creek, Crooked Creek, Carroll, Arkansas, U.
  • In 1870, William E Bledsoe resided in Clay, Greene, Missouri, USA.
  • William E Bledsoe married Martha Alice Miller, Sarah Ida Beverage, Sophia P Beshears, and had children including Columbia Elizabeth Bledsoe, Daisy Alice Bledsoe, Elsey E Bledsoe, Fred Elmer Bledsoe, Sarah Opal Bledsoe, William Edward Bledsoe.
  • William E Bledsoe passed away in 1942 in Aurora, Lawrence County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Bledsoe
1833–1897
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Delitha\Tabitha Willoughby
1834–1880
Birth Location: MO/Carroll Co., AR
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Beverage
1869–1938
Birth Location: Missouri
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Martha Miller
1860–1923
Birth Location: Horseshoe Bend, Camden, Missouri,USA
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Sophia Beshears
1866–1944
Birth Location: Benton County, Missouri
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Children(s)

Daisy Bledsoe
1898–1975
Birth Location: Verona, Lawrence County, Missouri, United States of America
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Elsey Bledsoe
1901–1918
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
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Fred Bledsoe
1880–1954
Birth Location: Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, United States of America
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William Bledsoe
1884–1953
Birth Location: Colorado City, Pueblo Co., CO
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Sarah Bledsoe
1892–1954
Birth Location: Missouri
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Columbia Bledsoe
1877–1955
Birth Location: Springfield, Greene County, MO
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William Bledsoe's Ancestors

Self
William Bledsoe
1858–1942
Birth Place: Crooked Creek, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Charles T Bledsoe
1833–1897
Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
Delitha\Tabitha (J.) Willoughby
1834–1880
MO/Carroll Co., AR
Grandparents
John (Lowery Bedsaul\Bledsoe) Sr.
1802–1877
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Caroline 'Carrie') Bacon
1807–1878
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Bedsaul
1778–1829
Catherine Edwards
1789–1807
Charles Bacon
1788–1847
Uratha Hale
1788–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bacon
1747–1842
Mary Brown
1750–1787
Amon Hale
1759–1843
Mary Carter
1764–1849

William Bledsoe's Descendants

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William (E) Bledsoe (23 Nov 1858–3 Feb 1942) m. Sarah (Ida) Beverage (abt 1869–Jul 1938) m. Martha (Alice) Miller (2 Aug 1860–9 Aug 1923) m. Sophia (P) Beshears (24 Nov 1866–28 Jul 1944)
  1. 1. Daisy (Alice) Bledsoe 1898–1975 m. Otis (Donovan “Don”) Spangler 1893–1970
    1. 1. Richard (Bledsoe) Spangler 1921–1939
    2. 2. Larry (Donovan) Spangler 1925–2001 m. Jacqueline (Marie) Sallee 1927–1980
    3. 3. Danae (D) Spangler 1919–2010
  2. 2. Elsey (E) Bledsoe 1901–1918
  3. 3. Fred (Elmer) Bledsoe 1880–1954 m. Martha ('Mattie') Denney 1881–1949
    1. 1. Lora (Thelma) Bledsoe 1905–1975
    2. 2. James (William) Bledsoe 1906–1975 m. Nellie (Francis) Boyd 1909–1993
  4. 4. William (Edward) Bledsoe 1884–1953 m. Gertrude ((Gertie) Lorraine) Vineyard 1887–1977
    1. 1. Buford (Leon (Lee)) Bledsoe 1925–2000
    2. 2. John ((Jack) Leeroy) Bledsoe 1915–1971
    3. 3. Helen (Lorraine) Bledsoe 1911–1982
    4. 4. Edwin (Max) Bledsoe 1913–1985
    5. 5. Myrene (Elizabeth) Bledsoe 1919–2004
    6. 6. William (Edward Bledsoe) Jr. 1929–1988
  5. 5. Sarah (Opal) Bledsoe 1892–1954 m. William (Otis) Giard 1883–1958 m. Clarence (Riley) Chowning 1896–1938
    1. 1. Mildred (Jaqueline) Giard 1912–2002 m. Harry (Kenneth Stephens) Sr. 1908–1983
      1. 1. Harry (Kenneth Stephens) Jr 1939–2017
  6. 6. Columbia (Elizabeth) Bledsoe 1877–1955 m. John Guy 1879–1913 m. David (Pope) Wicks 1866–1916 m. Jasper Henry 1873–1922
    1. 1. Edna (Alice) Wicks 1903–1926 m. Orvill (Clinton "Peck") Hayward 1899–1992
      1. 1. Dee (Clinton) Hayward 1926–2011
    2. 2. William (Percy) Wicks 1901–1984 m. Helen (Christine) Sanders 1902–1990
      1. 1. Betty (G) Wicks 1923–1994

William Bledsoe's Timeline

11 Records

1858
23 Nov 1858
Birth of William E Bledsoe in Crooked Creek, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
Crooked Creek, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
1860
1860
Age 2
William E Bledsoe resided here in Crooked Creek, Crooked Creek, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
Crooked Creek, Crooked Creek, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
1870
1870
Age 12
William E Bledsoe resided here in Clay, Greene, Missouri, USA
Clay, Greene, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 22
William E Bledsoe resided here in Clay, Greene, Missouri, USA
Clay, Greene, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 42
William E Bledsoe resided here in Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 52
William E Bledsoe resided here in Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 62
William E Bledsoe resided here in Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 72
William E Bledsoe resided here in Spring River, Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
Spring River, Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 77
William E Bledsoe resided here in Verona, Lawrence, Missouri
Verona, Lawrence, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 82
William E Bledsoe resided here in Joplin, Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Joplin, Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1942
3 Feb 1942
Age 84
Death of William E Bledsoe in Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, United States
Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1858
    Event Place: Crooked Creek, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clay, Greene, Missouri; Roll: M593_777; Page: 184B; Family History Library Film: 552276
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Webb City Daily Sentinel; Publication Date: 6 Feb 1942; Publication Place: Webb City, Missouri, USA; ,0.8770076,0.19935337,0.9486696&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Crooked Creek, Crooked Creek, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Crooked Creek, Carroll, Arkansas; Roll: M653_38; Page: 827; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Clay, Greene, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clay, Greene, Missouri; Roll: M593_777; Page: 184B; Family History Library Film: 552276

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Clay, Greene, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Greene, Missouri; Roll: 687; Page: 115B; Enumeration District: 037

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Collection Number: G&M_91; Roll Number: 91
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: T625_932; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 119

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Spring River, Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2340943

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Verona, Lawrence, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Webb City, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02118; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 49-34

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Joplin, Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Webb City, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02118; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 49-34

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1942
    Event Place: Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Webb City Daily Sentinel; Publication Date: 6 Feb 1942; Publication Place: Webb City, Missouri, USA; ,0.8770076,0.19935337,0.9486696&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Aurora, Lawrence County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Webb City Daily Sentinel; Publication Date: 6 Feb 1942; Publication Place: Webb City, Missouri, USA; ,0.8770076,0.19935337,0.9486696&xid=3355
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