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William Walter or Walton Bledsoe 1874 – 1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1874

Birth Location: Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama

Death Date: 1 Feb 1953

Death Location: Eufala, Barbour, Alabama, USA

Father: Warren Bledsoe

Mother: Margaret Bledsoe

Spouse(s): Carrie Boyd, Gussie Crumbley

Children(s): Jack Bledsoe, Warren Bledsoe, William Bledsoe, Francis Bledsoe, James Bledsoe, Gussie Bledsoe, Louise Bledsoe, Woodrow Bledsoe, Mary Bledsoe, infant BLEDSOE

William Walter or Walton Bledsoe was born in 1874 in Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, the child of Warren B Bledsoe and Margaret C Bledsoe. William Walter or Walton Bledsoe married Carrie May Boyd, Gussie Hill BLEDSOE Crumbley, and had children including Jack Othel Bledsoe, Warren Budd Bledsoe, William Walton Bledsoe, Francis Nicholas Bledsoe, James Jim Crumbley Bledsoe, Gussie H Bledsoe, Louise Lucretia Bledsoe, Woodrow Wilson Bledsoe, Mary Louise Bledsoe, infant BLEDSOE. William Walter or Walton Bledsoe passed away in 1953 in Eufala, Barbour, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • William Walter or Walton Bledsoe was born in 1874 in Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, the child of Warren B Bledsoe and Margaret C Bledsoe.
  • William Walter or Walton Bledsoe married Carrie May Boyd, Gussie Hill BLEDSOE Crumbley, and had children including Jack Othel Bledsoe, Warren Budd Bledsoe, William Walton Bledsoe, Francis Nicholas Bledsoe, James Jim Crumbley Bledsoe, Gussie H Bledsoe, Louise Lucretia Bledsoe, Woodrow Wilson Bledsoe, Mary Louise Bledsoe, infant BLEDSOE.
  • William Walter or Walton Bledsoe passed away in 1953 in Eufala, Barbour, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Warren Bledsoe
1840 – 1911
Birth Location: Chambers, Alabama, United States
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Margaret Bledsoe
1844 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Carrie Boyd
1874 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Gussie Crumbley
1885 – 1956
Birth Location: Georgetown, Quitman, GA
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Children(s)

Jack Bledsoe
1895 – 1975
Birth Location: Alabama
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Warren Bledsoe
1911 – 1981
Birth Location: Georgetown, Quitman County, Georgia, USA
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William Bledsoe
1912 – 2001
Birth Location: Quitman Co., GA
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Francis Bledsoe
1913 – 2003
Birth Location: Georgetown, Quitman, Georgia, USA
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James Bledsoe
1915 – 1972
Birth Location: Georgia
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Gussie Bledsoe
1916 – 1993
Birth Location: Georgetown Q, Georgia
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Louise Bledsoe
1917 – 2000
Birth Location: Georgetown, Quitman, GA, USA
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Woodrow Bledsoe
1918 – 1979
Birth Location: , , Georgia, USA
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Mary Bledsoe
1920 – 2004
Birth Location: Georgetown, Quinton, Georgia, USA
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infant BLEDSOE
1922 – 1922
Birth Location: Alabama
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William Bledsoe's Ancestors

Self
William Bledsoe
1874 – 1953
Birth Place: Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama
Parents
Warren B Bledsoe
1840 – 1911
Chambers, Alabama, United States
Margaret (C) Bledsoe
1844 –
Georgia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bledsoe's Descendants

1.
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William (Walter or Walton) Bledsoe (17 Feb 1874 – 1 Feb 1953) m. Carrie (May) Boyd (Feb 1874 – ) m. Gussie (Hill BLEDSOE) Crumbley (7 Apr 1885 – 30 March 1956)
  1. 1. Jack (Othel) Bledsoe (4 Mar 1895 – 28 Dec 1975)
  2. 2. Warren (Budd) Bledsoe (06 Jul 1911 – 24 Jul 1981) m. Elizabeth (Lena BLEDSOE) Watson (29 March 1914 – 3 September 1976)
  3. 3. William (Walton) Bledsoe (24 Jul 1912 – 20 Jul 2001)
  4. 4. Francis (Nicholas) Bledsoe (18 Sep 1913 – 30 Jul 2003)
  5. 5. James (Jim Crumbley) Bledsoe (16 Apr 1915 or 19 Apr 1915 – 01 Feb 1972)
  6. 6. Gussie (H) Bledsoe (1 June 1916 – 11 Apr 1993)
  7. 7. Louise (Lucretia) Bledsoe (07 Nov 1917 – 22 Feb 2000)
  8. 8. Woodrow (Wilson) Bledsoe (7 Oct 1918 – 24 Feb 1979)
  9. 9. Mary (Louise) Bledsoe (29 Mar 1920 – 29 Nov 2004)
  10. 10. infant BLEDSOE (11 Mar 1922 – 11 Mar 1922)

William Bledsoe's Timeline

3 Records

1874
17 Feb 1874
Birth of William Walter or Walton Bledsoe in Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama
Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama
1895
1895
Age 21
William Walter or Walton Bledsoe was married
None
1953
1 Feb 1953
Age 79
Death of William Walter or Walton Bledsoe in Eufala, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Eufala, Barbour, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1874
    Event Place: Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1895

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1953
    Event Place: Eufala, Barbour, Alabama, USA
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